Why do dogs smell? – Are we too Clean Zone

Question: Why do dogs smell?

Asked by lauraa to MarkF, Mark, Michael, Panos, Sarah on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: General.
- Panos Soultanas answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Because they get dirty. I bath my dog once a week and he is smelling just fine.
- Mark Travis answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Because it’s a good way of finding food (I’ll get my coat).
  
  Probably because they don’t take baths/showers as often as us or clean their teeth. And have you smelt dog food? You’d stink as well if you had to eat that muck.
- Mark Fogg answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  Because they like rolling in all sorts of rubbish and getting really dirty. It helps them camouflage their real smell from other animals, and they just love to be stinky I reckon.
  The dog I had when I was kid used to roll in cowpats in the field next to our house 😉
- Sarah Burl answered on 17 Jun 2010:
  
  they don’t if you clean them regularly unless they like to roll around in things that smell bad!
- Michael Loughlin answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  to find bones?….
  if you mean why are dogs smelly..well we all are…minute molecules of ourselves, gas grom bacteria living in moist places ( like ou armpits) all impact of the olfactory ( smelling) syetm of all animals.
  Dogs smell like dogs because of either a common bacteria they all share..or a common bit of dog that sheds and smells a certain way
  
  not an exact answer but hopefully you get the idea

Question: Why do dogs smell?