Few Facts You Must Know About Dogs

Dogs and humans have been companions for thousands of years. Usually a dog owners are happy that their dog fetches the ball and they take the dog out for short walks. Dogs and specially Labrador retrievers require a variety of exercises, physical and mental, to maintain good health. Each dog requires exercise depending upon the surroundings and you should try and create a unique exercise regimen. You can built the schedule keeping in mind the following about Labrador Retrievers and other dogs.

Quick facts about Dogs:

• Dogs are natural pack animals.
• When Dogs are young they instinctively look for a leader. The leader can be either you or another dog.
• Dogs with little human contact in the first three months typically don't make good pets.
• Dogs were the first animals domesticated by people therefore no matter how tough it may seem you can teach your dog new tricks.
• A puppy is born blind, deaf and toothless.
• After birth of a puppy, the eyes do not fully open until they're about 12 days old.
• Puppies sleep ninety percent of the day for their first few weeks.
• A one year old dog is as mature as a 15 years old human.
• An adult dog has 42 teeth.
• Dogs can be trained to detect diseases.
• The largest breed of dog is the Irish Wolfhound.
• The St. Bernard is the heaviest.
• The world's smallest dog breed is the Chihuahua.
• Most pet owners (94 percent) say their pet makes them smile more than once a day.
• A greyhound can run as fast as 45 miles an hour.
• Labrador Retrievers are easiest to train of all dog breeds.
• A dog's nose works one million times better than a human's nose.
• There are more than 700 types of pure bred dogs.
• German Shepherds are one of the most registered dogs.
• Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible.
• Dalmatian puppies are born completely white.
• Boxers are so named because of their manner of playing with their front paws.
• Dogs live 15 years on an average.