- There are over 6.5 million dogs in
Britain.
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- Dogs don't sweat. Puffing and panting
is their way of sweating. They also keep their tongues out.
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- Despite what is depicted in cartoons,
dogs and cats can be good friends.
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In World War I, dogs were used by the
Red Cross, to find injured soldiers. They also carried medical
supplies.
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- A dogs hearing is around 5 times better
than ours.
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- Dogs take after us a great lot. They
even need their toes clipping!
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- If your dog sneezes in the summertime,
it may have hay fever.
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- In ancient China, owners of Pekingnese
dogs, used to carry them up large sleeves.
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- If your dogs nose is more than one
colour, he or she is said to have a butterfly nose.
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- The world's heaviest dog is the St.
Bernard.
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- All breeds of dog are descended from
the wolf.
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- A dog can see better at night, and
worse in the daytime.
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- Some breeds of dog have no hair.
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- In New York, 1931 a woman called Miss
Vendel, left her poodle Toby £15 million in her will.
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