Do dogs taste spicy foods the same way that people do?

But what does the number of tastebuds have to do with spicy food? The more ... According to research, dogs have taste receptors for the same four major taste types as humans: salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. However, just because they can sense the same types of tastes doesn't mean they react to them the same way. read more

Dogs have far fewer taste buds than people -- probably fewer than 2,000. It is the smell that initially attracts them to a particular food. If the hot flavor is an organic pepper oil, then it is not your taste sensors as much as the burning sensation caused by the irritant. This is the same with humans. read more

It’s unlikely. Humans have 9,000 to 10,000 taste buds on average compared to a dog which only has 1,700 on average (or cats, which only have 470 taste buds!). read more