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My dog just took a loud, unusual sniff. Is this normal or concerning?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | neutered | 1 year and 10 months old | 60 lbs

Hi my dog breathed in hard through his nose for a couple seconds which was pretty unusual. It sounded like a bigger longer sniff. Should I be worried?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 20th, 2017

If Teddy only did it once, he may have just been taking a deep breath. If it' snot something that it repeated and he isn't showing any other signs such as coughing, sneezing, lack of appetite, or lethargy, then I would not worry about it :-)

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