dogfacts

Male dogs have a bone in their penis.

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Dogs have a unique way of showing affection, called a "butt wag," where they wag their tail and wiggle their rear end.

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Dogs have a special gland on their feet that releases a scent when they mark their territory.

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One unspayed female dog, her mate and their puppies can produce 67,000 puppies in six years.

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This pup, Nesbit, earned over one million Delta airline miles in his life and had his own frequent flier card.

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Female wolves have been known to travel great distances to regurgitate full meals for their hungry pups.

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Wolves and dogs can mate to produce fertile offspring.

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A dog's nose is so sensitive that they can detect minute changes in the earth's magnetic field.

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The Saint Bernard gains its name from the "Great St. Bernard Hospice;" the monastery where Barry and other mountain dogs was raised by monks to rescue victims from the snowy Alps.

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Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes with age.

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Dogs aren't colorblind but their eyes don't have receptors for red. They see in shades of black and white and also in shades of blue and yellow.

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Dogs do not have an appendix.

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Dogs have twice as many muscles to move their ears as people.

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Humans generally see better than dogs, but dogs see much better when there is low-light.

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The Basenji is the only barkless dog.

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