MelissaA
Brenton
Shilpa Karhik
From Blogs To Dogs.....
October 31st 2006 00:01
Some doggy facts for the dog lovers.
All dogs are descended from wolves.
Basset Hounds can't swim.
Whippets can reach a maximum speed of 35.5 miles or 57 kilometres per hour.
The greyhound however, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica, can attain a speed of about 45 miles (72 km) per hour.
The terms 'cross breed' and 'mixed breed' are not 2 different definitions of the same thing. Cross bred canines are descended from a combination of 2 different dog breeds. Mixed bred dogs however usually have mixed, mostly unknown lineage. They are also lucky enough to suffer less from the inherited diseases and disabilities associated with certain purebred strains.
Dalmations are named for the Croatian principality of Dalmatia, their original home.
Dalmatian puppies are born with pure white fur - they have no spots at all until they are at the very least a week old and most of the time a few weeks after that.
Historically, the reason the aristocracy preferred to have small sized dogs was because they would put the dog under the bedcovers before retiring so that all of the fleas and other bedbugs would go onto the dog instead of themselves!
Basenji's are known to never bark. In truth, they almost never bark and when they do it comes out like more of a yodelling sound.
The fur of a Newfoundland is highly water resistant and they are also excellent swimmers having webbed paws.
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