Their panting is often most associated with controlling their body temperatures. But dogs also have merocrine glands in their paws that release sweat, according to the American Kennel Club.

Exocrine tissues are classified by type of secretion, for example serous, mucous or mixed, and mechanism of release of secretory product e.g. merocrine, apocrine, holocrine. The salivary glands ...

Unlike humans, we cannot sweat through our skin to cool off. Dogs have two types of sweat glands: merocrine glands and apocrine. Merocrine glands, which are similar to human sweat glands, are located ...

Merocrine glands are found in the dog’s paws with little to no fur, and they function similarly to human sweat glands. When these glands activate on a hot day, you may notice damp paw prints on ...

Exocrine tissues are classified by type of secretion, for example serous, mucous or mixed, and mechanism of release of secretory product e.g. merocrine, apocrine, holocrine. The salivary glands ...