Sevenoaks - Interesting facts about dogs

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Dogs

The average dog has 42 permanent teeth in his mouth.

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Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the bible

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A dog's sense of smell is more than 100, 000 times as sensitive as that of a human

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Every dog has a unique nose print on par with human finger prints. In fact, these nose prints have been used in the past to identify dogs that were lost or accused of attacks.

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To keep themselves warm in the winter, dogs sometimes curl up with their tail covering their nose.

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On an average, dogs can understand about 200 words and this includes signals and hand movements

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The world's smartest dogs are thought to be (1) the border collie, (2) the poodle, and (3) the golden retriever

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The dumbest dog is believed to be the Afghan hound

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The most popular dog breed in Great Britain is the Labrador retriever

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Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic - a Newfoundland, a Pomeranian, and a Pekingese

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