Why do dogs stick their heads out the window?

While I wasn’t able to find any scientific research on the phenomenon, a number of dog behaviorists agree that the window’s main draw isn’t the scenery or the breeze. What dogs are after are smells. read more

It's not just the breeze. Dogs receive more olfactory information about the environment with their head outside than inside the car, according to Robin Foster, Ph.D., research professor of animal behavior at the University of Puget Sound. read more

By sticking their heads out of car windows, dogs get the rare opportunity to soak up the brand new and unfamiliar sights, whether the laughing members of the family in the next car or the cows grazing in the rural fields. read more