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Interesting Facts About Dogs
– There are more than 150 dog breeds, divided into 8 classes: sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, herding, and miscellaneous.
– According to a recent survey, the most popular name for a dog is Max. Other popular names include Molly, Sam, Zach, and Maggie.
– Dogs can vary in size from a 36 inch (150+ lb.) Great Dane to a 2 lb. Chihuahua.
– Puppies and kittens can be adopted as early as 8 weeks of age.  Until then, they should stay with their moms and littermates.

– About 1/3 of the dogs that are surrendered to animal shelters are purebred dogs.

– The term “dog days” has nothing to do with dogs. It dates back to Roman times, when it was believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, added its heat to that of the sun from July 3 to August 11, creating exceptionally high temperatures.
– An adult dog has 42 teeth.
– The most successful mountain rescue dog ever was a St Bernard named Barry, who lived during the early 1800’s and saved 40 lives.
– It was recently discovered that dogs do see in color, just not as vivid as we see.
– When a puppy is born, he is blind, deaf, and toothless.
– All dogs, regardless of breed, are direct descendants of wolves and technically of the same species.
– A dog’s whiskers — found on the muzzle, above the eyes and below the jaws — are technically known as vibrissae. They are touch-sensitive hairs than actually sense minute changes in airflow.
– Dogs are capable of locating the source of a sound in 6/100ths of a second by using their swiveling ears like radar dishes.
From here: https://www.mspca.org/pet_resources/interesting-facts-about-dogs/