Dog Trivia

 

Interesting Dog Trivia Facts

 

The reason many dogs turn is circles comes from the days when they were wild. By turning they could get long grasses to lay flat.

The number one breed in the UK, Canada and the USA is the Labrador Retriever

Pekingese Dogs were in the sleeves of the owner’s in Ancient China.

There were at least thirteen dogs aboard the Titanic when it sunk. A passenger released all dogs who were in the kennels.

Dogs are not colour blind.

The first animal in space was a Russian dog named Laika. She was a mutt that had been found roaming the streets of Moscow.

Puppies have only 28 teeth. Most adult dogs have 42 teeth.

A dog’s sweat glands are in their feet.

The number one health problem with dog’s in the US is being overweight.

The first animal named to the hall of fame was Lassie.

The first animal domesticated by man was the dog.

Poodles were originally trimmed so that they could swim better. The tufts were left because they were thought to keep their joints warm.

There are over 800 different kinds of dogs.

Dogs account for at least 15 deaths every year, in the USA.

During WWII dogs were trained as suicide bombers.