Most domestic dogs can run up to 32 miles per hour. Greyhounds and their kin can reach speeds in access of 70 miles per hour.

Male dogs urinate by lifting their legs and marking their territory. When another dog comes by, it can tell how big the dog is and if it’s in optimum health.

Never blow into your dog’s ear. A gentle blow has the frequency comparable to screeching chalk on a blackboard multiplied 100 times. Ouch!

Chocolate kills dogs. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.

The Dalmatian dog is named for the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, where it is believed to have been originally bred.

Boxers were named after their habit of playing. At the beginning of play with another dog, a Boxer will stand on his hind legs and 'box' at his opponent.

The real name of Toto the dog in "The Wizard Of Oz" was Terry.

A dog by the name of Laika was launched into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957.

Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet.

An city dog lives on average three years longer than an country dog.

A dog's nose has over 200 scent receiving cells.

21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore.

33 percent of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave them messages on an answering machine.

A dog can detect a single drop of blood in 5 quarts of water.

Although a dog's sense of smell is one of the best in nature, it's not the best. That award goes to the silkworm moth who can smell a female moth more than 11km away (giving him plenty of time to clean up the pizza boxes & beer cans).

The area of a dog's brain controlling olfaction (smell) is 15 times larger than that of a human's.

Dogs' noses have between 200 and 300 million scent receptors, whereas we humans have only about 5 million. So the next time you think your dog stinks, just imagine what she thinks of you.

The five most common dog names:
Male: Max, Jake, Buddy, Bailey, Sam
Female: Maggie, Molly, Lady, Sadie, Lucy

Chicken or steak bones leftover from dinner can choke your dog or break and cause damage to the inside of her body. Visit your favorite pet store to find special bones that are safe for your dog to chew.

Some dogs have coats with two layers: the beautiful hair you can see, and a hidden, second coat called an undercoat. This undercoat helps a dog stay warm and dry in cold weather and it protects his skin from the hot sun, too.

A puppy is born without teeth. When the pup is three to four weeks old, 28 teeth will break through the gums so the puppy will be able to eat solid food.

Dalmatian puppies are pure white when they are born and develop their spots as they mature and grow older.

A dog's temperature is between 100.2-102.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Dogs have been wearing collars ever since Egyptian times! We have seen dogs with collars in art that dates back to ancient times.

In many cities, there are close to 50,000 pets each year that have no homes and no one to take care of them.

Did you know that dogs have three eyelids? They have an upper and lower eyelid and a third one inside of the other two. It helps protect the eye from dirt and dust. It is also called a "haw".