Dirty Dog

Your dog's paws smell like Fritos. Here's why.

It's caused by naturally occurring bacteria and yeast that live on your dog's skin. Their paws sweat, things get warm and damp, and the result is that very specific corn chip smell. For most dogs, it's completely normal.

The signs that it's not normal: redness between the toes, constant licking, or a smell that's gotten noticeably stronger. Those are worth a vet visit.

This is Part 1 of our "What's That Smell?" series — because your dog is wonderful and sometimes kind of.... stinky, and you deserve answers. Full breakdown on the blog.

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Since your dog doesn’t have thumbs, they asked us to send this to you:

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(Consider this a nose boop delivered straight to your screen.)