It’s only normal that we want to learn as much as we can about our dogs since they’ve always been our best friends. Here are 5 amazing facts about dogs that you won’t believe!
Since the beginning of time, dogs have been our best friends, our loyal friends, and most importantly, our family. So it makes sense that we are totally interested in dog facts and knowledge. We love our four-legged friends so much that we want to know everything there is to know about them. That’s why hearing a dog fact makes us happy and curious.
These interesting facts about dogs will blow your mind. They range from why dogs’ mouths are wet to the biggest dog in the world.
Interesting facts about dogs
1. Dogs’ wet noses help them take in smell chemicals
This interesting fact about dogs might answer a question that dog owners have had for a long time. Why do dogs’ noses get wet?Vet Street says the answer is that dogs’ wet noses help them take in smell chemicals! They make a special mucus in their noses that helps these chemicals stick to it. They then lick their noses to taste the chemicals, which helps them figure out what the smell is.
2. Newfoundlands make great lifeguards
Because their clothes don’t get wet and their feet have webbed pads, Newfoundland dogs are the best dog lifeguards. They were first bred to help fishermen and save people who were dying.
Some dog owners say that when they go swimming, their dogs try to “save” them. This could be anthropomorphism or their own version.
3. A Day in the Life’ by the Beatles has a frequency that only dogs can hear.
In an interview in 2013, Paul McCartney said that he changed the end of the Beatles song “A Day in the Life” so that only dogs can hear it. Keep an eye on your dog while the song plays! That’s a really cool fact about dogs.
4. Three dogs made it through the sinking of the Titanic
Did you know that three dogs made it through the Titanic’s sinking?Vetstreet says the dogs were first class and that one of them was a Pomeranian puppy. The owner put the puppy in a blanket to hide it, and everyone thought she was carrying a baby. A Pekingese and another Pomeranian were also saved. Jack and Rose, get out of here!
5. The smell of a Bloodhound can be used as proof in court
Bloodhounds have such a good sense of smell, according to PBS, that their nose can be used as proof in court. So you thought that was a cool fact about dogs? Get ready to have your mind blown.
They can also follow tracks that are more than 300 hours old and stay on a trail for more than 130 miles!