FUN FACTS:
• Small quantities of grapes and raisins can cause renal failure in dogs. Chocolate, macadamia nuts, cooked onions, or anything with caffeine can also be harmful.
• Apple and pear seeds contain arsenic, which may be deadly to dogs.
• Dogs have sweat glands in between their paws.
• Dogs have three eyelids. The third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” keeps the eye lubricated and protected.
• A dog’s shoulder blades are unattached to the rest of the skeleton to allow greater flexibility for running.
• Puppies are sometimes rejected by their mother if they are born by cesarean and cleaned up before being given back to her.
• The phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
• During the Middle Ages, Great Danes and Mastiffs were sometimes suited with armor and spiked collars to enter a battle or to defend supply caravans.
• The shape of a dog’s face suggests how long it will live. Dogs with sharp, pointed faces that look more like wolves typically live longer. Dogs with very flat faces, such as bulldogs, often have shorter lives.
• The American Kennel Club, the most influential dog club in the United States, was founded in 1884.
• Weird dog laws include allowing police offers in Palding, Ohio, to bite a dog to quiet it. In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.
• Small quantities of grapes and raisins can cause renal failure in dogs. Chocolate, macadamia nuts, cooked onions, or anything with caffeine can also be harmful.
• Apple and pear seeds contain arsenic, which may be deadly to dogs.
• Dogs have sweat glands in between their paws.
• Dogs have three eyelids. The third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” keeps the eye lubricated and protected.
• A dog’s shoulder blades are unattached to the rest of the skeleton to allow greater flexibility for running.
• Puppies are sometimes rejected by their mother if they are born by cesarean and cleaned up before being given back to her.
• The phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
• During the Middle Ages, Great Danes and Mastiffs were sometimes suited with armor and spiked collars to enter a battle or to defend supply caravans.
• The shape of a dog’s face suggests how long it will live. Dogs with sharp, pointed faces that look more like wolves typically live longer. Dogs with very flat faces, such as bulldogs, often have shorter lives.
• The American Kennel Club, the most influential dog club in the United States, was founded in 1884.
• Weird dog laws include allowing police offers in Palding, Ohio, to bite a dog to quiet it. In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.