I like wet dog smell. I like most dog smells, honestly - nothing better than burying your nose in a fluffy chest/back and taking a big whiff! It's such a nice scent imho... I've noticed other people don't tend to be as excited to experience all the different tactile sensations of just 'normal' contact with dogs.

However, a dog that splashes about in a muddy, stagnant pond is going to smell really unpleasant.

In my experience it is breed-dependent, and even individual.

I love the smell of most dogs. It's always a pleasure to be around them, wet or not.

In my opinion I think that it is part of what makes a zoo a zoo. We like dog smells (or are at least more tolerant) because they are what we are attracted to. I personally find the smell of a woman.....even a CLEAN and DRY one :).....absolutely disgusting. But I have friends who have a mustache and who maybe "got lucky" the night before go around inhaling the odor of the woman trapped there.....yuk :)

I not only find wet dog smell at WORST neutral and at best nice.......I also experience the smell of expressed anal gland the same way :) And when I'm in the mood for love it is a turn-on for me. I agree with the other posters so far that {natural} dog smells to a dog zoo are mostly pleasant......or at least not what others would call "stinky dog".

I think its like some other bad smells, like skunk. Most people cant stand it, but some people happen to like it.

Personally wet dog doesnt bother me too much, but i dont enjoy it

I'm well into the "likes wet dog smell" camp.

I think it may be a part of our attraction. It can really change someone's feelings on these things. Attraction almost changes everything of what you see in someone.
Others in the house comment on how much I stink because I smell like my dog, but I only like it.
I don't love wet dog smell, but I don't dislike it either. Their paws, vaginas, fur and for some reason their muzzles smell really nice, or at least for my dog.
Y'know, I didn't mind fox smell at all and I hear that they stink horribly all the time. It was a strong smell, but it wasn't bad.

I think a big part of it is how used to it you are. Personally when I haven't been around dogs in a long time even dry dog scent can be overwhelming until I adjust. Beyond that individuals have differences in intensity and how unpleasant their particular smell is. Dogs with oilier coats like labs and dogs that tend to be outside more smell stronger.

just throwing my vote in for "likes wet dog smell" and "thinks it might be dog-zoo related".

Yeah, not a dog zoo.... really dont like dog smell at all...

Im gonna just hop onto another thread now...

Edit: Im pretty sure that liking wet dog smell is zoo-related, but I also know non-zoos who like wet dog smell (at least I think they arent zoos)

Dog smell is pretty unpleasent for me, but not so much that I can't ignore it I suppose. It would make sense that dog zoos would find it pleasent though. Perhaps it's similar to how people can find the 'musk' of their spouses to be appealing because of their attraction to the other.

Cats smell nice to me though. Well, mine do at least. Probably because they make it a habit to sleep in my unattended clean laundry and are basically smell magnets.

Parlov! :D

Zoo Mind:
Dog Close Cuddle Sex Love = Good
Dog Smell = Dog Close Cuddle Sex Love
Wet Dog = Even more dog smell.
Wet Dog = Even better!!!

General Mind:
Dog Smell = Alright
Wet Dog = Gotta get you dry, air blower, damn so much work to get your hair right.
Wet Dog = Damn it!...

So maybe, you just find that what you love, and what you have had good experience with, is a nice smell overall. Our noses are heavily linked with memories. Apart from instinctive reactions, like poop, all these interesting scents are learned, I think tomato ketchup smells worse than puke, that's because when I was a kid I'd tend to get a stomache with tomato ketckup, and if the scent that you have there come from the doggy you were sharing your night the other day, of course it smells great. And isn't it weird that so many people like the scent of their own farts?...

Not a dog zoo here.

My dogs have a stronger smell when wet, and I don't find it to be a problem. Actually, I am very neutral towards regular dog smell. If I leave four dogs having a nap for an hour in the same room and I enter later, I will find that it smells very strongly, but I won't feel bad or good about it.

It is a bit different with horses, I actually like horse smell, and it gets even stronger and better when they have been working and are tired and sweaty...

In my experience, it is the individual dog when they're wet... AND how well taken care of, fed, and groomed the dog is in general!

I've had individual dogs, especially males, that just smelled too strong when wet. Now this could be because I'm a female only zoo that I don't care for the males stronger musk. However I CAN tolerate it well.

I've also noticed that non-zoos who feed garbage foods, seldom groom their animals etc. tend to have fouler smelling animals, male or female, that get way worse when wet.

I think all these factors come into play. I also think we zoos take better care of our animals, thus perceive the smell to be much more enjoyable, wet or dry.

Just my opinion folks, silverwolf

There have been studies that show our perception of smell changes based on the source. If it's a smelly hobo woman smell you are disgusted, if it's your wife of 10 years musk you learn to like it to an extent.

Same with dogs. You may not like someone else's dog wet smell but you love your own. I've found this personally, since I am literally always with my dog I don't notice his smell as much as someone else would. If he's gone a couple days without a bath (but not actually dirty) then I like his smell. Everyone else will recognize that as dirty dog smell and tell me he needs a bath. It's fine though, I love bathing with my dog

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