Dog Facts

There are more than 150 dog breeds, divided into 8 classes: sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, herding, and miscellaneous.

Dog Facts

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¹ Puppies have 28 teeth and normal adult dogs have 42.

² Dogs chase their tails for a variety of reasons: curiosity, exercise, anxiety, predatory instinct or, they might have fleas!

³ Dogs and humans have the same type of slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) and during this REM stage dogs can dream. The twitching and paw movements that occur during their sleep are signs that your pet is dreaming.

⁴ Dogs' eyes contain a special membrane, called the tapetum lucidum, which allows them to see in the dark.

⁵ 72% of dog owners believe their dog can detect when stormy weather is on the way.

⁶ Unlike humans who sweat everywhere, dogs only sweat through the pads of their feet.

⁷ Dogs have three eyelids, an upper lid, a lower lid and the third lid, called a nictitating membrane or "haw," which helps keep the eye moist and protected.

⁸ 45% of dogs sleep in their owner's bed (we're pretty sure a large percentage also hog the blankets!)

⁹ A Dog's sense of smell is 10,000 - 100,000 times more acute as that of humans.

¹⁰ Dogs' ears are extremely expressive. It's no wonder! There are more than a dozen separate muscles that control a dog's ear movements.

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