25 AMAZING DOG FACTS YOU PROBABLY DO NOT KNOW

<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FObq9Zp5GZM/X1zOgDwNUfI/AAAAAAAAHIE/DpK5-it9mskYKGPMphjBudk2p5eUcJOHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200912_143318_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FObq9Zp5GZM/X1zOgDwNUfI/AAAAAAAAHIE/DpK5-it9mskYKGPMphjBudk2p5eUcJOHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200912_143318_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><br></div>Do you think you know everything about our canine companions? Think again! Check out these 25 Amazing facts about dogs.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>1. DOG NOSE</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wLoy7KGG5X8/X1IG_UuqZhI/AAAAAAAAHBI/GXnRkswDtGcgU_AwCptF8-ybPpfk-sCBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_045037_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wLoy7KGG5X8/X1IG_UuqZhI/AAAAAAAAHBI/GXnRkswDtGcgU_AwCptF8-ybPpfk-sCBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_045037_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>The Area in a dog's nose that detects scent is nearly forty times larger than that in people.</i></b></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><b>2. THE TALLEST DOG IN THE WORLD IS 44 INCHES TALL. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IrEXss_yvqg/X1IHA-QupsI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/BX0lDzpoec43CqyJpAvPS1QicRz-zSJswCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_053050_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class=" imageResizeTarget" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IrEXss_yvqg/X1IHA-QupsI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/BX0lDzpoec43CqyJpAvPS1QicRz-zSJswCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_053050_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>The tallest dog in the world ever was a Great Dane named Zeus! Measured at 44 inches tall on October 4th 2011, he’s the current Guinness World Record holder.</i></b></blockquote><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>3. BASENJI DOGS DON’T BARK, THEY YODEL. </b></div><div><b><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dobsuWcqBns/X1xxZns_3XI/AAAAAAAAHC8/BZCsEksrp1o1GfTAfRQBtAV141mvs5AjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_053436_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dobsuWcqBns/X1xxZns_3XI/AAAAAAAAHC8/BZCsEksrp1o1GfTAfRQBtAV141mvs5AjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_053436_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><br></b></div><div><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b><i>If you thought all dogs barked, then prepare yourself for this dog fact. The Basenji dog doesn’t tend to bark, instead they are known to yodel, whine or scream.</i></b></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold; clear: both;">4. A GREYHOUND COULD BEAT A CHEETAH IN A LONG DISTANCE RACE. </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2tcusLckBAM/X1xxbJZXgpI/AAAAAAAAHDE/lcTecMJimqQyMRveWoMsZxErj5uwQx-ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_053826_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2tcusLckBAM/X1xxbJZXgpI/AAAAAAAAHDE/lcTecMJimqQyMRveWoMsZxErj5uwQx-ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_053826_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>A Greyhound would actually beat a Cheetah in a long distance race! According to Psychology Today, Greyhounds are excellent long distance runners and can keep a speed of 35mph for up to 7 miles. Where the Cheetah is incredibly fast it can only keep its speed for around 200 -300 yards, so they may have the running start but it would soon be surpassed by a Greyhound!</b></i></blockquote><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><b>5. 30% OF DALMATIANS ARE DEAF IN ONE EAR </b><br><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g92JzIpGv2c/X1xxcWUhX4I/AAAAAAAAHDM/cWR3zXsbrfAsWCAKN59eHqquxSVxIdKbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_054055_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g92JzIpGv2c/X1xxcWUhX4I/AAAAAAAAHDM/cWR3zXsbrfAsWCAKN59eHqquxSVxIdKbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_054055_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>UFAW states that on average around 30% of Dalmatians are deaf in one ear and 5% are deaf in both. This is due to something called the extreme piebald gene which is responsible for their white coat and blue eyes (in some of them). Dalmatians with larger dark patches are less likely to be deaf.</i></b><br></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>6. THE SALUKI IS THE OLDEST DOG BREED. </b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L67IOUdbIXQ/X1xxdSP8FiI/AAAAAAAAHDU/RFLE_QjSXfAn1TL-eRlubS2pvP0e-K5tACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_054526_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L67IOUdbIXQ/X1xxdSP8FiI/AAAAAAAAHDU/RFLE_QjSXfAn1TL-eRlubS2pvP0e-K5tACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_054526_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Guinness World Record for the oldest dog breed is held by the Saluki. The breed dates back to 329BC and were kept as royal pets in Ancient Egypt. Reportedly, there are also carvings found in Southern Iraq of a dog that looks similar to a Saluki which dates back to 7000BC</i></b>. </blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>7. CHOW CHOW AND SHAR-PEIS HAVE BLACK TONGUES.