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A canine's diet in the wild, encompassed meat but also the occasional berries and fruits which were somewhat sweet. Dogs are omnivores which means they eat other things other than meat. If you think your dog has a sweet tooth, you may be right in a certain way. So what smells good to a dog must taste good as well in their mind. Smell of course, plays a role in detecting taste as well, as the two senses are connected: simply imagine how humans are unable to taste food when their nasal passages are stuffed and not working properly, as when dealing with a cold. For this reason, dogs may like a food more than another, while others may be downright picky.
With this in mind, dogs show to being able to discern pleasant from unpleasant foods and foods that are indifferent. Indeed, those bitter-detecting taste buds are located towards the rearmost third of the tongue observes Stanley Coren. Yet, it seems like some difficulty in reaching those taste buds built to recognize bitter tastes may play a role in not making these bitter sprays as effective as thought. Among these, dogs appear to be particularly sensitive to bitter flavors, for this reason, the well known ''bitter apple spray'' often prescribed in dogs to prevent them from licking wounds or to prevent them from chewing furniture is so effective. Rather, the taste buds found on a dog's tongue have been found to be capable of distinguishing sweet, salty, bitter and sour flavors. However, just because a dog eats fast doesn't mean that a dog cannot recognize flavors.