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Fun Facts about Dogs
- How fast is a dog? Most domestic dogs are
capable or reaching speeds up to about nineteen miles per hour when
running at full speed, but members of the Greyhound family are the
fastest, they’re able to reach speeds up to forty-four miles per hour!
- Have
you noticed how dogs lick their private parts a lot? Although this may seem
perverse, it serves an important purpose. The dog’s genitourinary tract
will not function without the stimulation that comes from frequent
licking. Not so bad now – huh!
- Why do
dogs love lakes, but not rain? Dogs often hesitate before venturing into
the rain. It’s not because they’re afraid of getting wet, but because the
rain amplifies sound and hurts their sensitive ears.
- What’s
that smell? The canine nose works 1 million times more efficiently than
the human nose, but only for smalls that are of doggie importance – like
BBQ steaks and bacon. The fragrance of flowers, on the other hand,
registers only faintly.
- Want
to know your dog’s age in human years?” A dog is full grown at twelve
months, which would be eighteen in human terms (therefore, when your dog
turns one, it turns eighteen in human years). From this point on, to
calculate the true age of your dog, figure that every year after that is
the equivalent of five human years.
- Ever sensed
you dog can read your mind? Studies have shown incredible results indicating
dos with telepathic capabilities. In Russia,
a team of scientist conducted 1,278 telepathic experiments with dogs, of
which 696 were successful. Most of the test involved testing the dog’s
ability to read non-verbal and non-physical commands. The scientists
believe the odds of that happening by chance would be similar to correctly
guessing the correct roulette wheel number over fifty percent of the
time…basically a billion to one odds.
- Ever
use the saying “He got caught with his tail between his legs”. This saying
came about because a frightened dog puts his tail between his legs. Why?
Well, they do that to cut off the scent glands in its anal region, a very
vulnerable part of the anatomy. Every dog a personal scent that identifies
them, so basically that action of dog is the equivalent of insecure humans
hiding their faces.
- It’s
raining like cats and dogs! An expression that originated because of the
overabundance of cats and dogs. It is estimated that there is at least ten
thousand cats and dogs born in the United Stated every year (imagine the
number for around the whole world!)
- Man or
beast – who will win? I’d put my money on beast. Canine muscle mass based
on weight highly surpasses ratios compared to humans. It was recorded that
a 176 pound Saint Bernard could pull approximately 25 times its own body
weight in one try.
- This
last one is for all you inseparable pet owners. Dogs have such a strong
bond with their owners that between thirty-five and forty-five percent of
dog owners talk to their dogs on the phone or through the answering
machine.
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