[Njagdu] puppy facts Fw: puppy facts

[Lester Cameron]

puppy facts 

Subject: Fw: puppy facts 

uppy questions do you know the answers 
1.  Each year, there are 6.2 million puppies born in the United States, according to She Knows.

2.  The most popular dog breed in the U.S. in 2013 was the Labrador retriever. 

3.  The second most popular breed in 2013 was the German shepherd.

4.  Puppies are born without teeth.

5.  Puppies are born unable to hear or smell. They are unable to smell until about three weeks after birth. 

6.  Newborn puppies spend about 90 percent of their first week sleeping. Puppies follow a sleep schedule similar to that of a newborn human. The average human newborn sleeps 16 hours in a 24-hour time period. Newborn puppies need about 14 hours of sleep in the same period.

7.  Puppies require five small meals a day.

Bichon Frise puppies run in snow at Sinnington, northern England.Photo: Reuters

8.  Puppies' teeth begin to grow when they begin chewing, just like human babies. 

9.  At one-year-old, a puppy is no longer considered a puppy -- it's considered an adult! 

10. A one-year-old puppy is the equivalent of a 15-year-old human. 

11. Touch is the first sense a puppy begins to use. 

12. The nose prints of a dog are as unique as a human's fingerprints. 

13. Many puppies mistake a human smile for aggressive behavior if the person shows his or her teeth when smiling. 

14. Once their sense glands develop, puppies can smell up to 1,000 times better than a human.

15. Puppies don't open their eyes until they are nine to 12 days old. 

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the next group of questions  the first five are the same as the top ones and the next five are different 

Thought these would be fun for you to know.  

Learn 10 interesting puppy facts you probably didn't know.

  1.. Each year, 6.2 million puppies are born in the United States, compared to about 4 million human babies. 
  2.. A puppy's nose print is as unique as a human's fingerprints. 
  3.. Puppies often mistake a human smile for aggressive behavior if you show your teeth when smiling. 
  4.. The Norwegian Lundehund is the only puppy with six toes on each foot. 
  5.. Dalmatian pups are born all white and develop their spots over time. 
  6.. Puppies have at least 18 muscles in each ear! 
  7.. The Beatles included a sound only audible to dogs in two songs on their 1967 "Sgt Pepper" album. 
  8.. George Lucas modeled the Ewoks from Star Wars after his family dog. 
  9.. The Basenji is the only breed of dog that can't bark, but they can yodel! 
  10.. When dogs poop, they prefer to do it in alignment with the Earth's magnetic field.





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