Disclaimer: The following “internet fun facts” are shared for your enjoyment. We are not responsible for the reliability of these facts. All discrepancies and disagreements should be taken up with the internet immediately!
Doggie Fun Fact – 1. You can lower your blood pressure just by petting your pup!
Doggie Fun Fact – 2. Corgi is Welsh for “dwarf dog.”
Doggie Fun Fact – 3. The reason dogs curl up is because of an age-old instinct to keep themselves warm and to protect vital organs while they sleep.
Doggie Fun Fact – 4. Anything smelly your dog rolls in only smells gross to you–to them it’s DIVINE.
Doggie Fun Fact – 5. Dogs have wet noses because it helps to absorb scent chemicals.
Doggie Fun Fact – 6. If you leave your dog a piece of clothing that smells like you, the scent will comfort them and it can help curb their separation anxiety.
Doggie Fun Fact – 7. The basenji is the only breed of dog that can’t bark, but they can yodel!
Doggie Fun Fact – 8. When dogs poop, they prefer to do it in alignment with the Earth’s magnetic field.
Doggie Fun Fact – 9. If a guy has a dog with him, he’s three times more likely to get a girl’s phone number.
Doggie Fun Fact – 10. Dogs’ sense of smell is 10,000 times stronger than humans’.
Doggie Fun Fact – 11. The Norwegian Lundehund is the only dog that has six toes on each foot!
Doggie Fun Fact – 12. A dog named Duke is the mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota.
Doggie Fun Fact – 13. Labradors are the most popular breed in the United States.
Doggie Fun Fact – 14. 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.
Doggie Fun Fact – 15. Dogs don’t ONLY see in black and white — they can also see blue and yellow!
Doggie Fun Fact – 16. Bloodhounds are able to trace scents that are over 300 hours old.
Doggie Fun Fact – 17. 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.
Doggie Fun Fact – 18. 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.
Doggie Fun Fact – 19. 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.
Doggie Fun Fact – 20. 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.
Doggie Fun Fact – 21. Newfoundlands are excellent swimmers because they have webbed feet.
Doggie Fun Fact – 22. Dalmatian puppies are born completely white and develop their spots over time!
Doggie Fun Fact – 23. A service dog named Kirsch received an honorary master’s degree in mental health counseling for attending all of his owner’s classes.
Doggie Fun Fact – 24. 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.
Doggie Fun Fact – 25. Dogs have at least 18 muscles in each ear!
Doggie Fun Fact – 26. The USA is the country with the highest pet dog population, at around 75 million.
Doggie Fun Fact – 27. Dogs see a lot better than humans do at night.
Doggie Fun Fact – 28. And they can hear about 4 times the distance of a human.
Doggie Fun Fact – 29. The Beatles included a whistle that is only audible to dogs in the song “A Day in the Life.”
Doggie Fun Fact – 30. Dogs can recognize more than 150 words.
Doggie Fun Fact – 31. There’s even a border collie named Chaser who can recognize 1,022 words!
Doggie Fun Fact – 32. George Lucas modeled the Ewoks from Star Wars after his family dog.
Doggie Fun Fact – 33. Whiskers are used as sensing devices; some dogs even use them to see if they’ll be able to fit into small spaces.
Leave a Reply