14 interesting facts about dogs

1.       Small quantities of grapes and raisins can cause renal failure in dogs. Chocolate, macadamia nuts, cooked onions, or anything with caffeine can also be harmful.

2.       Apple and pear seeds contain arsenic, which may be deadly to dogs.

3.       Rock star Ozzy Osborne saved his wife Sharon’s Pomeranian from a coyote by tackling and wresting the coyote until it released the dog.

4.       Dogs have sweat glands in between their paws.

5.       In 2003, Dr. Roger Mugford invented the wagometer, a device that claims to interpret a dog’s exact mood by measuring the wag of its tail.

6.       Dogs have three eyelids. The third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” keeps the eye lubricated and protected.

7.       A dog’s shoulder blades are unattached to the rest of the skeleton to allow greater flexibility for running.

8.       Puppies are sometimes rejected by their mother if they are born by cesarean and cleaned up before being given back to her.

9.       The phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.

10.   During the Middle Ages, Great Danes and Mastiffs were sometimes suited with armor and spiked collars to enter a battle or to defend supply caravans.

11.   Pekingese and Japanese Chins were so important in the ancient Far East that they had their own servants and were carried around trade routes as gifts for kings and emperors. Pekingese were even worshipped in the temples of China for centuries.

12.   The shape of a dog’s face suggests how long it will live. Dogs with sharp, pointed faces that look more like wolves typically live longer. Dogs with 

very flat faces, such as bulldogs, often have shorter lives.

Dogs have sweat glands in between their paws

                                       

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