- The Norwegian Lundehund is the only dog that has six toes on each foot!
- A dog named Duke is the mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota.
- Labradors are the most popular breed in the United States.
- In a study done by scholars at the University of California, it was found that dogs can get jealous if they see their humans displaying affection toward something or someone else.
- Dogs don't ONLY see in black and white — they can also see blue and yellow!
- Bloodhounds are able to trace scents that are over 300 hours old.
- Dogs can be trained to detect changes in the human body — there are even seizure alert dogs that assist patients during the onset of a seizure.
- There are also diabetic alert dogs who signal their human when they pick up on the special scent that is released when their human's insulin levels drop.
- When your dog spins in a circle before settling down to snuggle, it's because he's making himself at home! This is a nesting trait carried down from your dog's wilder ancestors.
- A German shepherd seeing-eye dog named Orient led his human, Bill Irwin, over the 2,100-mile hike through the Appalachian Trail. Irwin was the first blind man to make the journey.
- Newfoundlands are excellent swimmers because they have webbed feet.
- Dalmatian puppies are born completely white and develop their spots over time!
- A service dog named Kirsch received an honorary master's degree in mental health counseling for attending all of his owner's classes.
- If your dog's paws smell like corn chips, it's most likely because dogs only have sweat glands in their feet! That smell is their ~natural~ body odor.
- Dogs have at least 18 muscles in each ear!
- The USA is the country with the highest pet dog population, at around 75 million.
- Dogs see a lot better than humans do at night.
- And they can hear about 4 times the distance of a human.
- The Beatles included a whistle that is only audible to dogs in the song "A Day in the Life."
- Dogs can recognize more than 150 words.
- There's even a border collie named Chaser who can recognize 1,022 words!
- George Lucas modeled the Ewoks from Star Wars after his family dog.
- Whiskers are used as sensing devices; some dogs even use them to see if they'll be able to fit into small spaces.