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Some Facts about Dogs!
- The oldest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years, 5 months for a Queensland 'heeler' called Bluey in Victoria, Australia. The average dog lives to around 15 years of age.
- Dogs naturally have a wonderful sense of smell. They have many more sensory 'smelling' cells than a man's 5,000,000. A Dachshund has 125,000,000, a Fox Terrier 147,000,000 and an Alsatian or German Shepherd (often used as a 'sniffer' dog) has 220,000,000.
- The tallest dogs are the Great Dane and the Irish Wolfhound.
- Staring directly into the eyes of a strange dog may be interpreted as a challenge and may actually encourage the dog to bite you.
- A puppy's eyes do not open until it is 10 to 15 days old. Its vision is usually not complete until it is about four weeks old.
- If your dog has bad breath, he may need his teeth cleaned
- Dogs are pack animals by nature. They need closeness, touching, and petting to be content and happy.
We will be adding a lot more useful information about living with and caring for dogs soon - watch this space!