How would a native speaker say this?
My dog recognises my car via/through scent.
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anonymous My dog recognises the smell of my ca r. via/through scent. I can't imagine how a car can have a distinct scent!
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anonymousMy dog recognises the smell of my car.via/through scent.
I can't imagine how a car can have a distinct scent!
If you want to keep the structure, it's "by", not "via" or "through", and it's "smell" because that sense is what he is using:
My dog recognises my car by smell.