Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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Do you really know your dog? we'll if you don't, here are some selected interesting  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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