Random Facts About Dogs- Part 2

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1. There are 703 breeds of purebred dogs
2. Dachshunds were originally bred for fighting badgers
3. The world's smartest dogs are thought to be (1) the border collie, (2) the poodle, and (3) the golden retriever
4. A dog's smell is more than 100,000 times stronger than that of a human's
5. ... which they need because their eyesight is not as keen as a human's.
6. Dogs judge objects first by their movement, then by their brightness, and lastly by their shape
7. Chocolate contains a substance known as theobromine (similar to caffeine) which can kill dogs or at the very least make them violently ill
8. George Washington had thirty six dogs - all foxhounds - with one named Sweetlips
9. All dogs are identical in anatomy - 321 bones and 42 permanent teeth
10. Smaller breeds mature faster than larger breeds
11. Female dogs are only ready to mate - "in heat" - twice a year for a total of roughly 20 days
12. Puppies sleep ninety percent of the day for their first few weeks
13. Rin Tin Tin was the first Hollywood dog star
14. ... and he really signed his movie contracts - all 22 of them - with a pawprint
15. The Wizard of Oz's Toto was played by a female Cairn Terrier named Terry
16. Up until the late 1800's, Collies were known as Scottish Sheepdogs
17. Dogs have two times as many muscles to move their ears as people
18. The longer a dog's nose, the more effective it's internal cooling system
19. An elderly woman was saved by her 12 pound Yorkshire Terrier who fought off an 80 pound Akita and survived with only 9 stitches
20. U.S. Customs dogs "Rocky" and "Barco" were so good at patrolling the border that Mexican drug lords put a $300,000 bounty on their heads
21. Dogs are all direct descendants of wolves
22. Wolves and dogs can mate to produce fertal offspring
23. Female wolves have been known to travel great distances to regurgitate full meals for their hungry pups
24. Cerberus was the tri-headed dog that guarded the underworld in Greek mythology
25. Female dogs bear their young for 60 days before they're born
26. Dogs' sense of hearing is more than ten times more acute than a human's
27. Humans can detect sounds at 20,000 times per second, while dogs can sense frequencies of 30,000 times per second.
28. The earliest dog fossil dates back to nearly 10,000 B.C.
29. Bloodhounds are prized their ability to single out and identify a number of scents simultaneously
30. Dalmatian puppies are born completely white.
31. The Ancient Chinese carried Pekingese puppies in the sleeves of their robes
32. Boxers are so named because of their manner of playing with their front paws
33. All breeds of dog have been found to attack livestock - from 3 month old puppies, all the way up to thirteen year old poodles
34. A dog's heart beats up to 120 times per minute, or 50% faster than the average human heartbeat of 80 times per minute
35. The oldest dog on record - a Queensland "Heeler" named Bluey - was 29 years, 5 months old
36. Davy Crockett had a dog named Sport
37. Dogs were first domesticated by cavemen
38. Dogs live 15 years on average
39. Many foot disorders inn dogs are simply an issue of long toenails
40. More than 5,000,000 puppies are born in the U.S. every year
41. More than 1 in 3 American families own a dog
42. Average body temperature for a dog is 101.2 degrees
43. The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts both offer merit badges in dog care
44. Dogs are natural pack animals
45. They are naturally submissive to any creature with higher pack status - human or canine
46. Dogs instinctively require the pack leader's approval
47. Dogs with little human contact in the first three months typically don't make good pets
48. The Chihuahua was named after the state in Mexico where they were discovered
49. After birth, puppies' eyes do not fully open until they're about 12 days old
50. Their vision is not fully developed until after the 1st month

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