31 Jan 10 Dog Fun Facts

Think you know everything there is to know about our precious pup pals? Here are 10 fun facts about dogs…some may just surprise you!

10 Dog Fun Facts
See how much trivia you know about your best furry friend.

1. Wow, check out those choppers!
Puppies have 28 teeth and normal adult dogs have 42.
Source: About.com

2. Dogs do dream!
Dogs and humans have the same type of slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) and during this REM stage dog can dream. The twitching and paw movements that occur during their sleep are signs that your pet is dreaming.
Source: Healthy Pet

3. Pitter patter.
A large breed dog’s resting heart beats between 60 and 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats between 100-140. Comparatively, a resting human heart beats 60-100 times per minute.
Sources: About.com and Mayo Clinic

4. No night vision goggles needed!
Dogs’ eyes contain a special membrane, called the tapetum lucidum, which allows them to see in the dark.
Source: Healthy Pet

5. Here’s looking at you.
Dogs have three eyelids, an upper lid, a lower lid and the third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” which helps keep the eye moist and protected.
Source: Whole Dog Journal

6. Hot to trot!
Unlike humans who sweat everywhere, dogs only sweat through the pads of their feet.
Source: Healthy Pet

7. It pays to be a lap dog.
Three dogs (from First Class cabins!) survived the sinking of the Titanic – two Pomeranians and one Pekingese.
Source: Vet street

8. A Beatles hit.
It’s rumored that, at the end of the Beatles song, “A Day in the Life,” Paul McCartney recorded an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, just for his Shetland sheepdog.
Source: PBS

9. It’s not a fever…
A dog’s normal temperature is between 101 and 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Source: Web MD

10. Move over, Rover!
45% of dogs sleep in their owner’s bed (we’re pretty sure  a large percentage also hogs the blankets!)
Source: American Pet Products Association