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What Do You Know About Dogs?

USEFUL & AMUSING

An adult dog has
42 teeth.

Dogs do see in
color but not as well
as humans.

About one-third to
one-half of homes
The only dog
in America have
that does not bark
a dog. Homes
with dogs number
is the basenji.
about 43 million.

P E T
Most domestic
Two breeds of dogs can run up to
The most popular
dog have black 19 miles per hour.
names for dogs are
Bella, Max, Buddy, tongues, the chow
Lucy, and Daisy. chow and the
shar-pei. All other

Curiosities dogs have pink

tongues.

Newborn puppies
can not see or hear
and have no teeth.
Puppies should be
The poodle is an
fed three or four
accomplished
swimmer; its
times per day;
distinctive haircut food should be
was originally The fastest dog left out for 5 to 10
meant to cover its is the greyhound, minutes at a time.
joints and keep which can run up to Older dogs can be
them warm. 45 miles per hour. fed twice a day.
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By twitching its ears,
All About Cats

U SEF UL
a dog can detect the
origin of sound in About one-third of Cats can see color.
6/100 of a second. homes in America
have a cat. Homes To help them hold prey
with cats number in their mouth, cats

&
about 36 million. have tiny backward

AMUSING
hooks called papillae
Cats are either right- A group of kittens on their tongue.
pawed or left-pawed. is a kindle; a group
They have five toes of cats is a clowder. The oldest known cat
The top five favorite on each front paw was Creme Puff of
dog breeds are but only four toes on Kittens up to 4 months Austin, Texas, who
Labrador retriever,
A group of puppies each back paw. lived to be 38 years,
old may need to be fed
German shepherd, is a litter; a 3 days old.
three times per day;
golden retriever, group of dogs is a
older cats, twice a day.
beagle, and bulldog. kennel or pack.
Some cat owners leave
The oldest known food out continuously,
dog was Bluey, an but if the food is
Australian cattle dog wet and spoils, the cat
from Victoria, who will not eat it.
lived to be 29 years,
5 months old. Cats seldom “meow”
Most dogs live for at each other; There are about
All cats are born
8 to 15 years. they make that 40 different breeds
with blue eyes.
sound for humans. of domestic cats.
At night, cats see The most popular
about six times better breed of pedigreed cat
than humans. is the Persian.

Dogs and Cats Have These

Things in Common
Both dogs and cats Dogs can donate Chocolate is
Dogs sweat
usually have four to their blood to other poisonous to both
through the pads
six babies (puppies or dogs, and cats can dogs and cats.
of their feet, not
by salivating. kittens) in a litter. donate to other cats.