Astounding Dog Snippets That Will Surprise You

Dogs are amazing aren’t they? Loyal friends, fearless defenders, tireless workers, not to mention goofball buddies who are always up for fun and games.

Even so very few people really understand the capabilities and talents of our closest animal companions.Keep reading, and prepare to be amazed!

1. Bionic Hearing – A dog’s ears can register over 35,000 vibrations a second. We humans manage a puny 20, 000 vibrations a second, mean that a dog’s hearing is an incredible 75% better than ours.

2. A Dog’s Life – Unfortunately, dogs live relatively short lives. Ask people about a dog’s lifespan and most would guess in the 10 – 15 year range. However, if is not unknown for a dog to live 20 years or longer. In fact, the longest canine lifespan on record is 29 years and 5 months.

3. Night Eyes – Many people believe that dogs can’t see color, but this is untrue. They can, although their color perception is not as good as ours. Where a dog’s vision really comes into its own is at night. They have special reflective layers in the eyes, giving them excellent night vision.

4. Military Dogs – Humans have bred and trained dogs to do all sorts of jobs, including many duties in the military. The Romans used them to good effect in their military campaigns, they supported medieval knights in battle, and served with distinction in both world wars. Today, they perform some very important tasks, like bomb detection, in armies all over the world.

5. Dog Bite – Most predators have the use of both fangs and claws but dogs rely almost solely on their powerful jaws. And awesome weapons they are too, a dog’s jaws can apply an impressive 200 pounds of pressure per square inch.

6. Unique Noses – Every dog has a one-of-a-kind nose print that is every bit as unique as a human fingerprint.

7. Dog’ s Body – No matter how big or how small, how sleek or how muscular they are, all dogs are anatomically similar. They all have 321 bones in their body for example, although obviously, a Mastiff’s bones are slightly bigger than a Yorkie’s!

8. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie – A Puppy sleeps approximately 90% of the day during the first few of weeks of its life.

9. Listen to this – Ever notice how your dog swivels his ears to pick up sounds? This is made possible by muscles in the ears – twice as many as we have.

10. Pet Dogs – Approximately 35% of American households keep at least one dog as a pet and millions of pups are born in the US annually.So there you have it, some amazing facts about out amazing canine friends.

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