Dog Facts 9

•  24. Dogs have dreams too. Scientific evidence, based on brain wave patterns, suggests that dogs dream just like us. You can tell when a dog is dreaming by observing their body movements and facial expressions while they sleep. It has been mooted that they mostly dream about playing or spending time with their owners. In case you were curious, yes, they can, apparently, also have bad dreams and nightmares. 
• 25. The Bloodhound has the keenest sense of smell. Bloodhounds have up to 300 million scent receptors in their noses and they can do a great job at tracking people, animals, and even lost items.  
• 26. Dogs have a sense of time. If you’re a dog owner, you probably noticed your canine friend starting to feel impatient when it’s getting close to their mealtime. Dogs have an internal mechanism, called circadian rhythm, that helps them tell the time; such that they know when they’re supposed to receive their food or when their owners are about to arrive home, even if their routine is disrupted. 
• 27. Sweating is normal for dogs too. However, they don’t sweat in the same way we humans do. Dogs will cool themselves down mainly by panting and sweating through their paw pads. 
• 28. Dogs have over 100 facial expressions. Understanding a dog can be made easier if you pay close attention to their facial expressions, especially the movement of their ears. So, if you ever felt like your dog was judging you or giving you the side eye, you weren’t seeing things, they probably meant it. 
• 29. The memory of a dog is remarkable. It has been claimed that dogs may remember up to 250 different places and people, and that they can even remember events from years ago.  
• 30. A dog starred in more than 20 films. Rin Tin Tin, a German Shepherd dog, rescued by an American soldier during World War 1, became famous by starring in more than 20 Hollywood films. He was trained to perform various stunts and tricks and his legacy lived on long after his death, with his offspring continuing to appear in various movies and TV shows. How’s that for a family of stars?