Pawesome Facts About Dogs

Pawesome Facts About Dogs

6. Dog Lover

Kublai Khan is credited with having the most dogs owned. He had 5,000 Mastiffs!

File:Kublai Khan square.jpgAnige of Nepal - an astronomer, engineer, painter and confidant of Kublai Khan., Wikimedia Commons

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5. Weird Laws

In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have carnal relations... unless they have a permit.

Ew.

Cat and dogHelena Jankovicova Kovacova, Pexels

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4. To Ancient Platonic Relationships

There are cave paintings in Spain dated around 10 000 B.C. displaying some of the earliest European images of dogs.  The first identifiable breed of dog appeared around 9000 B.C. Globally, dogs have lived with humans for over 14,000 years.

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3. Smell Your Feelings

Your dog can pick up on changes in your scent, which can help them determine changes in your mood. Dogs can smell your perspiration when you become nervous and can tell if you are sick by the changes in your scent the illness causes.

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2. Zorba The Great

Zorba was an English mastiff. He was the biggest dog ever documented, measuring 8 feet 3 inches from tip to tail, and weighing an amazing 343 pounds!

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1. Smell You Later

A dog has a sense of smell that is 10,000 times stronger than a human being. Bloodhounds can pick up on scents that are over 300 hours old.

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