7 Amazing Facts About Dogs You Never Knew

Dogs have always been our best friends, faithful companions, and, most importantly, family members. So, it's only natural that we're enthralled by dog facts and information. We are completely smitten with our four-legged friends and want to learn everything we can about them, so hearing a dog fact fills us with joy and wonder.

Posted On August 10th, 2021

Dogs are as Smart as 2-year-old Children

According to studies, dogs can learn over 100 words and gestures, putting their intelligence and understanding of us on par with a two-year-old. Dogs, on the other hand, are much easier to train than a two-year-old! Because they are both intelligent and extremely loyal animals, they are used for a wide range of jobs, from military roles to assistance dogs. Take a look at s to learn how to teach your dog the fundamentals.

Dogs can read our emotions

According to research, your dog can detect whether you are happy or sad. The ability of dogs to communicate with humans is unparalleled in the animal kingdom. They can read our facial expressions, sense our emotions, and even follow our pointing gestures.

Dogs don’t feel guilt

Seventy-four percent of dog owners believe their dogs have feelings of guilt. However, empirical evidence for secondary emotions such as jealousy, pride, and guilt is extremely rare in the literature on animal cognition.

Dogs are amazingly diverse

According to a study published in The American Naturalist, dogs have the most diverse skull shapes of any species. Skulls differ as much between dog breeds as they do between species.

Dogs can see some colors

Human eyes have three types of cones that can distinguish between red, blue, and green colour combinations. Dogs have only two types of cones and can only distinguish between blue and yellow colours; this limited colour perception is known as dichromatic vision.

Dogs dream like humans

Many scientists believe there is evidence to support the notion that dogs do, in fact, dream. Canine brain wave activity during sleep was studied using an electroencephalogram (EEG). They discovered that dogs' sleep patterns and brain wave activity are similar to humans'.

Dogs sweat through their paws

Dogs have two types of sweat glands: merocrine glands, which are similar to human sweat glands, and apocrine glands, which are similar to human sweat glands. Merocrine glands are found in the paw pads of dogs. Sweating through their paws assists dogs in cooling down.