Some interesting things you may not have known about dogs.........................................

• The bible mentions dogs 14 times
• A dog's nose print is as unique as a human's finger prints and can be used to accurately identify a dog
• Approximatly 75% of dog owners sign their dogs name on Christmas and Birthday cards
• Basset Hounds cannot swim
• The United States has the highest dog population in the world
• The Labrador Retriever is the number 1 favourite breed of dog in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
• Dogs can be trained to detect epileptic seizures in people 
• Dogs can see color but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see. It is much like our vision at twilight.
• A dog's heart beats between 70 and 120 times a minute, compared with a human heart which beats 70 to 80 times a minute
• A female carries her young about 60 days before the puppies are born
• The tallest dogs are the Great Dane and the Irish Wolfhound. The largest Great Dane stood at 103cm and an Irish Wolfhound 100cm.
• More than five million puppies are born every year in the United States
• People have been keeping dogs as pets for the past 12,000 years
• A puppy's eyes do not open until it is 10 to 15 days old. Its vision is usually not complete until it is about four weeks old.
• Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving their ears as people
• A dog's nose is not just used for smelling, but also to keep him cool. That's why a dog pants. The longer the dog's nose, the better his cooling system works.
• Dogs and cats turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this instinctive action turns long grass into a bed.