Fun Dog Facts

Here are some interesting Dog Facts I learnt and some may surprise you!
a human heart beats 70 to 80 times a minute. A  dog’s heart beats between 70 and 120 times a minute.

• A dog’s healthy body temperature is 100.5 to  102.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
• A female dog will carry her young for approx  60 days until the pups are born.
• the smallest dog on record (in the Guinness Book of World Records), was a dog from Great Britain and was a Yorkshire      Terrier and at the age of 2, weighed in at just a mere 4 ounces.
• An Australian Cattle Dog, named Bluey (according  to the Guinness Book of World Records) was the longest living dog who died  at the age of 29years old.
• Did you know  that an adult dog has 42 teeth.
• It is just a myth that dogs are color blind. hey can see in color but not as well or vividly as human beings. It is similar  to a humans vision at dusk.
•  A Dogs only sweat sweat glands are located between the paw pads.
• The world’s most intelligent dogs are said to  (1) the border collie, (2) the poodle, and (3) the golden retriever.
• Chocolate contains  theobromine (this is similar to caffeine)  which can potentially kill a dog or make them very ill.
• A Dogs’ hearing is approx ten times more acute  than a human’s hearing.
• The worlds ten most popular dogs are in order:
       Labrador Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, German Shepherd,
       Golden Retriever, Beagle, Boxer, Dachshund, Poodle,
       Shih Tzu, and Bulldog.
• It is said that Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated by people.
• A greyhound has been clocked at a pace of 45 miles an hour.
• De-sexing your dog before the age of 6 months may  help prevent cancer in your dog.
• Puppies will produce a full mouth of permanent teeth between the ages of four and seven months old.
• Small breed dogs live the longest. The Toy breeds can live up to 16 years or more. Larger breed dogs average age is 7  – 12 years. Vet’s medicines have helped extend this age estimate by about three years.  Tibetan terriers can  live as long as twenty years.
• The dog name “Fido” is from Latin and means  “fidelity.”
• the highest dog population of dogs in  the world are in the U.S
• 94 % of pet owners state that their pet makes      them smile more than once a day.

Until next time, when i’ll have some more fun facts! Dog Bless.

Leah & Angela OMeara (Houndog – Specialists in Dog Minding, Pet sitting and Dog daycare Brisbane)