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The ‘poodle haircut’ was meant to improve the Poodle’s swimming abilities as a retriever in the water. The ‘pompoms’ were left to keep the Poodle’s joints warm.
Dachshund dogs were bred to fight badgers in their dens.
Greyhound dogs can reach up to 45 miles per hour when running.
Dog’s eyes reflect the color green most often in the dark, but some breeds reflect orange or red.
Two of the survivors of the Titanic were dogs.
The oldest breed of dog that is native to North America is the Chihuahua, the oldest known breed in the world is the Saluki hunting dog.
The adage that one year for humans is seven years for dogs isn’t accurate. More accurately, at the age of one, a dog is the equivalent of 16 human years. At two-years-old, a dog is the equivalent of 24 human years, at three years of age, a dog is 30 human years old. For each year after the dog is three years old, add four human years.
Dogs take 10 to 30 breaths every minute.
Humans and dogs are the only mammals with prostates.
A dog has 42 teeth.
Dogs were one of the first animals domesticated by humans.
The Whippet breed of dog can reach a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour.
Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet.
The oldest dog lived to be 28-years-old.
A Great Dane can eat up to 8 and a half pounds of food a day.
All dogs are a direct descendant of the wolf.
A dog’s whiskers are known as vibrissae. They are ‘touch sensitive’ hairs that sense changes in airflow, even minute changes.
Dogs have been domesticated for approximately 10,000 years.
There are over 200 different breeds of dogs.
The Latin name for a dog is Canis Familiaris.
All dogs have pink tongues except for two—the Chow Chow and the Shar-pei both have black tongues.
Dalmatian puppies are not born with their spots—they are born pure white and the spots develop as they mature.
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