Did you know...
Check out these cool dog facts courtesy of www.thefoundbin.com.
- It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.
- Dogs DO have better low-light vision than humans because of a special light-reflecting layer behind their retinas
- A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2100 mile Applachian Trail
- If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could product over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
- Dogs' only sweat glands are between their paw pads
- Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes with age
- The breed Lundehune has 6 toes and can close its ears
- Teddy Roosevelt's dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador's pants off at the White House
- President Lyndon Johnson had two beagles named Him and Her
- Franklin Roosevelt spent $15,000 for a destroyer to pick up his Scottie in the Aleutian Islands
- In Roman times, mastiffs donned light armor and were sent after mounted knights
- The Russians trained dogs during WWII to run suicide missions with mines strapped to their backs
- A dog's mouth exerts 150-200 pounds of pressure per square inch... with some dogs exerting up to 450 pounds per square inch.
- A one year old dog is as mature, physically, as a 15 year old human
- The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world
- France has the 2nd highest
- The average city dog lives 3 years longer than a country dog
- 87% of dog owners say their dog curls up beside them or at their feet while they watch T.V.
- Dogs can be trained to detect epileptic seizures
- 15 people die in the U.S. every year from dog bites
- Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic - a Newfoundland, a Pomeranian and a Pekingese
- Basset Hounds cannot swim
- Greyhounds are the fastest dogs on earth, with speeds of up to 45 miles per hour
- Bingo is the name of the dog on the side of the Cracker Jack box
- The bible mentions dogs 14 times
