- Dogs (and wolves and foxes) are descended from a small, weasel-like mammal called Miacis which was a tree-dwelling creature and existed about 40 million years ago.
- The average dog's mouth exerts 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch. Some dogs can apply up to 450 pounds.
- Puppies can't control their bladders overnight until they are at least four months old. Until then, cover the floor around the puppy's bed with newspapers.
- Mixed-breed dogs usually have behavioral traits similar to the breed they most resemble in appearance.
- Give your new puppy its own sleeping den, even a simple cardboard box will do; this will make her feel more secure.
- A US Customs Labrador named "Snag" has made 118 drug seizures worth a canine record $810 million.
- When a dog bays at the moon, it is following a basic urge to call the pack together.
- The dingo is not native to Australia but was introduced thousands of years ago by the first immigrants.
- Depending on who you ask there could be over 190 breeds of dog. American Kennel Club says 120 as of 1977.
- The most popular name for a dog is Max.
- There is 1 dog that can't bark: Basenji ( African wolf dog). It yodels. It also licks itself clean like a cat.
- Laika was the first dog in space, Russia November 3, 1957
- Dogs CAN see color.
- Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostates.
- Largest dog recorded, Zorba a 343 lb , 8 feet 3 inches long Old English Mastiff
- A dog's smell is estimated at 1 million times better than humans which is why they must stick their heads out the car window.
- A devastating fact: Eight million pets lose their lives in animal shelters each year.
- About one family in three owns a dog.
- Female dogs are more likely to bite.
- Chihuahua is the oldest breed of dog native to North America.
- USA's first dog show Detroit, MI. 1857
- World's first dog show took place in Great Britain in 1859
- An estimated 1 million dogs in the United States have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner's will.
- Dogs can alert their owners of an epileptic seizure up to an hour before it occurs.
- The Portuguese Water Dog has webbed feet.
- The renowned Helen Keller is credited with bringing the first Akitas into the United States. Akita's are a National Treasure in China.
- Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?!
- Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!
- Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box.
- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
- The oldest dog ever died at age 29.
- The tallest dog ever was a Great Dane who stood 41 inches high.
- Monks used the Lhasa Apso as a guard dog in temples.
- Louis Doberman, a German tax-collector, created the Doberman breed in the late 1860s to protect him while he worked
- Teddy Roosevelt's pit bull, Pete, once ripped off a French ambassador's pants at a White House event.
- Food aggression is one of the most common causes of dog fights among dogs who are living in the same household.
- A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2100 mile Applachian Trail
- If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could product over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
- Dogs’ only sweat glands are between their paw pads
- Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes with age
- The breed Lundehune has 6 toes and can close its ears
- Teddy Roosevelt’s dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador’s pants off at the White House
- President Lyndon Johnson had two beagles named Him and Her
- Franklin Roosevelt spent $15,000 for a destroyer to pick up his Scottie in the Aleutian Islands
- The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world
- Basset Hounds cannot swim
- Bingo is the name of the dog on the side of the Cracker Jack box
- An American Animal Hospital Assoc. poll found that 33% of dog owners admit to talking to their dogs on the phone and leaving answering machine messages for them while away
- 70% of people sign their pet’s name on greeting and holiday cards
- There are only 350 Cisky Terriers in the world – perhaps the rarest breed
- Chocolate contains a substance known as theobromine (similar to caffeine) which can kill dogs or at the very least make them violently ill
- Wolves and dogs can mate to produce fertal offspring
- Many foot disorders inn dogs are simply an issue of long toenails
- Cerberus was the tri-headed dog that guarded the underworld in Greek mythology
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