Canine Facts . . .
Did You Know?
Keep chocolate candies out of your dog's reach. Chocolate can be fatal to dogs.
Most dogs are color blind. They see everything as black, white, or gray.
Puppies don't wag their tails until about 30 days after birth. The earliest recorded wag was observed in a 17-day-old puppy.
Dogs cool themselves by panting. They only have sweat glands in the pads of their feet.
Dogs cannot digest the whites of raw eggs. It's OK to feed your puppy cooked eggs occasionally.
More than 53 million dogs now live in the United States - about 1/3 of all U.S. households have one or more dogs.
Of the 131 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club, only 8 originated in the United States.
Never feed cat food to a dog. Dogs need half the protein cats do. Dogs and cats must have food developed to their specific nutritional needs.
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