</b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eGpVkD-8WJg/X1xxelpjCUI/AAAAAAAAHDc/ksWmQVfD20E4lBO73hS6qLblgOIN91PeACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_060640_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eGpVkD-8WJg/X1xxelpjCUI/AAAAAAAAHDc/ksWmQVfD20E4lBO73hS6qLblgOIN91PeACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_060640_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>The Chow Chow and the Shar-Pei are the only two dog breeds that have fully black tongues. Even more interesting, the cause of these black tongues is currently unknown.</i></b><br></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>8. THE AFRICAN HUNTING DOG IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HUNTER IN THE WORLD. </b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MCbmvD_k18Y/X1xxf1YJJmI/AAAAAAAAHDk/QQ9SONJ_wG8oWuPDNL_XjkGxWGCfIKf1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_062813_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MCbmvD_k18Y/X1xxf1YJJmI/AAAAAAAAHDk/QQ9SONJ_wG8oWuPDNL_XjkGxWGCfIKf1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200630_062813_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote><b><i>The African Hunting Dog is the most successful land hunter in the world. They’re successful in 50-70% of their hunts, which makes them consistently the best mammalian hunter, they even hold the current Guinness World Record for it.</i></b></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>9. FEARFUL DOGS FREQUENTLY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO READ AND SEND SIGNALS. WHICH CAN LEAD TO FIGHTS. </b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DeLq_spMH7I/X1xxhHHsQBI/AAAAAAAAHDs/xrL0Pq7pHronH0h5mSTZepRO85Ts9CvCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200711_070221_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class=" imageResizeTarget" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DeLq_spMH7I/X1xxhHHsQBI/AAAAAAAAHDs/xrL0Pq7pHronH0h5mSTZepRO85Ts9CvCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200711_070221_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>10. DOGS HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO BE WITH OTHERS. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-302IDiSRbrA/X1xxikXepbI/AAAAAAAAHD0/tcsBJ5PmQhAXijpq6k-rFQZkluMPi2H9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200715_022346_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-302IDiSRbrA/X1xxikXepbI/AAAAAAAAHD0/tcsBJ5PmQhAXijpq6k-rFQZkluMPi2H9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200715_022346_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b><i>DOGS HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO BE WITH OTHERS, AND IF THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF SOCIAL CONTACT, THEY MAY RUN AWAY OR BEGIN TO EXHIBIT ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR TO FORCE THEIR OWNERS TO RESPOND. </i></b></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: 1.25em;"><br></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: 1.25em;">11. THREE DOGS SURVIVED THE TITANIC SINKING. TWO POMERANIAN ONE PEKINGESE. </b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pPetCs6vw5s/X1xxjqXUbcI/AAAAAAAAHD8/izZjph2dT2sWL1iwPG4A61nJTbNtwJLpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200715_073648_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pPetCs6vw5s/X1xxjqXUbcI/AAAAAAAAHD8/izZjph2dT2sWL1iwPG4A61nJTbNtwJLpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200715_073648_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>At least nine dogs died when the Titanic went down, but the exhibit also highlights three that survived: two Pomeranians and a Pekingese.</b></i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold; clear: both;">12. A BLOODHOUND’S SENSE OF SMELL CAN BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN COURT. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LqakGZtvegQ/X1yHMXcyVlI/AAAAAAAAHFA/edAZF6btuboi20B0Y4ik_q3RWK6kNfrcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_033410_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LqakGZtvegQ/X1yHMXcyVlI/AAAAAAAAHFA/edAZF6btuboi20B0Y4ik_q3RWK6kNfrcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_033410_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><blockquote style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>According to PBS, a Bloodhound’s sense of smell is so spot on that it can be admitted as evidence in a court of law. Now if you thought that was an incredible dog fact, prepare to have your mind blown. Bloodhounds can also follow tracks that are over 300 hours old and can stay on a trail for over 130 miles!