Did You Know?
Furry Facts
Male-
1. Max
2. Buddy
3. Rocky
Female-
1. Bella
2. Molly
3. Lucy
1- Border Collies
2- Poodles
3- German Shepherds
4- Golden Retrievers
5- Dobermans
6- Shetland Sheepdogs
7- Labrador Retrievers
8- Papillon
9- Rottweilers
10- Australian Cattle Dog
The Latin translation of dog is “Canis Lupus Familiaris”.
Canis = canine
Lupus = wolf
Familiaris = family
Respect = Trust = Love
FAQs
There are 72 million dogs in the U.S.
Each month, there are 1.5 million Google searches for “Dog Training”.
Most dogs are considered of “old age” after 7 years old.
On average, a dog’s mouth exerts 320 pounds of pressure. The tests were done on a German shepherd, American pit bull terrier, and Rottweiler. In comparison, human beings exert 120 pounds, white sharks exert 600 pounds, and crocodiles exert a whopping 2,500 pounds! Dogs also have ten more adult teeth than humans — 42 versus 32.
Your dog can smell your feelings.
Your pup can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help him figure out how you are feeling — such as by smelling your perspiration when you become nervous or fearful. It’s also likely how dogs can detect certain diseases or know that a household member is pregnant.
Dogs can hear 4 times as far as humans.
Puppies may be born deaf, but they quickly surpass our hearing abilities. Dogs can also hear higher pitched sounds, detecting a frequency range of 67 to 45,000 hertz (cycles per second). The human range is from 64 to 23,000 hertz. In both dogs and humans, the upper end of hearing range decreases with age. Dogs have at least 18 muscles in each ear!
The term “dog days” has nothing to do with dogs. It dates back to Roman times, when it was believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, added its heat to that of the sun from July 3 to August 11, creating exceptionally high temperatures.
Dogs chase their tails for a variety of reasons: curiosity, exercise, anxiety, predatory instinct or, they might have fleas! If your dog is chasing his tail excessively, talk with your vet.
Dogs and cats both slurp water the same way.
This may be hard to believe since dogs are such messy drinkers, but just like cats, our canine friends bend the tip of their tongue and raise liquid in a column up to their mouths.
Dogs’ sense of smell is 10,000 times stronger than humans’. They also see a lot better than humans do at night, and they can hear about 4 times the distance of a human.
Dogs have three eyelids, an upper lid, a lower lid and the third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” which helps keep the eye moist and protected.
Your dog is as smart as a 2-year-old toddler. There’s a reason your tot and your pup get along so well: they speak the same language. Or at least, they likely understand roughly the same number of words and gestures — 250!
Your dog does have a sense of time — and misses you when you’re gone.
If you think your dog knows when it’s time for dinner or a walk, you’re right! Dogs pick up on our routines and habits, and they also sense how much time has passed. One study showed how dogs responded differently to their owners being gone for different lengths of time.
Your dog can smell your feelings.
Your pup can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help him figure out how you are feeling — such as by smelling your perspiration when you become nervous or fearful. It’s also likely how dogs can detect certain diseases or know that a household member is pregnant.
Your dog’s whiskers help him “see” in the dark. Okay, it’s not quite night-vision or a super power, but those whiskers pick up on even subtle changes in air currents, providing your pup with information about the size, shape, and speed of things nearby. This allows your dog to better sense approaching dangers or prey — even at night.
Research has shown that dogs indeed have brain activity going on while sleeping, which appears to indicate they are dreaming. Signs of this are twitching, noises, moaning and whimpers, we just don’t know what they dream about.
Dogs, by nature, are “Pack” animals which means they prefer to be in a pack, or group, rather than be alone.
Your one year-old pup is as physically mature as a 15-year-old human. Of course, different breeds age a little differently. Large dogs age faster than small ones. You can get a more exact comparison for your dog using this nifty Dog Age Calculator.
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