- All dogs are probably descended from an animal called Tomarctus.
- Dogs can see color but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see.
It is much like our vision at twilight.
- It is estimate that some dog's sense of olfaction (smelling) is as
high as 1 million times greater than ours.
- A dog sees objects first by their movement, second by their brightness,
and third by their shape.
- A dog can hear sounds 250 yards away that most people cannot hear
beyond 25 yards.
- A female carries her young about 60 days before the puppies are born.
- The normal body temperature for a dog is 101.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
- A one-year-old dog is physically as mature as a 15 year-old human
- At birth puppies are deaf, blind, and have almost no sense of smell.
They stay near their mother and siblings because of the warmth.
- A dog's nose is not just used for smelling, but also to keep him
cool. That's why a dog pants. The longer the dog's nose, the better
his cooling system works.
- There are 701 types of pure breed dogs.
- Irish Wolfhounds rank as the largest dog and Chihuahuas as the smallest
dog. The St. Bernard is the heaviest dog and other breeds range in size
between these extremes.
- A one-year-old dog is physically as mature as a 15 year-old human
- Greyhounds are the most ancient dog breed.
- The United States and France have the most pet dogs. Almost one in
three families in these countries owns a dog.
- Germany and Switzerland only have one dog for every ten families.
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