- Their sense of smell is at least 40x better than ours.
- Some have such good noses they can sniff out medical problems.
- All puppies are born deaf – they are not fully developed at birth.
- Dogs have twice as many ear muscles as people and their sense of hearing is more than 10 times more accurate than that of a person.
- Dogs mostly sweat only from their footpads and nose.
- The world’s oldest dog died at age 29.
- Petting dogs can actually reduce your blood pressure.
- It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is similar to our vision at dusk.
- A one year old dog is as mature, physically, as a 15-year old human.
- Dogs have no sense of “time”.
- Every dog on earth likely descended from a species known as the Tomarctus – a creature that roamed the earth over 15 million years ago.
- The oldest known dog breed is most likely the Saluki – originally trained by Egyptians to help them track game.
- Dogs are pack animals — they don’t enjoy being alone.
- Dogs are direct descendants of wolves.
- Dogs can see best at dawn and dusk.
