Why is it that i get pricked with nettles but my dog doesnt?

Question

Why is it that i get pricked with nettles but my dog doesnt?

Answer 1

The little hairs on the plant which contain the stinging chemical must make direct contact with skin to sting.  Dog hair prevents this.

Answer 2

Your dog has a thick hairy coat and is thus protected from such as nettles.

We humans have been called "The Naked Ape" - it is true.  Without clothes we are completely unprotected.  Our hands and arms are often exposed - thus we get stung and/or scratched.

The leaves of stinging nettles do not sting.  The sting is on the stalks of the nettles.

Here in UK the stinging nettle is most common near human habitation.  It likes well drained and fed soil to live in.

Stinging nettle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  

The stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is a herbaceous flowering plant, native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America, and is the best known ...

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Answer 3

Because your dog is covered in hair.

Answer 4

Because your dog is covered in hair, which resists the nettle to come to his skin, and when they do, a dog has also a little stronger skin than the humans, which also protects him a little more.

Answer 5

Your dog is covered by hair!

If you wear a jacket it gives you the same protect as that of a dogs fur coat.