two dogsHave you ever noticed how your dog hears every single sound and seems to predict when someone is going to knock on your front door? Like many animals here on Earth dogs have adapted unique abilities to help them thrive in their environments.

Here are some fun facts about dogs!

Dogs have a hearing capacity 75% greater than our own.

Dogs can see colors and they can see even better at night.

Dogs dream. Although, scientists have no idea what they dream about any dog owner can attest to the assertion that they do dream. Perhaps, they dream about chasing rabbits.

A dog’s jaws are its most powerful weapon. Whereas most hunters have claws as well, dogs can exert almost 200 pounds of pressure in each square inch with their jaws. To put that into perspective it only takes 5 pounds of pressure to break a persons clavicle bone.

Every dog has a unique nose buy finasteride generic print similar with human finger prints. In contrast to a person, a moist nose on dog means they are healthy! Of course if a human has a moist nose it means we probably have a cold!

three dogsEvery dog is almost identical in terms of anatomy with 321 bones and 42 permanent teeth. (be sure to bush your dogs teeth at least 3 times a week. I recommend some kind of Denta Stick chewy that can also do the job)

The ears of a dog have twice as many muscles as human ears. Their ability to move and control their ears is equal to our ability to swivel and bend our necks.

These are just a few of the fun and interesting facts about dogs. There are a plethora of amazing books out there that will teach and entertain you! I book I recommend is “Inside of a Dog” by Alexandra Horowitz.