Ultimately, a cat smelling catnip is reacting to an artificial cat pheromone. Dogs also have these nasal organs along with over a 100 million scent receptors, however, they do not respond in the ...

Many dogs, however will become very excited and motivated to work or play after smelling anise. The effects may last a few hours, and the dog may seem sleepy after the burst of energy.

But what is catnip, what does it do to our cats, and why doesn’t it have any effect on dogs? What is catnip? It’s as natural as drugs get—catnip is a plant. More specifically, it’s about 250 species ...