- You may have heard that your pup sweats through his tongue. That’s not true! Dogs actually sweat through merocrine sweat glands located on their paw pads.
- You may have also heard that dogs are colorblind. That’s also not completely true. Dogs can see in color, but in a more limited spectrum than humans.
- Most scientists agree that dogs do experience dreams, with puppies and senior dogs dreaming more often than adult dogs.
- A dog’s whiskers sense minute changes in the air surrounding them and send sensory information to the dog’s brain, warning them about potential dangers.
- The Lundehune dog breed has 6 toes.
- Depending on the breed, your dog’s sense of smell is 1,000 to 10 million times better than a human’s.
- The United States has the highest dog population in the world.
- Puppies are born with their ear canals and eyes closed, making them blind and deaf for the first few weeks of their lives.