Dog Facts & Trivia

Dog Facts

• The domestic dog is the most loved working and friend animal in history.
• Dogs, it is believed, became domesticated 15,000 years ago.
• The Labrador is the most registered dog in the world.
• Dog hear four times better than humans.
• Dogs can smell odors in concentrations less than 100 million times lower than humans.
• The average dog life span is 10-14 years.
• Domestic dogs are omnivores, their diet is a variety of grains, vegetables and meats.
• Dogs are not colorblind.
• Average body temperature for a dog is 101.2 degrees.
• Dogs are natural pack animals.
• After birth, puppies’ eyes do not fully open until they’re about 12 days old.
• Female dogs bear their young for 60 days before they’re born.
• The longer a dog’s nose, the more effective it’s internal cooling system.
• There are thought to be 400 million dogs in the world.
• Dogs’ only sweat glands are between their paw pads.
• All dogs are identical in anatomy – 321 bones and 42 permanent teeth.
• Rin Tin Tin was the first Hollywood dog star.
• The Wizard of Oz’s Toto was played by a female Cairn Terrier named Terry.
• A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2100 mile Appalachian Trail.
• There are more dogs in the USA than any other nation.
• The average country dogs has a three year shorter life span than his city cousins.
• Basset Hounds cannot swim.
• Greyhounds can run 45 mph making them the fastest dogs on the planet.
• Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the bible.
• A Newfoundland, a Pomeranian, and a Pekingese all survived the sinking of the Titanic.
• There are 703 breeds of purebred dogs.
• Davy Crockett had a dog named Sport.
• About 1 million dog owners have named their pets the primary beneficiary in their wills.
• A dogs’ first sense to develop is touch.
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Canidae
• Genus: Canis

Dog Movies

• Marmaduke (2010)
• A Dog Year (2009)
• Hotel for Dogs (2009)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
• Bolt (2008)
• Marley & Me (2008)
• Firehouse Dog (2007)
• Underdog (2007)
• Eight Below (2006)
• Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
• Must Love Dogs (2005)
• Good Boy! (2003)
• Scooby-Doo (2002)
• Snow Dogs (2002)
• Cats & Dogs (2001)
• 102 Dalmations (2000)
• My Dog Skip (2000)
• A Dog of Flanders (1999)
• A Dog’s Tale (1999)
• Air Bud (1997)
• 101 Dalmations (1996)
• Shiloh (1996)
• A Goofy Movie (1995)
• Far From Home (1995)
• Iron Will (1994)
• Homeward Bound – The Incredible Journey (1993)
• Beethoven (1992)
• Bingo (1991)
• White Fang (1991)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
• The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989)
• Turner and Hooch (1989)
• Oliver & Company (1988)
• The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
• The Fox & The Hound (1981)
• Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
• A Boy & His Dog (1975)
• Benji (1974)
• Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
• The Biscuit Eater (1972)
• The Call of the Wild (1972)
• The Ugle Dachshund (1966)
• Savage Sam (1963)
• The Littlest Hobo (1963)
• Big Red (1962)
• The Legend of Lobo (1962)
• The Shaggy Dog (1959)
• Old Yeller (1957)
• Lady & The Tramp (1955)
• Lassie (1943)

Dogs Songs

• Black Dog, by Led Zeppelin
• Blue, by Peter, Paul and Mary
• Diamond Dogs, by David Bowie
• Dogs, by Pink Floyd
• Dog Days Are Over, by Florence and the Machines
• Dog Eat Dog by Adam & The Ants
• Dogs In The Kitchen, by Elton John
• Hound Dog, by Elvis Presley
• (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window, by Patti Page
• I Wanna Be Your Dog, by The Stooges
• Like My Dog, by Billy Currington
• March of the Dogs, by Sum 41
• Me and You and a Dog Named Boo, by Lobo
• Puppy Love, by Paul Anka
• Sick as a Dog, by Aerosmith
• Snoopy and the Red Baron, by The Royal Gaurdsman
• Walkin’ the Dog, by Rufus Thomas
• Who Let the Dogs Out, by Baha Men

Famous Dogs

• Astro, from the animated TV show “The Jetsons”
• Beethoven, from the movie “Beethoven”
• Benji, from the movie “Benji”
• Blue, from the TV show “Blue’s Clues”
• Brian, from the animated TV show “Family Guy”
• Buddy, from the movie “Air Bud”
• Bulls-Eye, from the book “Oliver Twist”
• Bruiser, from the movie “Legally Blonde”
• Chance, from the movie “Homeward Bound”
• Courage, from the animated TV show “Courage the Cowardly Dog”
• Dog, from the animated TV show “CatDog”
• Goofy and Pluto, from the animated TV show “Mickey Mouse”
• Huckleberry Hound, from the animated TV show “Huckleberry Hound”
• Lassie, from the movie “Lassie”
• Marley, from the movie “Marley & Me”
• Old Yeller, from the movie “Old Yeller”
• Otis, from the movie “The Adventures of Milo and Otis”
• Scooby-Doo, from the animated TV show and movie “Scooby-Doo”
• Slinky Dog, from the movie “Toy Story”
• Snoopy, from the Peanuts comics