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Fun Pet Facts
Did
you know that the old rule of multiplying a dog's age by 7 to find the equivalent
human age - is fallacious? A dog is able to reproduce at 1 year and has reached
full growth by 2 years, so to more accurately calculate a dog's age in human
years, count the first year at 15, the second year as 10, and each year after
that as 5.
Nearly all but two breeds of dogs have pink tongues. The two
exceptions? The Chow Chow and the Shar-pei, both with black tongues.
The Basenji is the only barkless dog in the world.
The Poodle haircut was originally meant to improve the dog's
swimming abilities as a retriever, with the pom-poms left in place to warm
their joints.
32% of homeowners have at least one cat.
Cats have some of the sharpest hearing in the animal kingdom. If you often find
your cat waiting for you at the door when you come home, it's because he or she
can hear and recognize your footsteps from hundreds of feet away.
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