Facts About Dogs and Which of Them Are True
Dogs are the most popular pet in the world. They have been domesticated for 12,000 years and are used for hunting, herding, and protection.
Facts:
-Dogs can detect diseases like cancer and diabetes
-The first domesticated dog was a wolf called “man’s best friend.”
-The most giant dog breed is the Irish Wolfhound
-Dogs were domesticated 12,000 years ago
-Dogs are used for hunting, herding, and protection
13 Fascinating Facts About Dogs
1. Dogs can tell when their owners are on the way home
2. Many dogs sleep on their backs and with their paws in the air because it helps them regulate their body temperature
3. A dog’s nose prints are as unique as human fingerprints and can identify them to law enforcement officials or veterinarians in a manner of seconds
4. Some dogs can detect odors that humans cannot, like certain types of cancer in humans
5. The average dog sleeps between 10 -14 hours a day
6. In the United States, there are over 40 million dogs
7. Mating season for dogs runs from January through June
8. If a dog has a clean bill of health, it will usually die within two years
9. Many dogs have “people perfume,” a mixture of human sweat, bacteria, and other odors that they can smell on people
10. Dogs can get drunk just like humans
11. The oldest known dog lived to be 29 years old
12. The average lifespan for a dog is 12 – 14 years
13. According to the Humane Society of the United States, approximately 1 million unwanted dogs are put down every year in the United States
10 Amazing Dog Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
1. The word “dog” comes from the Old English “docga,” meaning “man’s best friend.”
2. Dogs have been man’s best friend for 12,000 years.
3. The average dog sleeps 12-14 hours a day.
4. A dog’s sense of smell is 1,000 to 10,000 times stronger than humans, and they use it to track down prey or find their way home if lost or abandoned.
5. Dogs are the only animals with prostates, and they produce a substance called prostate fluid that helps keep their reproductive system healthy and free of infection.
6. Dogs can detect human cancer, even when medical tests have not yet seen it!
7. Dogs can understand up to 250 words and gestures – more than any other animal on earth!
8. The first known instance of dogs being domesticated was around 10,000 years ago in ancient China.
9. Dogs have their personality, which is why people often choose a different type of dog for each of their family members
10. Dogs have been used in the medical field to help humans with behavioral disorders, epilepsy, autism, and PTSD.
12 Strange Dog Facts That Might Not Be True
1. A dog’s nose prints are as unique as human fingerprints.
2. Dogs can’t see in total darkness but can see a little bit.
3. The oldest dog on record was a 29-year-old Australian cattle dog named Bluey, who died in 1939.
4. The world’s heaviest dog is Hercules, a Great Dane from Otsego, Michigan, who weighed in at over 280 pounds at his last weigh-in in 2014 and measures over 7 feet from his head to the tip of his tail when he stands up on all fours.
5. Dogs have three eyelids: one to keep the eye moist and protected; one to keep it clean; and one that moves horizontally to protect the eye while hunting or running fast by keeping it moist and clean without having to stop or blink with their tongues hanging out of their mouths like other animals do when running full speed ahead for long periods – this is called the palpebral lid.
6. A dog’s nose is susceptible and able to detect the faintest smells and tastes; they can smell things up to a mile away!
7. Dogs have an acute sense of hearing.
8. Dog’s eyes are on the front of their heads, giving them depth perception so they can see things that other animals cannot easily see, such as objects behind them or below them when on all fours looking forward; this also gives dogs binocular vision which is why they can easily find things in a dark room.
9. Dogs’ mouth is on the bottom of their throat, so they cannot close their mouth while swallowing to avoid choking to death as humans can; this makes it challenging to keep food down.
10. A dog’s vestibular system is tiny and located in the inner ear and is used for balancing and maintaining position in three-dimensional space, giving dogs superior balance and coordination when running, jumping, or turning quickly without falling over!
11. Dogs have a powerful sense of smell, detecting the smallest particles in the air, and can smell things up to 10 times faster than humans!
12. Dogs have a genome that human scientists say is almost identical!
What is the Truth Behind These 3 Strange And Crazy Dog Myths?
It is hard to believe that some people still say these dog myths are true. Some of the most popular myths about dogs are that they are color blind, don’t have a sense of smell, and can’t feel pain. The same way humans do.
-Myth 1: Dogs can’t feel pain
–FALSE! Sorry, Dogs can feel pain, either!
-Myth 2: Dogs do not have a sense of color.
-FALSE! Dogs can distinguish between colors in the same way that humans do. Dogs have a unique sense of smell, which is why they will often be drawn to areas where there is a scent
-Myth 3: Dogs can see ultraviolet light but cannot see the color red.
-FALSE! Your dog can see red and any other color, just like you and me.
Goldie Guerrero