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A Dog Fact
Obesity is the top health problem among dogs.
A Dog Fact
Dogs have been bred for a variety of purposes, including hunting, guarding, and companionship.
A Dog Fact
Dogs are naturally submissive to any creature with a higher pack status.
A Dog Fact
Dogs can smell about 1,000 times better than humans. While humans have 5 million smell-detecting cells, dogs have more than 220 million. The part of the brain that interprets smell is also four times larger in dogs than in humans.
A Dog Fact
It is not possible to know how many puppies a dog will have just by looking. The appearance can be very deceptive.
A Dog Fact
Pitter patter. A large breed dog’s resting heart beats between 60 and 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats between 100-140. Comparatively, a resting human heart beats 60-100 times per minute.
A Dog Fact
Dogs cannot distinguish between red and green as these colors would appear as shades of grey to a dog.
A Useless Fact
The volume of the earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
A Dog Fact
In Iran, it is against the law to own a dog as a pet. However, if an owner can prove the dog is a guard or hunting dog, this restriction doesn’t apply. Muslim reticence concerning dogs is perhaps due to the fact that rabies has always been endemic in the Middle East.
A Cat Fact
The largest domestic cat breed is called Ragdoll with males weighing in at 1 5 to 20 lbs. The heaviest domestic cat on record was a neutered male tabby named Himmy from Queensland, Australia who weighed 46 lbs. 1 5 oz.
A Dog Fact
A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2,100 mile Appalachian Trail.
A Dog Fact
The breed Lundehune has 6 toes and can close its ears.
A Dog Fact
The oldest known dog bones were found in Asia and date as far back as 10,000 B.C. The first identifiable dog breed appeared about 9000 B.C. and was probably a type of Greyhound dog used for hunting.
A Dog Fact
An estimated 1,000,000 dogs in the U.S. have been named as the primary beneficiaries in their owner’s will.
A Dog Fact
After the fall of Rome, human survival often became more important than breeding and training dogs. Legends of werewolves emerged during this time as abandoned dogs traveling in packs commonly roamed streets and terrified villagers.
A Dog Fact
If you want a dog to see things in a green background the best color is blue.
A Dog Fact
Bingo is the name of the dog on the box of Cracker Jacks.
A Dog Fact
The most popular breed of dog in the US is the Labrador Retriever.
A Dog Fact
Dogs are mentioned in the Bible more than 35 times.
A Dog Fact
Watch that plate of cookies! A Dog’s sense of smell is 10,000 – 100,000 times more acute as that of humans.
A Dog Fact
Dachshunds were bred to fight badgers in their dens.
A Dog Fact
The American Water Spaniel was the first hunting breed developed to retrieve from boats.
A Dog Fact
Many foot disorders in dogs are simply an issue of too-long toenails.
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