More Interesting Dog Facts

What is the shape of your dog’s face? Did you know that the shape of a dog’s face suggests how long it will live. For instance, if you have a dog with a sharp, pointed face that look more like wolves typically live longer. If your dog has a very flat face, such as a bulldog, often have shorter lives.

If you were born under the sign of the dog it is thought in Chinese astrology that you are considered to be loyal and discreet, though slightly temperamental.

During the Middle Ages, mixed breeds of peasants’ dogs were required to wear blocks around their necks. Strange? Yes. The reason this was done was to keep them from breeding with noble hunting dogs. Why? Because purebred dogs were very expensive and hunting became the province of the rich.

Did you know that a puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless?

Which of the five senses do you think comes first for a puppy? If you answered touch, you are correct. It is the first sense the puppy develops. The entire puppy’s body, including the paws, is covered with touch-sensitive nerve endings.

Did you know the interesting fact that dogs have a wet nose to collect more of the tiny droplets of smelling chemicals in the air?

Have you noticed how much your dog likes sweets? The reason is dogs have about 1,700 taste buds. Cats do not like sweets quite as much as they only have around 473 taste buds. Humans have around a whopping 9,000 taste buds.

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10 Dog Facts!

1) Keep apple seeds and pear seeds away from your dog as they contain arsenic which can be deadly to your beloved dog.

2) Go Ozzy Osborne! Ozzy saved the family’s dog, a Pomeranian, from a coyote by tackling the coyote and wrestling the coyote until it let go of the dog. Can you see the mental image?

3) Guess how many eyelids a dog has? If you answered three, you are correct.

4) Dr. Roger Mugford invented the wagometer which will share the mood of your dog as it measures the way of the dog’s tail. (The wagometer claims.)

5) If your dog’s puppies are born by cesarean, make sure the vet shows the female dog the puppies before the are cleaned up--or the mother dog may reject the puppies.

6) Sadly the phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated from 17th century England. When heavy rainstorms occurred, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets--thus looking as if it had rained cats and dogs.

7) Did you know that your dog’s shoulder blades are not attached to the rest of his/her skeleton? This allows for greater flexibility when your dog is running.

8) Is your dog’s name Max, Jake, Maggie or Molly? If so, these are the most popular male and female dog names.

9) Remember the dog on the Cracker Jacks box ? The dog’s name is Bingo. Talk about lucky as the Taco Bell Chihuahua’s name is Gidget and she is a rescued dog.

10) Be careful when you smile at a dog as a dog most likely interprets a smiling person as baring their teeth. Dogs think of baring teeth as an act of aggression.

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Interesting Dog Facts

If you are a dog lover you will find these dog facts entertaining!

For instance, which breed of dog was bred to fight badgers in their dens? If you said Dachshunds you are absolutely correct!

Did you know that some dogs have two layers of fur? The first coat is the hair that is visible and the second coat is hidden. The hidden coat is named the undercoat. The undercoat will help the dog stay warm in the frigid winter and cool in the steamy summer.

Do you think puppies are born with teeth? The answer is no. When the puppy is 3 - 4 weeks old he or she will have 28 teeth. The puppy is then able to eat solid food.

By 4 to 7 months all of the baby teeth fall out. Once this happens new adult teeth replace them. There should be a total of 42 permanent teeth in your dog’s mouth.

Do you think dogs or cats were first domesticated by man? The answer is….dogs!

Most people know not to feed their dogs chicken bones or steak bones. The chicken bones can easily break off inside of the dog’s body. When the chicken bones or steak bones break off, this can damage and hurt your dog. Your dog is likely to choke on these types of bones. Be safe and get your dog an approved chew bone from the store or online.

Surprise! There is no such purebred dog named a Golden Lab. This type of dog is either a Labrador Retriever or a Golden Retriever.

How long do you think dogs have worn collars? If your answer is since the Egyptian times you are absolutely correct!

Sadly there are 50,000 dogs without homes each year. Each dog has no human to care for him/her.


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