50 amazing facts about dogs

The editorial team noticed that we write about cats often, and the dogs - much less. But we love them no less than the cats! And as many as fifty interesting facts as proof. < 1. dogs understand up to 250 words and gestures, count to five and can solve simple math problems. Intellectually they are at the level of year-old children.

2. In Russia, the dogs were able to adapt to the underground for their needs: they have learned to ride on public transport in search of food, traveling on the most populated areas.

3. obnimashek dogs do not like! For them it is a sign of dominance. So stop, finally, to do it!

4. Dogs distinguish ultrasonic whistle. Paul McCartney, knowing this, has recorded the sound at the end of the song "Day in the Life" especially for his collie.

< 5. In ancient China, the last line of defense of the emperor was a small Pekinese dog breed: she was hiding up his sleeve in case of danger, he jumped out and rushed to the enemy.

6. When Lord Byron discovered that his dog was not allowed in the Trinity College (Cambridge), where he studied, he led instead bear.

7. The wet nose of a dog is needed to determine the direction of the odor.

8. collar with spikes were invented in ancient Greece to protect the neck from the attack of the wolf dogs.

9. If your dog smells of chips, it does not mean that she ate your stash, do not rush to criticize it. There is a phenomenon of «Frito Feet», when due to bacteria accumulated on the legs, they can smell like corn chips. The reason - poor hygiene after a walk.

10. In fact, the dog drink, turning the language in the form of a spoon, but not up and down - on the palate.





11. Puppies 28 teeth, while adult dogs - 42.

12. The heart of a large dog, like a man, by the way, at rest beats 60 to 100 beats per minute, in small - 100-140.

13. 72% of dog owners believe that their wards can predict the storm. Predicting the weather helps them excellent hearing: 10 times more acute than humans.

14. In dogs, three pairs of eyelids: upper, lower and nictitating membrane that lubricates and protects the eyes.

15. Dogs 1700 taste buds. For comparison, a person - 000. 9

16. The dog smells 10 000 - 100 000 times better than a human. Keep your goodies in a safe place.

17. Speaking of goodies, chocolate is dangerous for dogs. It contains theobromine, which affects the central nervous system and the heart muscle dog. In humans, this substance is digested with enzymes.

18. Remember, according to the dog, you - the pack leader. At least it should be.
Dogs instinctively require the approval of the leader before any act.

19. Dogs, like people, can be a hiccup when eat or drink too fast.

20. Like human children, chihuahuas are born with a soft spot - fontanelle - the top of the skull, which hardens with age.





21. «Always come away with" - these words can be fully attributed to nyufaundlendovym dogs that do not get wet in the water, and thanks to webbed paws are excellent swimmers.

22. The fastest dog - a greyhound named Star title. Its maximum speed - 67, 32 km / h. The record is not beaten since 1994.

23. Obesity, alas, the problem number 1 health in dogs.

24. In total there are 703 breeds of purebred dogs.

25. The dogs are judged on the objects first by their movement, then on their brightness, and, finally, by their form.

26. Rin Tin Tin was the first dog "Hollywood star", and, like all celebrities, he signed all of its 22 contract for films - signet legs.

27. The longer the dog's nose, the more effective its internal cooling system.

28. The customs office in the United States in 1988 were a dog named Rocky and Barco, who were so good at patrolling the border between Texas and Mexico, also known as "Cocaine Alley" that Mexican drug lords appointed reward their heads in the amount of $ 30 000.

29. 45% of dogs sleep on the master beds.





30. Dogs "Boxers," so named because of their manner of playing with his front paws.

31. chihuahua dog named after the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, where they were discovered.

32. Puppies start to see normally only after 1 month.

33. Dog Breed Lundehund have 6 toes on each paw.

34. The Bible mentions dogs 14 times.

35. Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic - Newfoundland, a Pomeranian and Pekingese. Of course, they were in first grade.

36. The first dog cloned a South Korean scientist Hwang Usok in 2005. Today, this procedure is 100 000 $.

37. The most venerable dog, terrier named Max, in August 2013 was 30 years old. By human standards - is 210 years old!

38. «Warning, Alert" - an analog signal that the dog is wagging the tail to the left (with respect to a quadruped).

39. The dogs learned to drive a car. New Zealand Society for the Protection of the Rights of animals set up an experiment in which three dogs have learned to drive in a straight line on the car, and even rotate.

40. The growth of the highest German dog breed dog standing on its hind legs - 2, 20 meters.



41. And here is the small dog - chihuahua named Heaven Sent Brandy. Its weight is 900 gr., And increasing it with the bank from the Coca-Cola.

42. The first law on the rights of animals was adopted in Japan in the 17-18 centuries. According to him, the killing of the dogs was punishable by execution, and the citizens had to apply to the stray dogs as "honor Dog».

43. The Canary Islands are named after dogs (from the Latin «canis»), which is worshiped by the locals. A bird "canaries" - in honor of these islands.

44. According to the code of laws from the 14th century, "the Metropolitan of justice", in ancient Rus dog was valued as one ox, 3 horse or a flock of sheep.

45. The dogs are direct descendants of wolves.

46. predatory nature of the dog determines its power - it must be the most biologically relevant, that is like a wolf more than animal protein, less carbohydrates.

47. We all know the sign "@" like a dog, but in other countries it is - a snail, monkey, strudel (in Hebrew), herring marinated (in Czech and Slovak) and lunar ear (in Kazakh ).

48. When the Soviet dog Laika was sent into space, was clearly aware that it will die. Such an attitude to animals outraged housewives Mississippi, and they wrote to the UN proposal if the development of science should be sent to space beings, in our city for it has plenty Little Indians.

49. 66% - so the owners of the dog moves more than the other people.

50. But the cool video about why dogs better than people.



Because they love you just like that!



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