7 Amazing Facts About Dogs

17th May 2022

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Dogs are considered as man's best friend and they are known to be loyal, kind and a good companion who wont betray you in times of danger. But, do you know everything there is to know about your dog?

Here are so surprising facts about dogs that you may not know.

1. Dog's Whiskers Help It See In The Dark

Though it's not like the night-vision or superpower, but, a dog's whiskers helps pick on subtle changes in the air current, providing the dog with information about the size, shape, and speed of things nearby. This allows the dog to better sense approaching dangers or prey - even at night.

2. Dogs Can Smell Human Emotions

Dogs can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help him figure out how you are feeling — such as by smelling your perspiration when you become nervous or fearful. It is also stated about some situations where dogs can likely can detect certain diseases or know that a household member is pregnant.

3. Dogs Can Hear 4x As Far As Humans

Dogs may be born deaf, but they quickly surpass our hearing abilities. Dogs can also hear higher pitched sounds, detecting a frequency range of 67 to 45,000 hertz (cycles per second). The human range is from 64 to 23,000 hertz. Also, in both dogs and humans, the upper end of hearing range decreases with age.

4. Dog's Ear Shows Their Emotion

There are 18 muscles that allow dogs to move their ears in intricate ways, which is important to picking up sounds. Plus, dog's ears can give a clue as to how they're feeling: if they're laying flat back against their head, your dog may be sacred. If they're pointing straight up, they're alert and on the case.

5. Dogs Sense of smell is 1000 to A Million Times Better Than Humans'

Depending on the breed, a dog has between 125 million to 300 million scent glands — compared to only 5 million for humans. And the part of your dog’s brain that controls smell is 40 times larger than a human, even though the dog's brain is much smaller than the human.

6. Dogs Are More Aggressive When Walked by A Man

The presence of a leash, the sex of the owner, and the sex of the dog all play a part in the aggressiveness of a dog when being walked. Dogs not only react to the behavior and posture of other dogs around them but to people. That's why dogs are likely to attack or bite another dog when being walked by a man.

7. Dogs Have A Sense of Time

Dogs always knows when it’s time for dinner or a walk. it is proven that they know the difference between an hour or five. So, dogs pick up on our routines and habits, and they also sense how much time has passed. One study showed how dogs responded differently to their owners being gone for different lengths of time.

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