- Dogs belong to the family of canines which includes foxes, coyotes and wolves.
- An average life span of a dog ranges from 7 to 18 years.
- Smaller dogs have a longer lifespan with larger dogs have shorter lives.
- At birth dogs are deaf, toothless and blind.
- One of the oldest dog breeds recorder in history is the greyhound dating back from Egypt around 3000 – 3500 b.c
- Chihuahuas have the longest life span ranging from 12 to 20 years.
- Chihuahuas are the smallest breed of dogs.
- Irish Wolfhounds are the largest breed of dogs.
- When dogs are born they are deaf, toothless, and blind
- A dogs nose print is like a human’s finger print each one is different.
- Theobromie found in chocolate is poisons to dogs.
- The number one health problem among dogs is obesity.
- St. Bernards’ are the heaviest dog breed.
- The first domestic dog appeared about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago
- Dogs have over 200 million scent receptors in their noses, while people have only five million.
- Dogs have much less taste buds than people. For every one taste bud a human has six
- People cannot catch most viruses or bacterial infections from dogs.
- The average adult dog sleeps about sixteen hours a day.
- Some dogs sleep with their eyes open, like boxers.
- Dogs do not express their sad emotions by crying, but by body language.
- One in three American families own a dog
- The United States has the highest population of dogs
- Dogs are mentioned fourteen times in the bible
- An average city dog lives three years longer than a country dog
- Three dogs survived the Titanic
- Dogs only have sweat glands between their paws.
- Dogs have tree eyelids.
- Max and Jake are the most popular male dog name.
- Maggie and Molly are the most popular female dog name.
- The shape of a dogs face will determine how long a dog will live.
- Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jacks box.
- Gidget is the rescued Taco Bell Chihuahua.
- At birth Dalmatians are completely white.
- The country with the highest population of dogs is the U.S
- France has the second highest population of dogs.
- Dogs have lived with humans for over 14,000 years.
- Nineteen mph is the average speed a dog can run.
- Dogs were one of the first animals domesticated by humans.
- In Britain of 1859 was when the first dog show was held.
- There are six types of Dachshunds.
- Chow-Chows have a tongue that is blue-black.
- An adult dog has forty two teeth.
- The sound of rain is amplified and hurts a dog’s ears, that’s why dogs don’t like rain.
- The fastest dog in the world is a greyhound which can run forty five miles an hour.
- Chihuahua’s have a soft spot in their skull, just like human babies.
- The number one health problem among dogs is obesity.
- The Saint Bernard is the heaviest type of dog breed.
- Theobromine found in chocolate is deadly to dogs.
- A dog’s vision is not fully developed until after their fist month.
- Twenty-one percent of dogs snore.
- Dogs are also one of the (only?) animals to follow a visual line at the direction of a human. Example: Point at something with a dog, vs. a cat. Cat will likely look at your finger, dog will look where you’re pointing.
