DOG TIDBITS : Some interesting facts about dogs...
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Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving their ears as people.
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At birth puppies are deaf, blind, and have almost no sense of smell
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A dog can hear sounds 250 yards away that most people cannot hear beyond 25 yards
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Stone-aged people tamed dogs to help them track game. About eight thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians raised Saluki hunting dogs. Saluki is an arabic word meaning noble one. These dogs are probably the oldest known breed.
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Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostates.
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The earliest "fossil" finds of dogs date back to 10,000 BC
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There are 701 types of pure breed dogs
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The common belief that dogs are color blind is false. Dogs can see color but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see. It is much like our vision at twilight.
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The basenji, an African wolf dog, is the only dog that cannot bark.
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Irish Wolfhounds rank as the largest dog.
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Chihuahuas as the smallest dog.
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The St. Bernard is the heaviest dog.
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The dog has lived with humans as a hunting companion, protector and friend for more than 12,000 years.
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A dog sees objects first by their movement, second by their brightness, and third by their shape.
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Laika, a dog belonging to a Russian scientist, was the first living creature to land on the moon.