Fun Facts of
Dog Anatomy
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Dogs have sweat glands only on their pads & noses
* A dog's body temperature is 38 C-39.2 C
* A dog has around 320 bones in it's body (depending
on the tail)
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Dogs have about 1700 taste buds clustered around the tip of the K9 tongue
* A dog's mental abilities are close to a human child age 2-2.5
yrs
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Dogs are red/green colour blind, estimated 6x's less effective than human eyesight
* A dog's Chromosome Number is 78 (39 Pairs)
* The fastest domesticated
dog reaches an average speed of 45 mph
* In dogs, raw food takes 4-6 hrs to digest, while dry food takes 10-12 hrs
* Dogs have a digestive tract
length of approximately 3x's their length & a strong stomach acid (ph 1-2)
* Most dogs have a total visual field of 250
degrees
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Large dog breeds have 60-100 BPM, while small breeds have 100-140 BPM
* There are apprxiamtely 171 Million dogs in the world
* Ave. life Span for a standard
sized breed is 12-13 yrs
* Average K9 pregnancy lasts 63 days, but can vary 58-68 days
* A dog normally sleeps 12 hours or more a day
