Do you really know your dog? we'll if you don't, here are some selected int
eresting facts about man's best friend according to funnyfidos.com
- A dog's heart beats between 70-120 times per minute while humans have 70-80 beats per minute.
- A dog's normal body temperature is 100.5 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
- A bitch carries her baby about 60 days before the puppies are born.
- An adult dog has 42 teeth
- If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could produce over 66,000 dogs in a year.
- The only sweat glands a dog has are between the paw pads.
- A dog's smell is more than 100,00 times stronger than that of a human's.
- Chocolate contains a substance Theobromine-- similar to caffeine, which can kill dogs.
- Dogs' sense of hearing is more than 10 times more acute than a human's.
- Dogs don't like rain because the sound is amplified and hurts their very sensitive ears.
- Dogs were the first animal domesticated by humans.
- A Greyhound dog can run as fast as 45 miles per hour.
- Spaying or neutering your dog before 6 months can help prevent cancer in your pooch.
- Puppies acquire a full mouth of permanent teeth between 4-7 month old.
- Small dogs live the longest. Toy breeds live up to 16 years or more. Larger dogs average is 7-12 years. However, some breeds, such as Tibetan Mastiff terrier live as long as twenty years
- Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible.
- It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.
- A dog's whiskers are touch-sensitive hairs called vibrissae.
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