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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'> Dogs have been man's best friends for hundreds of years. They are amazing creatures, about whom we constantly learn something new every day. Here are 40 curious facts about your four-legged friends which you might not have known. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>2 of 41 © Tamara Leifer/AP Photo. </span></strong><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>The relationship between humans and dogs as their pets dates back to 12,000 to 18,000 years.</span></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>3 of 41 © Kimimasa/REUTERS. </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Everything is not black or white for the dogs. Dogs have two cones in their eyes, which enables them to see colours on the scale of blue and yellow. </span></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>4 of 41 © Richard Austin/Rex Features. </span></strong><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>If not spayed or neutered, a dog, her mate and their offsprings could produce as many as 66,000 dogs within a span of six years.</span></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>5 of 41 © Vadim Ghirda, File/AP Photo. </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Dogs can understand up to 250 words and gestures!</span></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>6 of 41 © Jim Mone/AP Photo. <br>An estimated 1,000,000 dogs in the USA have been mentioned in the primary wills of their owners.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>7 of 41 © ASSOCIATED PRESS. <br>The Beatles' song, A Day in the Life, has an extra-high pitch whistle in the end. The whistle was especially incorporated for Paul McCartney’s Shetland sheepdog.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>8 of 41 © Ocean/Corbis. <br>Border collie<br>Border Collies, the workaholics of the dog world, are considered to be the most intelligent breed. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>9 of 41 © Darren Staples/REUTERS. <br>Afghan Hounds, on the contrary, are popularly considered to be the dumbest dogs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>10 of 41 © Keystone, Olivier Maire/AP Photo. <br>The famous Saint Bernard breed gets its name from the Great St Bernard Hospice, located in the Swiss Alps. The sanatorium used these gentle giants of dogs to rescue victims from the snowy Alps.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>11 of 41 © Damien Dovarganes/AP Photo. <br>A dog’s sense of smell is 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than that of humans.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>12 of 41 © Edward Kitch/AP Photo. <br>Rin Tin Tin was the first Hollywood movie dog star. <br>(Pictured) Rin Tin Tin having a sumptuous meal in his hotel room at Sheraton-Blackstone, Chicago, USA, on June 8, 1956.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>13 of 41 © Nati Harnik/AP Photo. <br>The Basenji is the only dog in the world who doesn’t bark.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>14 of 41 © Guinness World Records 2013 Book, Kevin Scott Ramos, HO/AP Photo. <br>At 44 inches, Zeus, a Great Dane from Michigan, USA, was named the tallest dog in the world by the Guinness World Records in 2012 and 2013. He died from age-related causes in September 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>15 of 41 © Center for American Archaeology, Del Baston/AP Photo. <br>This photo, provided by the Center for American Archaeology on November 12, 2013, shows canine bones buried at the Koster site in Greene County, Illinois, USA. The fossil specimen is dated to 8,500 years ago. A large-scale DNA study suggests dogs evolved from wolves in Europe some 19,000 to 32,000 years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>16 of 41 © Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show/AP Photo. <br>Cesky Terriers are the rarest breed of dog, with merely 350 of them alive.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>17 of 41 © Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo. <br>Dogs can recognise the smell of a range of organic compounds, which enables them to diagnose signs of cancer, diabetes and epileptic seizures in human beings. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>18 of 41 © Bloomberg News/Charles Pertwee. <br>A spate of incidents involving collapse of lamp posts in Croatia in 2003 were blamed on dogs as dog urine has corroding effects.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>19 of 41 © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. <br>Greyhounds can attain speeds of over 70 kmph.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>20 of 41 © Jean-Louis Aubert/PhotoAlto/Corbis. <br>A dog can locate the source of a sound in 6/100th of a second by using its ears like a radar.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>21 of 41 © Hulton Archive/Getty Images. <br>Small Pekingese dogs were used as Chinese emperors' last line of defence. The dogs were hidden in the emperors' sleeves.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>22 of 41 © Hulton Archive/Getty Images. <br>US President Franklin D. Roosevelt spent a staggering US $15,000 to send a destroyer to the Aleutian Islands to pick up his Scottie.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>23 of 41 © Tollkühn/ullstein bild via Getty Images. <br>In Russia, some dogs are known to use the subway to travel to more populated areas in search of food.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>24 of 41 © Ocean/Corbis. <br>A 2009 study by New York professor Alexandra Horowitz found that the 'guilty dog look' owners know so well is usually triggered by the dog being scolded by its owner - and is not related to whether the dog has actually misbehaved or not. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>25 of 41 © Asa Lindholm/Naturbild/Corbi. <br>Currently, there are 339 recognised dog breeds, according to the World Canine Organisation.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>26 of 41 © Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS. <br>Measuring a mere four inches (10 cm) in height, Boo Boo, a Chihuahua, was declared the world’s smallest dog by the Guinness World Records in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>27 of 41 © Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images. <br>Owing to a special membrane, called the tapetum lucidum, dogs are able to see in the dark.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>28 of 41 © Scott Heavey/Getty Images. <br>Chihuahuas derive their name from the state in Mexico where they were discovered.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>29 of 41 © Edgard Garrido/REUTERS. <br>The Holy Bible mentions dogs 14 times. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>30 of 41 © Matt Cardy/Getty Images. <br>Dogs curl up while sleeping to protect their vital organs and abdomen from predators.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>31 of 41 © John Moore/Getty Images. <br>A bounty of US $300,000 was put on the head of US Customs' dogs, Rocky and Barco, by the drug cartel, because of the canine duo's efficiency in patrolling the Mexican border. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>32 of 41 © ITAR-TASS/REX. <br>Laika became the first dog to be sent into space via a Soviet satellite in 1957.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>33 of 41 © Stasha Becker/Rex Features. <br>"Max" is the most popular dog name worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>34 of 41 © Rex Features. <br>An estimated 62 percent of US homes have dogs—that’s close to 72.9 million homes!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>35 of 41 © VALENTIN FLAURAUD/Newscom/Reuters. <br>If you ever spot your dog twitching or moving his paws while sleeping, you can safely consider that he is dreaming.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>36 of 41 © Harry Page/Rex Features. <br>Dogs are capable of sensing changes in weather. So, if your dog is acting weird, blame it on an upcoming storm or spell of rain.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>37 of 41 © Laszlo Balogh/REUTERS. <br>There are an estimated 525 million dogs on this planet. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>38 of 41 © Kelly Miller/Kennel Club/REX. <br>Dogs have therapeutic capabilities and have been used for therapy since the 1700's. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>39 of 41 © Aki Yamaguchi/REX. <br>Most dog species have as many as 18 muscles to move, tilt and rotate their ears. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>40 of 41 © Carl Court/Getty Images. <br>Getting hugged is NOT one of the favourite activities of dogs as they consider the gesture of putting a limb over them as a sign of dominance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>41 of 41 © Joe Pepler/REX. <br>Dogs' nose prints are as unique as a human’s fingerprints and can be used to accurately identify them.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>