Dog Facts 14

•  16. … And the Labrador Retriever is originally from Newfoundland.
• 17. Human blood pressure goes down when petting a dog. And so does the dog’s.
• 18. There are over 75 million pet dogs in the U.S. — more than in any other country.
• 19. A person who hunts with a Beagle is known as a “Beagler.”
• 20. Dogs are not color-blind. They can see blue and yellow.
• 21. All puppies are born deaf.
• 22. Dalmatians are born completely white. They develop their spots as they get older.
• 23. Dogs have about 1,700 taste buds. We humans have between 2,000 and 10,000.
• 24. When dogs kick backward after they go to the bathroom, it’s not to cover it up, but to mark their territory, using the scent glands in their feet.
• 25. A study shows that dogs are among a small group of animals who show voluntary unselfish kindness towards others without any reward.
• 26. The Norwegian Lundehund is the only dog breed created for the job of puffin hunting.
• 27. Greyhounds can beat cheetahs in a race. While cheetahs can run twice as fast as Greyhounds, they can only maintain that 70 mph speed for about thirty seconds. A Greyhound can maintain a 35 mph speed for about seven miles. The cheetah may start out first, but the Greyhound would soon overtake them.
• 28. The Bloodhound’s sense of smell is so accurate that the results of its tracking can be used as evidence in a court of law.
• 29. According to Guinness World Records, a Great Dane named Zeus is the world’s tallest male dog. Zeus is 3 feet, 5.18 inches tall.
• 30. What about the shortest dog? According to Guinness World Records, the shortest dog ever recorded was Pearl the Chihuahua. She measures 3.59 inches tall.