It happens that most of the time every pet parents search for the health-related issues and how to get rid of that problem. But there are various other things to explore about the dogs. Many interesting facts are there that you are unaware of. After knowing some of the facts you will be surprised and amazed. These facts are not only amazing but it will make you aware of many unknown things of dogs.
Here Are 20 Interesting Facts About Dogs
1. An Australian Cattle dog named Maggie lived for almost 30 years. A longest lived dog.
2. Do you know why dogs smell the rear end of other dogs? It is because a dog gets to know the gender, age, mood and even their health status by smelling the rear end.
3. A dog has a sense of time. According to a study, a dog behaves differently if their beloved parents are gone out for a long time.
4. Have you ever seen your dog sweating? The answer is no because dogs have sweat gland only in their paws.
5. A dog can smell the feelings. When you are fearful or nervous your dog can figure out that by Smelling your perspiration.
6. Beagle and collie are considered to be the noisiest dogs.
7. A dog can recognize its parent’s voice even when he/she is half a mile away.
8. An English mastiff dog named Zorba was a heaviest weighed dog of 343 pounds.
9. Dry and warm nose is a sign of a healthy dog, not the cold and wet nose.
10. Spiked dog collars were created in ancient Greece to protect the pet dogs from a wolf.
11. A bloodhound dog named Tigger has the longest ears.
12. A dog’s heart beats “between” 100 to 150 per minute.
13. A stray dog named Laika was sent to space and became the first living animal to enter the orbit.
14. More than 220 million detecting cells are there in a dog’s nose. Humans have only 5 million.
15. A dog can detect the dead bodies lying under water.
16. The sequence of a dog determining the object is first by its movement, second by the brightness and lastly by the shape of the object.
17. Understanding of a pointing gesture is better in dogs compared to chimpanzees.
18. A lundehund dog breed has naturally 6 toes in each paw and they can also close their ears.
19. The normal internal body temperature of a dog is 101.5degree F and a human is 98.6.
20. According to a study, when someone pets a dog it lowers their blood pressure.
There are numerous facts about the dogs but these are some of the best-selected facts to let you increase your knowledge of dogs.