</i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>13. DOGS NOSE ARE WET TO HELP ABSORB SCENT CHEMICALS. </b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OLMZ72jOTes/X1yHPDpucYI/AAAAAAAAHFI/HYJIa2r0xKgvsq-y13g4hQtqaerZrKGDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_033634_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OLMZ72jOTes/X1yHPDpucYI/AAAAAAAAHFI/HYJIa2r0xKgvsq-y13g4hQtqaerZrKGDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_033634_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>dog’s noses are wet to help them absorb scent chemicals! Their nose secretes a special mucus that helps to absorb these chemicals, and then they lick their noses to sample them, helping them understand what the smell is.</b></i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>14 DOG EYES HAVE A PART CALLED THE TAPETUM LUCIDUM, ALLOWING NIGHT VISION. </b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xe3x3o68X9g/X1yHRLdSB7I/AAAAAAAAHFQ/LV97vOgNo44F_hEjQ3jEfzUAuJv8vSztgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_034408_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xe3x3o68X9g/X1yHRLdSB7I/AAAAAAAAHFQ/LV97vOgNo44F_hEjQ3jEfzUAuJv8vSztgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_034408_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b style=""><i>The presence of a tapetum lucidum in the eye allows dogs to see more accurately at night and in low-light settings. </i></b></blockquote><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">15. DOGS ARE NOT COLORBLIND. THEY ALSO SEE BLUE AND YELLOW. </div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1-yGNib7_tM/X1yHScjxXMI/AAAAAAAAHFY/VSD-qULi_m0GIYHdEuA07Pq3B8Ewxv0MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_041917_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1-yGNib7_tM/X1yHScjxXMI/AAAAAAAAHFY/VSD-qULi_m0GIYHdEuA07Pq3B8Ewxv0MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_041917_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><blockquote style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dogs see more than just black, white, and gray. However, the color range they perceive is limited compared to the spectrum we see. They also can see blue and yellow.</i> </blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">16. ALL PUPPIES ARE BORN DEAF. </div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mslXdodIo4E/X1yHUiMYpSI/AAAAAAAAHFg/CsnuP6EM61YxGrmDNbvgDGmWDLxiSfZPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_042807_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class=" imageResizeTarget" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mslXdodIo4E/X1yHUiMYpSI/AAAAAAAAHFg/CsnuP6EM61YxGrmDNbvgDGmWDLxiSfZPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_042807_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Puppies are born deaf, They can't hear until they're about three weeks old. Once their hearing kicks in, they hear about four times better than most people, including hearing a wider range of frequencies. </b></i></blockquote><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">17. DOGS HAVE ABOUT 1,700 TASTE BUDS. (WE HUMANS HAVE BETWEEN 2,000–10,000.)</div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xrq_aSMbg8Y/X1yHWWQ-lqI/AAAAAAAAHFo/uNF6VEN20JA0_-5TxXhmsHZb1Hk2vTmmACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_043638_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xrq_aSMbg8Y/X1yHWWQ-lqI/AAAAAAAAHFo/uNF6VEN20JA0_-5TxXhmsHZb1Hk2vTmmACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_043638_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">18. THERE ARE OVER 75 MILLION PET DOGS IN THE U. S - MORE THAN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. </div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QikXbR3wTWs/X1yHX3vUyAI/AAAAAAAAHFw/kdmebfG8JRkVtCCl3uo3aDXfmP0zPTAqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_044029_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QikXbR3wTWs/X1yHX3vUyAI/AAAAAAAAHFw/kdmebfG8JRkVtCCl3uo3aDXfmP0zPTAqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_044029_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sixty-seven percent of U.S. households, or about 85 million families, own a pet, according to the 2019-2020 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA). This is up from 56 percent of U.S. households in 1988, the first year the survey was conducted.</i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; clear: both;">19. HUMAN BLOOD PRESSURE GOES DOWN WHEN PETTING A DOG. AND SO DOES THE DOG’S.</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uzwbbCMH1Jo/X1yHZlqtXRI/AAAAAAAAHF4/sUeNrTZh7kk-G1p8CE8Bu9KQ5abz6JGagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_044759_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uzwbbCMH1Jo/X1yHZlqtXRI/AAAAAAAAHF4/sUeNrTZh7kk-G1p8CE8Bu9KQ5abz6JGagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_044759_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Petting your dog feels good. It can lower your blood pressure, helps your body release a relaxation hormone, and cuts down on levels of a stress hormone. It also soothes your pet, says Alan Beck, ScD, director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University.