Dog Facts 

1.    The oldest living dog lived until he was 29 years old, this was recorded in 1939.  His name was Bluey and he lived in Australia. If you are wondering about what type of breed he was, he was a Queensland 'heeler' – this breed was used for herding other animals. 

 

2.    Dogs can smell things that humans cannot.  The nose has sensory cells; they work to allow a person or animal to smell things.  A dog has about 5 million more than you do!  

3.    Dogs are omnivorous.  This means that they must eat both meat and plants (which would be vegetables and/or fruits). 

4.    They cannot eat the cores of apples, but they can eat apple slices.

5.    They also should not eat raisins, grapes, and onions, chocolate or garlic because it can make them sick. 

6.    They are the most popular pet to own.

7.     Out of all of the families living in the United States, 1 out of 3 has a puppy or dog. 

8.    They know what time it is by relying on their “internal clock”. They know exactly when it is time to eat, when to expect their owner to come home, when to expect walks and more. They can become very restless if something does not happen when they expect for it to. 

9.    “Sit” should be the very first command that an owner teaches to a dog. 

10. You have some muscles to move your ears, but dogs have 2 times more than you do to move their ears!

11. Did you know that a dog uses his nose for smelling, but also uses it to cool himself off if he is hot?  A dog sweats their his nose! 

12. They also sweat through their paws. 

13. Have you ever seen a dog turn around 3 times before they go to sleep? This is because long ago, wild dogs (which were their ancestors) did this to cause grasses to be patted down to the ground before they slept on them.  Today’s dog still have this instinct inside of them. 

14. Puppies do not know how to walk when they are born – They must learn just like toddlers do. This happens between the ages of 2 and 5 weeks old.