- Poodles don't have fur. They have hair. Which means they don't shed and it continuously grows.
- French bulldogs are a man-made breed. Therefore, they cannot reproduce on their own. They have to be artificially inseminated and often have to have cesarian sections because their hips are not wide enough.
- Poodles were originally bred to be water retrievers. Those funny poof-ball haircuts were actually designed to help keep their joints warmer in the water.
- Poodles are the second smartest breed of dog behind the Border collie.
- Shar-pei's wrinkles are ideal for fighting. The other dog bites and grabs hold of the wrinkles and keeps the Shar-pei's vital organs safe.
- Basset hounds have the longest ears of any dogs. They are useful in gathering scent and drawing it to the nose when hunting and tracking.
- Boxers really do "box". They bat the air with their front paws when playing or fighting.
- Rottweilers were used as guard dogs in Ancient Rome.
- Alot of dogs really like green beans!
- Basenjis are a barkless dog. Although, they do make other noises.
- Labradors have webbed paws, making them excellent swimmers.
- Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull similar to a human baby.
- Rhodesian ridgebacks were orginally South African hunting dogs used to track lions.
- Dogs are NOT color blind.
- You have to clean under a pug's nose flap or it starts to smell!
- It's the theobromine in chocolate that makes it so dangerous for dogs. It overstimulates their cardiac and nervous systems.
- The Rottweiler, NOT the Pit-bull has the strongest bite, followed by the German Shepherd.
- The giant, wrinkly dog who plays "Fang" in the Harry Potter films is a Neapolitan mastiff.
- Most white pit-bulls are deaf.
- There seems to be a connection, though not always, between blue eyes and deafness in many breeds.
- Great Danes are not Danish.
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