FACTS ABOUT DOGS

• Dogs  was one of the first animals to be domesticated by humans.
• All dogs are direct descendants of wolves.
• An adult dog has 42 teeth.
• Dogs sweat through the pads on their feet. The only way they discharge heat is by panting.
• Dogs do not have many taste buds as humans, but have over 200 million scent receptors in their noses
• Dogs see colours but not as vivid as humans.
• When a puppy is born, it is blind, deaf and toothless.
• Dogs do not have an appendix.
• With the help of their swivelling ears they can locate the source of sound in 6/100 th of a second. They can detect sounds in the frequency of app. 67 to 45,000 Hz.
• Dog whiskers found on the muzzle, above the eyes and below the jaws are called vibrissae, which  are touch sensitive hairs that can sense minute changes in the airflow.
• All breeds of dogs have pink tongue except chowchow and sharpei which have black tongue.
• Basenji is the barkless dog in the world.
• Greyhounds can reach a speed of upto 45 miles per hour.
• Irish wolf hound is the tallest breed and Chihuahua is the smallest breed.
• The world’s oldest breed of domesticated dog is the saluki, believed to have emerged in 329 BC, revered in ancient Egypt , being kept as royal pets and mummified after death.
• Other ancient breeds are Alaskan malamute, akita, basenji, afghan hound, chowchow, tibetian terrier, Lhasa apso, shiba inu ,Pekingese etc.