The muzzle of a German shepherd or collie stick out a lot from the face.Īs a user above said 'muzzle' can also be a device made of leather or nylon that covers a dog's muzzle and holds the dog's mouth shut so that it cannot bite. 'Snout' is generally the combination of nose and mouth (of an animal) that sticks out from the face only a short distance - like on a pig.Ī muzzle is the nose and mouth that sticks out from the face a long way.Įxamples: a pig snout or the snout of a bulldog stays close to the face. You should use 'nose' for people because the nose and mouth are separate things. I do not work with animals but this is how I use the words. It has bitten people and now it wears a muzzle when they walk it. ' Unfortunately for gun crews - particularly on some of the newer antiaircraft guns of extremely high muzzle velocity - many ears. The child pressed her nose into the flower. The dog pressed her snout into my hand looking for a treat. The pig used its snout to locate truffles in the soil. A muzzle is a device that is placed over the snout of an animal to keep them from biting or otherwise opening their mouth. Fourteen padded pieces in total encasing your head give this muzzle the best feel of anything you will find out there. This muzzle has by far the most padding ever added to a muzzle. It is important to use a cat muzzle only for what it was made for, and to always supervise your cat when they are wearing a muzzle. The M5 Lockdown Fully Padded Muzzle Gag was created to be the ultimate head harness muzzle gag, built for comfort, play options, and long-term use. Not every cat needs a muzzle, but in certain circumstances using a muzzle can keep both you and your cat safe. The cat had scratched the dog and his muzzle was bleeding in several places. Muzzle (mouth guard) - Wikipedia Muzzle (mouth guard) A Border Collie wearing a yellow greyhound muzzle. A nervous and fearful cat can cause a lot of damage to themselves and the humans trying to help them. The mouth and jaw are not part of the nose.Īn object called a muzzle can also be put over an animal's face to prevent it from biting. It is the olfactory organ (for smelling). a face that ‘becomes all mouth’, in the animality of a kiss.

I might use snout for a dog but I'd be talking about the mouth/nose and not the larger area including the jaw.

I think of a snout as including the mouth and nose but it is not constructed like a beak. I would say a pig had a snout and so does an anteater. I would use the word 'snout' if an animal had a nose/mouth that it could move around a lot to find food. I would use 'muzzle' to describe the protruding part of an animal's head that includes the nose, mouth and entire jaw, A dog, wolf, bear, or horse has a muzzle. Wear non-porous rubber or latex gloves when handling sheep or goats, especially when you have an open cut or sore and are handling the animals mouth/muzzle area.

Mouth muzzle for humans