Dog Facts:
- Dachshunds were bred to fight badgers
When Dalmatians are born they are completley white- A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless
- The Basenji dog is the world’s only barkless dog
- There are an estimated to be about 400 million dogs in the world
- A Dogs’ sense of hearing is more than ten times better than a human’s
- The U.S.A has the highest dog population in the world.
- Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible
- The average life span of a dog is around 10-14 years
- The oldest dog ever lived till the age of 29
- It costs an average of $5,000 to raise a dog to ten years old.George Washington owned 36 Hounds.
- In the United States every year about 15 people die from dog bites
- Border collies are said to be the most intelligent breed of dog
- The largest dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound
- The dumbest dog in said to be the world is the Afghan Hounds
- Dogs sweat only through their tongues
- Dogs are color blind.
- The fastest dog is the greyhound who can reach speeds of upto 41.7 miles per hour
- Dogs are as about as smart as a three year old child
- Smaller breeds od dogs mature faster then larger breeds of dogs
- A female dog’s pregnancy lasts about 60 days
- The Taco Bell Chihuahua’s name was Gidget
- Two dogs survived the Titanic, a Pomeranian and a Pekinese
- Terriers were breed to kill rats
- George Washington owned 36 Hounds
