National Geographic Kids Readers: Woof!. Elizabeth Carney
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Unlike their other canine relatives,
African wild dogs have four toes
per paw, instead of five.
Dogs mostly sweat through
glands on their paws.
The longest-lived dog
on record lived
29 years.
Dogs aren’t the only animals that bark.
Deer, monkeys, and some types of birds
also make barking noises.
A golden retriever named Augie
held five tennis balls in her mouth
at one time, setting a world record.
The world’s fastest dogs—
greyhounds—can run about
45 miles an hour.
Dogs don’t enjoy being hugged. For a dog,
putting a limb over another animal is
a sign of power and control.
Dog poop isn’t just gross to step in.
A type of parasitic roundworm that can
make humans sick is found in more
than one-third of dog droppings.
Dogs have three eyelids!
Humans have five times
the number of
taste buds as dogs.
Dogs sleep an
average of
12 to 14 hours a day.
Twelve dogs were aboard the Titanic. Three survived—two Pomeranians and a Pekingese.
Puppies that have little contact with
humans during their first three months
usually won’t make good pets.
From 1924 to 2006, it was
illegal to have a pet dog
in Reykjavik, Iceland.
A park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.,
has lampposts powered by dog poop.
When drinking water, dogs cup the
back of their tongues to transfer
water from the bowl into their mouths.
Poodles get their name from the German word for
“to splash dog.” They were bred to retrieve birds
from lakes and ponds for their hunter owners.
A dog belonging to ancient
Egyptian royalty got its own
tomb near the Pyramids at Giza.
Don’t be fooled by a hyena’s
doglike looks. They’re actually
more closely related to cats.
Basset hounds have the longest
ears of any breed. They measure
between 7 and 10 inches.
For a dog, the scent of another dog’s poop contains information about that dog’s health and mood.
The world’s tiniest dog
is shorter than the length
of a toddler’s hand.
The Chihuahua was named
after the state in Mexico where
the breed originated.
Petting a dog can help you feel relaxed
and reduce your blood pressure.
Farm dogs in ancient Greece wore spiked collars
to protect their necks from wolves as they
defended their flocks.
CHAPTER 1
Dogs are our slobbery, hairy,
loyal “best friends.” As they lick
our faces and drop tennis balls in our
laps, it’s hard to believe that they used to
be wild animals.
Wolves live in
family groups, called
packs. There can be UP
TO 10 WOLVES IN
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