Random Dog Facts

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    Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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    A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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    Dogs Can Detect Sadness, Try to Make Owners Happy by Cuddling
    Dogs can detect sadness in humans and often attempt to make their owners happy by initiating cuddling.
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    Dogs can make about 100 different facial expressions.
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    Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    The average cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven is $16,400 US Dollars.
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