10 Never Heard Before Facts about Dogs

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It is often said that in this bizarre world anything is possible and more so now when we are seeing amazing things happening around the globe. Taking this perspective into account, are you really sure that you know everything about dogs? We bet that there are things that even you will find quite astonishing and this blog has been written with the objective of disclosing some of the most bizarre facts about your pooch.

But before we get to the facts, it is important to look back at the history of the human - dog relationship. There have been lots of research conducted by scientists and it has been found that it has been no less than 32,000 years since human beings and dogs have been friends. Quite remarkable fact, isn’t it? The most surprising fact is that during the Egyptian era dogs were buried like kings in tombs with valuables. In fact, when a pet died the dog owners would shave off their eyebrows to show their grief of the death of their pet.

Since you have already gone through the history of the relationship between human beings and dogs let us now look at some of the never seen before facts about dogs:

  • A female dog, and her male counterpart along with their offspring can produce an unbelievable 67,000 dogs in just 6 years (Mind-bobbling!!) if they are not neutered or spayed hence it is always recommended for dog owners to spay or neuter their dogs
  • A puppy is born blind, deaf and toothless
  • An adult dog has 42 teeth (were you aware of it?)
  • Approximately 1/3rd of dogs that are capitulating to animal shelters are purebred dogs
  • Basenji is the only dog breed in the world that does not bark (So the next time you want to get a dog with no barking you know which breed to get)
  • Dogs have 1700 taste buds while human beings have 9000 taste buds, but that does not make them selective eaters. They have more than 200 million receptors in their noses while human beings have 5 million only which makes it even more important that their food smells good and tastes great
  • Dogs have sharper night vision, but they can see plenty of colors. But the range of colors that they can see is quite limited. One of the prime example of that is, dogs can see things that are in the shades of yellow and blue, but they do not have see anything in green or red shade
  • It has been found that there are more than 150 breeds of dogs in the world (unbelievable isn’t it?) which have been segregated into 8 different classes encompassing working, toy, and non-sporting, sporting, hound, terrier, herding and miscellaneous.
  • There are certain breeds that are born with pink tongues, but with time they transform into dark color around 8-10 weeks due to additional pigmentation (were you aware of this?)
  • There are several dog breeds that have black tongues (yes, you heard it right!!). Some of them include: Akita, Chow Chow, Cocker Spaniel, Dalmatian, Doberman Pinscher, Golden Retriever among others

After going through these amazing facts we are sure that you will love your little furry friend even more. If you have any interesting story connected with your pooch that you will like to share with us please post your comments below. We would be glad to integrate your personal experience in our forthcoming blogs. Till then keep reading our blogs!!

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