A Dog Fact
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A Dog Fact
French poodles did not originate in France but in Germany ("poodle" comes from the German pudel or pudelhund, meaning "splashing dog"). Some scholars speculate the poodle’s puffs of hair evolved when hunters shaved the poodle for more efficient swimming, while leaving the pom-poms around the major joints to keep them warm.
A Dog Fact
Smaller breeds of dogs mature faster than larger breeds.
A Dog Fact
Dogs are direct descendants of wolves.
A Dog Fact
Puppies have 28 teeth and adult dogs have 42.
A Dog Fact
Dalmatian puppies are born completely white.
A Dog Fact
Rin Tin Tin was the first Hollywood dog star.
A Dog Fact
Many foot disorders in dogs are caused by long toenails.
A Dog Fact
Dogs have three eyelids. The third lid, called a nictitating membrane or "haw," keeps the eye lubricated and protected.
A Dog Fact
A Russian dog named Laika was the first animal in space, traveling around Earth in 1957.
A Cat Fact
A cat lover is called an Ailurophile (Greek: cat+lover).
A Dog Fact
Most dogs have 18 or more muscles to tilt, rotate, and move their ears.
A Dog Fact
Chocolate contains a substance known as theobromine (similar to caffeine) which can kill dogs or, at the very least, make them violently ill.
A Dog Fact
One unspayed female dog, her mate and their puppies can produce 67,000 puppies in six years.
A Dog Fact
Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes with age.
A Dog Fact
A dog's whiskers are used as sensing devices.
A Dog Fact
Basset Hounds cannot swim.
A Dog Fact
The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world.
A Dog Fact
The Basenji is the only barkless dog.
A Useless Fact
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
A Dog Fact
Female dogs carry puppies for about nine weeks before birth.
A Dog Fact
Dogs aren't colorblind but their eyes don't have receptors for red. They see in shades of black and white and also in shades of blue and yellow.
A Dog Fact
It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.
A Dog Fact
Dogs can be taught to count and solve simple math problems.
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