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.
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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.
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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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