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Do dogs sweat?


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Dogs have the ability to sweat, but they sweat through their pads on the feet, not through their skin as humans do.

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Dogs cool themselves primarily by the process of panting and breathing instead of sweating. ChaCha!

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Dogs do sweat, but not like humans. They have very few sweat glands - most are located in footpads. Dogs pant to keep cool.

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Dogs have the ability to sweat, but in places that are a little different from humans. Dogs sweat through their pads and feet!

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Dogs don't have the luxury of overall cooling because their bodies have very few sweat glands, and most of those are in the (MORE)

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Dogs sweat through their pads and feet. Their main method of ridding themselves from heat, however, is by panting, which is MORE?

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Yes. Dogs sweat through their pads and feet. Their skin and armpit areas don't contain sweat glands like ours do

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