Originally posted by Glacier
It's possible. I do keep all the harness hanging in the same spot though, so I expect they smell the same. There may be something else that tips him off too--maybe I approach him differently when he's coming on the run. Maybe he just psychically knows when it's his turn! The possibilities are endless really. I'd love to know what goes on in his little head--Why am I scary with dinner in my hand, but not scary with a harness? How does he tell? Oh, the questions I would ask that little dog!

I still think they see color, but not like we see it. My dad is color blind, but he still sees color--shades of grey and brown, black, and BURGENDY!! As clear as day, the man sees burgendy! He loves that color!
I think you are right...I think they see some color, but maybe not the way we do.

But at the same time, (just for fun), to us, I'm sure all the harnesses would smell the same. But I wonder, to a dog, if each harness, rubbing against one dog would be picking up the distinct smell of the dog that wears that harness. Kinda like the idea that my clothes and my husband's clothes hang in the same closet...but once we wear them, the clothes would take on different smells based on our individual smell. Sorta of the basis of how Bloodhounds track. (Guess I've read one too many Virginia Lanier books!)