# Most dogs just sniff butts for fun...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 1, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757 "2011-02-01T05:20:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/1 "2011-02-01T05:20:04Z")

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And then there are these dogs:

[Trained Labrador Can Sniff Out Colon Cancer, Researchers Say](http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20110201/hl_hsn/trainedlabradorcansniffoutcoloncancerresearcherssay)

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**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/2 "2011-02-01T17:06:07Z")

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I wonder how much we will be charged for this service.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/3 "2011-02-01T17:14:30Z")

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Ah… a Chocolate Lab.

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/4 "2011-02-01T17:34:58Z")

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“And of course $300.00 for the Lab work.”

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/5 "2011-02-01T17:39:24Z")

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> [@Sailboat](#):
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> “And of course $300.00 for the Lab work.”

“How much is that if I also get a Cat scan?”

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/6 "2011-02-01T19:33:18Z")

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> [@Zulema](#):
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> I wonder how much we will be charged for this service.

Not so much that you’d be put in a hole.

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/7 "2011-02-01T19:35:04Z")

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> [@lieu](#):
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> Not so much that you’d be put in a hole.

You don’t have to be an ass.

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/8 "2011-02-01T19:53:54Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> “How much is that if I also get a Cat scan?”

Sorry, the tech who was supposed to do that procedure was distracted by a laser pointer; we’ll have to reschedule.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/9 "2011-02-01T21:20:21Z")

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There’s a hot dog bun joke in here somewhere, but damn if I can find it.

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dogs-just-sniff-butts-for-fun/569757/10 "2011-02-01T21:22:36Z")

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> [@Zulema](#):
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> I wonder how much we will be charged for this service.

Enough to supply the dogs with a lifetime supply of hookers and colon blow.