Welcome back dog lovers,
Now we know how incredible our pets are and that they are intuitive animals, well here are five interesting and in some cases positively amazing things about them. With my dogs they know that if they want something or something isn't right they have a particular way of telling you, whether it be bringing the lead scratching at door, or even a toy that has gone under the settee they will find a way of getting your attention.
He we go, hope you enjoy them:
A Dog has 18 Muscles controlling its ears
This allows them to slightly change the direction of their ears and give them an almost Omni ability to hear all around them. We should know also that the ears tell us a lot about our dogs, especially how they are felling and as a communication tool to other dogs. So its important to look at your dog and take into account what their ears are saying.
Dogs generally have the intelligence of a two years old child
It has been shown that dogs can understand up to 100 words and gestures, this is about the same as a two year old. However, dogs are a lot easier to train than kids of that age. It’s a shame that our pets don’t continue to learn, but in the grand scheme of things, the words and commands we can give our pets can be useful especially if they are a working dog.
Dogs have super sensitive hearing
Dogs tend to hear better at higher frequencies and did you know they can hear further as well. Combining their super sensory nose with this enhanced hearing capability makes dogs a really incredible search and rescue animal. Funny, when my dogs are on the park with me they sometimes just don't hear me, I think they are just too busy enjoying themselves.
Is your dog left or right Paw dominate?
Have you ever wondered why your dog normally gives you the same Paw if you ask for it, well research has shown that your pet does have a dominant Paw just like us humans. Next time I am playing with them I will do a bit of my own research to see if it true.
Dogs can sniff out medical problems
It is well documents that we can train dogs to sniff out medical problems. In fact they can be specially trained to do this. Notwithstanding this I have seen several TV programs where dogs have detected Cancer in their owners and kept nosing the area of where it was. Our pets can be truly amazing.
Until next time, have fun and enjoy your dog
D. @ 4PawsYorkshire
