@petfacts

A dog's whiskers are used to help navigate and detect objects.

The first formal cat show was held in England in 1871; in America, in 1895.

Dogs belong to a biological family called the Canidae, a member of this family is called a canid. This is the origin of the adjective "canine" which means "of or like a dog, relating to or characteristic of dogs".

This dog, Naki'o, lost all of his legs to frostbite in Colorado, but now has four prosthetic legs and can run around like normal.

Female dogs carry puppies for about nine weeks before birth.

Not every cat gets \high\" from catnip. Whether or not a cat responds to it depends upon a recessive gene: no gene"

A person standing still 300 yards away is almost invisible to a dog. But a dog can easily identify its owner standing a mile away if the owner is waving his arms.

A dog's sense of smell is so powerful that they can detect changes in a person's emotional state.

Dogs do dream! Dogs and humans have the same type of slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) and during this REM stage dogs can dream. The twitching and paw movements that occur during their sleep are signs that your pet is dreaming

The Basenji is the only barkless dog.

Dogs have no sense of time.

The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts both offer merit badges in dog care.

Cats' hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.

There are 703 breeds of purebred dogs.

This dog, Naki'o, lost all of his legs to frostbite in Colorado, but now has four prosthetic legs and can run around like normal.