Dog Miscellania: Fun Facts

The well-to-do once put their lapdogs under their bedcovers before retiring, in the belief that bedbugs, fleas and ticks would hop onto the dog.

People in ancient China stayed warm by carrying toy breeds up their sleeves.

President Roosevelt's daughter, Alice, was given a black Pekinese by the last empress of China.

The Welsh corgi has been called Ci Llathaid, meaning "yard-long dog."

Cartoon dog Fifi the Peke appeared as Minnie Mouse's dog and Pluto's girlfriend. Pluto and Fifi had five puppies together. However, Fifi was dropped, and Pluto acquired another mate in Dinah the Dachshund. (Player!)

Excerpts taken from Dog Miscellany by J.A.Wines

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Fun Dog Facts

The origin of every dog is an animal called Tomarctus who walked the earth 15 million years ago.

One of the oldest known breeds is the Saluki, used by the Egyptians about 8,000 years ago for hunting.

Cerberus isthe three-headed dog of Greek mythology that guarded the gates to the underworld.

The only dog that cannot bark is the basenji, an African wolf dog.

The largest dog: Irish Wolfhounds

The smallest dog: Chihuahuas

The heaviest: St Bernard

A dog's heart beats 70-120 times per minute, versus a human heart which beats 70-80 times per minute.

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