@dogfacts

I post cool dog facts daily a 6:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
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Most experts believe humans domesticated dogs before donkeys, horses, sheep, goats, cattle, cats, or chickens.

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Big happy "helicopter" tail wagging is one sign of a really nice dog

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Touch is the first sense the dog develops. The entire body, including the paws, is covered with touch-sensitive nerve endings.

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The shortest living dog was a Chihuahua named Milly, who measured only 3.8 inches tall.

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Dogs are naturally submissive to any creature with higher pack status, human or canine.

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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.

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The ancient Mbaya Indians of the Gran Chaco in South America believed that humans originally lived underground until dogs dug them up.

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The Labrador Retriever has been the most popular dog breed since 1991.

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Paul McCartney of the Beatles recorded a high pitched whistle at the end of "A Day in the Life" for his dog.

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Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes with age.

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Dogs have no sense of time.

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Dogs can see in color, but not as vividly as humans.

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Although dogs have some sweat glands in their feet, their principal way of losing heat when they are too hot is by panting.

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The average number of puppies in a litter is four to six.

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Touch is the first sense the dog develops. The entire body, including the paws, is covered with touch-sensitive nerve endings.

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