Some Interesting Facts about Dogs

Some very interesting puppy facts:


• When puppies are first born, they are blind, deaf, and have no teeth.
• 90% of a puppy’s time is spent sleeping during the first week of their lives;
the remaining 10% of time is spent eating.
• When a puppy reaches the age of 2 to 3 weeks it begins to get its vision.
• At the age of 3 weeks, puppies develop their sense of smell.
• Some dogs reach sexual maturity at the young age of eight months.
• When a puppy reaches the age of one year it is considered to be an adult.



Some other dog facts which you may find interesting include:



• A dog has forty-two teeth.
• America’s first canine movie star was Rin Tin Tin.
• Dogs have three eyelids: an upper and lower eyelid and also a third eyelid.

It is the third eyelid that helps to protect a dog’s eyes from dirt and dust.
It is referred to as the “haw”.

• Dogs see in color, though not with such a bright spectrum as humans.
• Female dogs tend to bite more than male dogs.
• It was always thought that Lassie, the canine television star, was a female;

However all male dogs were used when filming.

• Smaller dog breeds mature earlier than larger breeds.
• Smaller dog breeds tend to have a longer lifespan than larger breeds.
• The Basenji is the only non-barking dog in the world.
• The spots on a Dalmatian appear as they mature, they are not born with them.
• There are 321 bones in a dog’s body.
• There are 701 different dog breeds.


There are also many interesting dog facts when it comes to the anatomy.

These facts include:


• A dog’s heart beats between 70 and 120 times per minute.
• A dog’s temperature is between 100.2 and 102.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Dogs take between 10 and 30 breaths every minute.
• Dogs can hear sounds 250 yards away, whereby most humans cannot hear more than
25 yards away.
• Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet, not by salivating.
• The number of milk teeth that a young dog possesses is 28.


I hope that you found these dog facts interesting and you may be inclined to

pass some on to your friends - who knows, they may even help you win a quiz one

day!

You will be well aware that dogs are the most faithful companions man can

ever have.

However; not only are they man’s (and a Womans) best friend; they are also second to none in other areas, such as:

• They can lead the blind and assist the handicapped.
• They can assist law enforcement officials.
• They can even cheer the elderly in nursing homes.
• They are intelligent and loving animals.
• They have been known to rescue humans.
• They watch over their human families.



• The largest dog is the Irish Wolfhound;
• The tallest dog is the Great Dane;
• The heaviest dog is the St. Bernard;
• The smallest dog is the Chihuahua;
• The fastest dog is the Greyhound, which can reach a speed of 45 miles per hour;
• 29 years and 5 months was the age of the world’s oldest dog,
which was an Australian cattle-dog by the name of Bluey;

. One of the largest dogs recorded by the Guiness Book of World Records was Cloe, a mastiff who weighed 365 pounds, stood 38 inches tall at the
shoulder and measured 8 feet, 5 inches in length - that's big...

John Caldecott.

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