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Dogs Are Special Mammals To Keep As A Pet

William Gates | April 15th, 2010

In today’s society dog’s have a multitude of roles to play when interacting with humans, from assisting the blind to guarding your property, as a sole companion for somebody to pulling sleds across unforgiving terrain, Dog’s are probably the most versatile of all the domesticated animals.

Some Dog facts that you probably do not know:-

It is not as common as we are led to believe that dogs kill humans regularly, the figures are more likely to be 1 in 4 million.

There is a 20% chance of boys aged between 5 and 9 getting bitten than any other person in the general population, (just something to consider if you have children and would like a dog.,

Records show that falls caused by pets in the United States are actually caused 88 out of 100 times by dogs.

Dogs have such good vision that they can spot their owners from great distances away.

A dog’s vision is very sensitive to motion but not as sensitive when it comes to stationary objects.

Dogs have over 18 muscles in their ears which allow the ear to rotate and tilt, this allows the dog to pick up sounds very easily and quickly; far in advance of human hearing.

A dog’s wet nose allows it to determine the direction of the wind allowing it to pick up a source of smells very quickly; they can also detect smells far lower than a human is able to do.

Some dogs have even lived in excess of 20 years old.

Record numbers of cats and dogs end up in animal shelters every year, the records report this to be somewhere in the region of 8 million, out of these 50% never return once they have entered these places.

Dogs can mature very quickly; normally around the 6 to 12 month cycle, so unless you are planning on breeding them, then it would be advisable to have them neutered or spayed as soon as you can.

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