</b></i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>20. SPIKED COLLARS WERE ORIGINALLY FASHIONED IN ANCIENT GREECE TO PROTECT DOGS’ THROATS FROM WOLF ATTACKS.</b></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ylCam78DaLs/X1yHbuieyYI/AAAAAAAAHGA/V9LU16AcIfQRcvF9GdxzAvGeHqrMYQJ1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200912_075027_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ylCam78DaLs/X1yHbuieyYI/AAAAAAAAHGA/V9LU16AcIfQRcvF9GdxzAvGeHqrMYQJ1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200912_075027_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">21. DOGS GET JEALOUS </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-405G3J4FunQ/X1yHdYs8BXI/AAAAAAAAHGI/VK8RSnEoBuI5eULVKbciiWrCIcEZlip8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_045804_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-405G3J4FunQ/X1yHdYs8BXI/AAAAAAAAHGI/VK8RSnEoBuI5eULVKbciiWrCIcEZlip8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_045804_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote><i>dogs can genuinely get jealous when they see you display affection for another creature.</i></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">22. DOGS THAT HAVE BEEN SPAYED OR NEUTERED LIVE </div><div style="text-align: left;">LONGER THAN DOGS WHO ARE INTACT. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aYpwXL3KL2A/X1yHfGyy3GI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/-40qoUREJNE3QPwZV21xWZj2geMADZPQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_050536_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aYpwXL3KL2A/X1yHfGyy3GI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/-40qoUREJNE3QPwZV21xWZj2geMADZPQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_050536_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Neutered male dogs live, on average, 18 percent longer than their unneutered counterparts and spayed female dogs live, on average, 23 percent longer than unspayed females. </i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">23. DACHSHUND WERE ORIGINALLY BRED TO FIGHT BADGERS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OoEztW4cWpU/X1yHkbypRwI/AAAAAAAAHGg/Lim3mWgaElMeJh6Rrbkj8wNzjXVsF2MRACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_052953_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OoEztW4cWpU/X1yHkbypRwI/AAAAAAAAHGg/Lim3mWgaElMeJh6Rrbkj8wNzjXVsF2MRACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_052953_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The little dogs <b style="max-height: 999999px; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">were bred</b> 300 years ago in Germany to <b style="max-height: 999999px; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">hunt badgers</b>—their name literally means “<b style="max-height: 999999px; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">badger</b> hound” (dachs means <b style="max-height: 999999px; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">badger</b>; hund means <b style="max-height: 999999px; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">dog</b>). Their short legs allow them to enter <b style="max-height: 999999px; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); font-family: Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">badger</b> dens, and their fierce gusto gives them the courage to take on the 15-pound mammals</i><br></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">24. DOGS CAN BE TRAINED TO DETECT CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES IN HUMANS. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7iTC-K0nw-E/X1yHmDujm8I/AAAAAAAAHGs/Yq1Ry_PXYRQrWrsqRmvLimA9Ib0wpf6RgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_053325_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7iTC-K0nw-E/X1yHmDujm8I/AAAAAAAAHGs/Yq1Ry_PXYRQrWrsqRmvLimA9Ib0wpf6RgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_053325_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dogs are most famously known for detecting cancer. They can be trained to sniff out a variety of types including skin cancer, breast cancer and bladder cancer using samples from known cancer patients and people without cancer. In a 2006 study, five dogs were trained to detect cancer based on breath samples</i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">25. DOGS CAN HELP YOU GET A DATE. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PHPkZZisKuI/X1yHnyhWesI/AAAAAAAAHG0/kSY8cYzsZmcIv443uGynjZuIoPojD18eQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_053935_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1880" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PHPkZZisKuI/X1yHnyhWesI/AAAAAAAAHG0/kSY8cYzsZmcIv443uGynjZuIoPojD18eQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200904_053935_0000.png" width="320"></a></div><blockquote><i>One study showed that a man’s chances of getting a girl’s phone number went from 10% to 33%, just by having a dog with them. In the study, a staggering 66% of men and women would not date someone who didn’t like pets.</i></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></div></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div>

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