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Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet.

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The term "dog days of summer" was coined by the ancient Greeks and Romans to describe the hottest days of summer that coincided with the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius.

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Ancient Egyptians revered their dogs. When a pet dog would die, the owners shaved off their eyebrows, smeared mud in their hair, and mourned aloud for days.

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Police dogs can smell human bodies even when they are buried up to 3 meters in the ground.

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Puppies love games such as hide and seek! Hide, then call your pup's name so she can try to find you.

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Dogs judge objects first by their movement, then by their brightness, and lastly by their shape.

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Dogs engage in rapid-eye-movement when they sleep, and have dreams just like humans do.

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Puppies are sometimes rejected by their mother if they are born by cesarean and cleaned up before being given back to her.

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Puppies can sleep 18 to 20 hours a day during that rapid body growth phase.

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Pekingese and Japanese Chins were so important in the ancient Far East that they had their own servants and were carried around trade routes as gifts for kings and emperors. Pekingese were even worshipped in the temples of China for centuries.

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The average dog can run at speeds of up to 19mph.

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A German Shepherd named Orient accompanied her blind owner Bill Irwin as he became the first blind person to through-hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail in 1990.

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Chocolate is poisonous to dogs because it contains theobromine.

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Revolutionary War soldiers sometimes brought their dogs with them into battle. Such was the case with George Washington and his dog, Sweetlips.

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The most popular dog breed in the UK is the Labrador Retriever.

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