posted 09-15-2003 08:20 AM           

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i have a westie and an old english bearded collie x i was wondering do dogs sweat as mine seem clamy after walks???

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posted 09-15-2003 09:58 AM         

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I don't think they sweat, which is one of the reasons they can overheat so quickly.

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posted 09-15-2003 01:42 PM         

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The reasons dogs pant is how they cool themselves off. I was told that his how dogs sweat.

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posted 09-15-2003 05:19 PM         

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Yes, dogs do sweat. When they pant and you see saliva droplets coming out of their mouth rolling down their tongue (I'm not talking about drooling, that one is breed spcific), that is their sweat. Also, their paws sweat. This is why they can get smelly (the paws), and they need a bath.
But no, dogs don't sweat like we do, if you mean through their skin.

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posted 09-15-2003 08:11 PM         

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Drooling is breed specific? I did not know that. Samson is half rottie, half mastif. He only drools when he's content. He doesn't drool when he sees us eating, or any other time, just when he's getting his belly scratched or when he's invited up on the sofa!

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posted 09-15-2003 08:46 PM         

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Shade,
I think I made a mistake when I said drooling was breed specific. Well, it's just that "big wide snouted" breeds, like the mastiffs, bloodhounds, basset hounds, saint bernards have a tendency to "splatter around" more than other breeds. You get the idea.... It's not like saying that my GSDs won't start drooling when they roam around us when we grill outside...

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posted 09-15-2003 08:53 PM         

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Thanks for the clarification there, Dogangel! I am a relatively newcomer to having dogs in my family! When I met my husband he had a dog, and it was the first dog I had around me for..um 30+ years! I'm trying to figure alla this out.

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