Newfoundlands have water resistant fur and webbed feet

Dachshunds were originally bred for fighting badgers

More than 5,000,000 puppies are born in the U.S. every year

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Skilled sheep dogs can separate a sheep from the heard by just looking at it, not even moving.

Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic, two Pomeranians and one Pekingese

Poodles are not French by origin. They’re German dogs, but French nobility quickly became fascinated by these pooches

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Greyhounds are the only breed mentioned by name in the Bible.

When you pet a dog, both you and the dog experience a release of oxytocin. Petting dogs objectively makes you both happier

Dog’s nose prints are just as unique as human finger prints !

Corgis were bred for herding cows.

Dogs’ eyes contain a special membrane, called the tapetum lucidum, which allows them to see in the dark.

Kangal dogs guard flocks (other dogs do the actual herding) and don’t have to be trained because they pass the knowledge down through generations. They will take up advantageous lookout positions, rotate watches, patrol the perimeter, and use a special bark to summon the other dogs and form a wall to drive off an encroaching bear.

Huskies, especially Siberians, will travel in a circle around humans, dogs and other animals to protect them from predators. The radius is usually large enough that they can find threats and chase them off before they even return to your line of sight. They will also chase bears and aren’t always smart enough to stop chasing them.

You can lift a Scottish Terrier up by the tail (but they probably won’t like it.) They were bred to hunt rodents, and sometimes got stuck in the rodent’s holes in the ground so you had to get them out by pulling them by the tail. Also they can’t really swim because their head weighs too much in comparison to the rest of their body.

Teddy Roosevelt’s dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador’s pants off at the White House

Basset hounds were intentionally bred to have short legs so that when used for hunting/tracking game, their pace would be slow enough for hunters to be able to follow on foot.

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Westies were bred to be white after a nobleman accidentally shot his favorite dog while hunting. This way they are easier to distinguish from prey.

Labrador retrievers of any color-brown, black, or yellow- can throw any color in a litter regardless of the color of the parents.

The white tipped tail on basset hounds was deliberate so that hunters could spot them when they were in the brush.

Shiba Inu’s name translated directly to “firewood dog”