10 Things You Didn’t Know About Dogs

 

  1. The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world

 

  1. The average city dog lives 3 years longer than a country dog

 

  1. Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic – a Newfoundland, a Pomeranian and a Pekingese

 

  1. 70% of people sign their pet’s name on greeting and holiday cards

 

  1. Dogs have no sense of “time”

 

  1. An African wolf dog known as the basenji is the only dog in the world that cannot bark

 

  1. S. Customs dogs “Rocky” and “Barco” were so good at patrolling the border that Mexican drug lords put a $300,000 bounty on their heads

 

  1. Dogs only sweat glands are between their paw pads

 

  1. Smaller breeds mature faster than larger breeds

 

  1. A dog is as smart as a two-year-old child