Most of our animals love a good petting, and it is often during these instances that we discover a lump or bump that we may have ... in middle-aged or older dogs, especially around the ribs ...

Each dog's nose actually has its own distinct pattern ... producing the unique, polygonal bumps we see on the noses of adult ...

a dog’s nose print is unique to each individual. The patterns of ridges and bumps on a dog’s nose are so distinct that they can be used for identification, much like a human’s fingerprint.