Don't be silly, the fecking things do not smell nice at all. My grandma used to have quite a few and the smell transfers really easily from the grease in their fur, thats where the smell comes from.
wierd thing is that, most of my friends are dog owners and i've never sensed a dogsmell on them...how on earth coul a decent girl get a horsesmell on her, that is a total mystery for me. I have no idea what girls have you been dating though.