Archive for the ‘Fun Pet Facts’ Category

The Guiness Book For Dogs!

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Here are some record breaking canines:

-The Greyhound is the Fastest Dog on Earth and can run 45 miles per hour for short periods of time

-The Irish Wolfhounds is the largest dog

-The Great Dane is the tallest dog

-The Chihuahua is the smallest dog

-The St. Bernard is the heaviest dog

-The Worlds oldest dog was an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey who lived to the age of 29 years and 5 months!

Fictitious Feline Factoids? You Decide!

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

#1) The oldest cat lived to be 42
#2) The giraffe, elephant and cat are the only animals that walk by moving both their left feet then both their right feet when walking
#3) Cats sleep about 16 hours a day
#4) 21% of households in the United States have at least 1 cat
#5) A cat can jump 7 times as high as it is tall
#6) All cats are ambidextrous
#7) Ailurophilia means “the love of cats”
#8) Americans spend over $3,000,000 more on cat food yearly than baby food
#9) 25% of cat owners blow dry their cats’ hair after a bath
#10) Egyptians shaved their heads as a sign of mourning when their cat passed

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Answers: (1) False, the oldest cat lived until 36! (2) False - it’s the giraffe, CAMEL and cat (3) True (4) True (5) True (6) False - only about 40% are ambidextrous (7) True (8) False - Americans spend $1 million more on cat food than baby food (9) True (10) False - Egyptians shaved their eyebrows in mourning for their cats

Fun feline facts

Dog Facts: Tidbits of Knowledge for Pet Lovers

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Irwin and Orient crossing rough terrain

Alice Cary, Freelance Features

A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2100 mile Applachian Trail

The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world

70% of people sign their pet’s name on greeting and holiday cards

There are only 350 Cesky Terriers in the world - perhaps the rarest breed

Dogs turn in circles before lying down because when they were wild this turned long grass into a bed

The largest breed of dog is the Irish Wolfhound