Greyhounds
can run up to 45 miles an hour for very short periods.
Dogs have
42 teeth, cats about 30.
Dogs
and humans are the only animals with prostates.
The
dalmatian dog originated from Dalmatian coast of Croatia.
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.
Domesticated
cats are never mentioned in the Bible. Dogs are mentioned 14 times, lions 55 times.
The
common belief that dogs are color blind is false. Dogs can see color but it is
not as vivid a color scheme as we see. It is much like our vision at twilight.
There are
701 types of pure breed dogs.
The
flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a human jumping the
length of a football field. Anything over 45 minutes seems like forever to your
dog. You will be greeted as enthusiastically coming back from a two-hour
shopping trip as you will coming back from a two-day vacation.
A stray dog
who is afraid of people will trust the people associated with the dogs it plays
with.
The old
rule -- multiplying a dog's age by 7 to find the equivalent human age -- is
fallacious. A dog is able to reproduce at 1 year and has reached full growth by
2 years. To calculate a dog's age in human terms, count the first year at 15,
the second year as 10, and each year after that as 5.
If a dog
tolerates gentle handling between its toes, it probably is suited for children.
If two
dogs are headed for a fight and they appear about evenly matched, the dog on
his home turf will win easily.
If you want
to be friends with somebody else's dog, let the dog make the first move, and
don't be too quick to respond.
A kennel
should be two times the length of the dog you are building it for. Measure the
dog from its nose to the tip of its tail.
