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-Female
dog bites are twice as numerous as male bites.
-The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo.
-The Beatles song Martha My Dear was written by Paul
McCartney about his sheepdog Martha."
-The canine nose works one million times more efficiently
than the human nose.
-The average dog has 42 permanent teeth. |
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| Most
domestic dogs are capable of reaching speeds of 32 km's
per hour when running flat out but the members of the
greyhound family may reach speeds up to 70 km's per hour. |
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| A
male dog urinates with one leg up to better mark his territory.
The scent can tell him many things, including size and
health. The size is judged by the height of the stain.
Male dogs although, do not actually need
to lift their leg. |
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| A
dogs ear is very sensitive, full of sensory nerves that
help to preserve hearing. Never, blow into
a dogs ear, even gently can hurt a dog. It's not the actual
act of wind, but the frequency at which you blow. It's
like running your fingers on a blackboard, amplified hundreds
of times. |
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It
is said that dogs come from a creature similar to a wolf
called Tomarctus ("father of dogs") which roamed
about 15,000,000 years ago. Dogs first became pets for
cavemen, while the Greeks used them for hunting and as
guards. Romans traveled through Europe and brought their
dogs with them. These dogs bred with the local dogs and
gradually many different breeds were created.
(Information found at: kidzworld.com) |
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There
are 701 types of pure breed dogs. The seven different
groups of dogs are:
1. Toys: Chihuahua, Maltese, Pomeranian, Pug.
2. Hounds: Basset Hound, Beagle, Bloodhound, Whippet.
3. Herding: Border Collie, German Shepherd, Australian
Cattle Dog, Sheepdog.
4. Sporting: Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Cocker
Spaniel, Weimaraner.
5. Non-Sporting: Boston Terrier, Bulldog, Dalmatian, Chow
Chow, Poodle.
6. Working: Alaskan Malamute, Boxer, Bull Mastiff, Saint
Bernard, Great Dane.
(Information found at: kidzworld.com)
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| "According
to tests made at the Institute for the Study of Animal
Problems in Washington D.C., dogs and cats, like people,
are either right-handed or left-handed; that is, they
favor either their right or left paws." |
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