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Dogs like to sniff. Just ask any dog owner. And why shouldn’t they?! They have a super sense of smell, around 225 million scent receptors in their noses, depending on the breed, compared to our 5 million.

The dog’s nose is one of his most refined assets, and it also happens to as unique as a human fingerprint. Do you know one nose from the next? It’s not as easy as you might think. We’ve gathered up 10 different dog noses to test your knowledge.

Can you identify the dog breed by its nose?

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