Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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Dogs have four toes on their hind feet, and five on their front feet.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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Service dogs are trained to know when they are on duty. When their harness is on, they know they are at work. When you take it off they instantly become playful and energetic.
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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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