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10 FACTS about DOGS as �Man�s Best Friend�

by George White in the Animals In The Wild blog

Few facts that might surprise you�..

1. Dogs often dream. In fact, they experience similar stages of dreaming to humans – including rapid eye movement (REM), (the stage of dreaming we tend to remember). Twitches and paw movements are just some of the ways you can spot a dreaming dog. Even more amazing? Harvard experts suggest that your dog is quite likely to be dreaming about� you. Aww.

2. They can be as smart as two year-old children � with the ability to learn a similar average number of words. Topping the intelligence category are Border Collies � with some clever collies understanding up to 200 words. Poodles, German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers and Dobermans followed as the smartest dogs.

3. A dog�s sense of smell is 10,000 better than ours. They can even use this super sense to detect diseases such as cancers and diabetes.

4. A wagging tail to greet you is one of the most recognisable forms of communication we see from dogs, but it isn�t always a positive one. Tail wagging to the right can mean they�re happy, but over to the left it could mean they�re frightened. If they raise their tail, it might mean that they�re anxious.

5. Dogs sometimes share our emotions � getting stressed or upset when their owners do. They can feel a range of emotions, from optimism and pessimism to depression and jealousy, and of course, a whole lot of love and affection.

6. It�s an old myth that dogs see in black and white. Although they see differently to humans, they�re still able to detect strains of yellow and blue and are only red-green colour blind.

7. Dogs� paws can be smelly, but with good reason � their sweat glands are located on the pads on their paws.

8. Dogs� closest living relatives are wolves � but their exact lineage is unclear. We do know that humans began to train and domesticate wolves over 15,000 years ago.

9. A dog�s NOSE PRINT is as UNIQUE in identifying them as our fingerprint is to us.

10. And finally, studies demonstrate that dogs align themselves with the earth�s magnetic field before pooping, preferring to face either north or south before doing their business. Thanks, science.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/SarawakSPCA/photos/a.176524749431.1..

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