Tempt Your Dog’s Tummy Through Its Nose @ (NAPSA)—There are few things better than having your taste buds tempted by the smell of your favorite foods. Just as humans respond to appetizing scents, research showsthe sameis true, even more so, for dogs. In fact, a dog’s sense of smell is on average 1,000 times keener than that of a human, which makes the aroma of humanfood often very tempting to our four-legged friends. “People may not realize it, but dogs experience the world nosefirst, relying on their sense of smell to interpret their environment,” said Dr. Alan Hirsch, the founder of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation and faculty member at RushPresbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. “As a result, food aroma has a profound effect on your dog’s appetite, as well as his emotions and ultimately his health and well-being.” According to Dr. Hirsch, aromas have a dramatic impact on one’s enjoyment of food, primarily because 90 percent of taste is actually attributed to our sense of smell. The same holds true for our canine friends. Hirsch stresses the important role that smell plays in keeping dogs well nourished, noting the direct link between taste and appetite. “As many dogs age, their sense of smell decreases, causing them to lose their appetite along with interest in eating altogether,” said Hirsch. “So if you’re dealing with an older dog, there should be an even greater emphasis on providing him or her with something aromatic.” That’s why PEDIGREE has enhancedits line of wet food products. The wet food varieties are enhanced with flavors and spices typically considered strictly people friendly in order to offer canines a more tantalizing, and ultimately more enjoyable, eating experience. These newly enhanced varieties of wet dog food include common human food blends such as spices, hickory-smoked flavor and herbs such as bay leaves. Like all PEDIGREE products, they’re made with high-quality ingredients such as real meats, poultry and vegetables. Because of their love for dogs, keeping dogs healthy and happy is a number-onepriority for PEDIGREE. Muchlike us, dogs want to eat something that not only tastes great, but smells delicious, too. Offering a wide variety of products for different dog life stages and sizes, PEDIGREE is at the forefront of pet nutrition. For additional information and tips for keeping your dog healthy and happy, go to www.pedigree. com.
