A Dog Fact
About one-third of a dog’s brain is dedicated to smell.
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A Dog Fact
Some studies believe that dogs started to be domesticated 33,000 years ago.
A Dog Fact
Female dogs can get pregnant when their bodies undergo changes which make them receptive to male dogs. This is called being on heat or in estrus.
A Dog Fact
The earliest European images of dogs are found in cave paintings dating back 12,000 years ago in Spain.
A Dog Fact
A Border Collie named Chaser has learned the names of 1,022 toys, and can retrieve each by name.
A Dog Fact
While not the best when it comes to sight, dogs have a keen sense of hearing, and can hear sounds at 4 times the distance of humans.
A Dog Fact
The world’s smartest dogs are thought to be (1) the Border Collie, (2) the Poodle, and (3) the Golden Retriever and the dumbest dog is believed to be the Afghan Hound.
A Dog Fact
The Basenji is the world’s only barkless dog.
A Dog Fact
It’s been demonstrated that dogs can reduce both physical and emotional anxiety.
A Dog Fact
Petting dogs is proven to lower blood pressure of dog owners.
A Dog Fact
Wolves and dogs can mate to produce fertile offspring.
A Dog Fact
Some dogs can tell if a human is about to have an epileptic fit.
A Dog Fact
Did you hear that? Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz). The higher the Hertz, the higher-pitched the sound. Dogs hear best at 8,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 2,000 Hz.
A Dog Fact
Dogs with a flesh colored nose is said to have a "Dudley Nose."
A Dog Fact
A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
A Dog Fact
Express yourself. Dogs’ ears are extremely expressive. It’s no wonder! There are more than a dozen separate muscles that control a dog’s ear movements.
A Dog Fact
A dog's nose print is unique, just like a human's fingerprint.
A Dog Fact
Dogs do not have an appendix.
A Dog Fact
Dog nose prints are as unique as human finger prints and can be used to identify them.
A Dog Fact
Toto in The Wizard of Oz was played by a female Cairn Terrier named Terry.
A Dog Fact
A dog’s sense of smell is more than 100,000 times stronger than that of a human.
A Dog Fact
Teams of dogs compete for the fastest time without errors in Flyball races.
A Dog Fact
The average lifespan of a dog is 10-13 years.
A Dog Fact
Most dogs have 42 teeth.
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