Here are my answers!!! 1. How many bones do dogs have in their body? 319-320 depending on tail length...the longer the tail the more bones 2. Can dogs be sunburned? yep!!!...short haired and fair colored dogs have the biggest risk. Dogs with pink spotted noses or eye rims have real issues with sunburn and sunscreen should be applied to ears, noses and any pink showing skin. 3. What is the average lifespan of a small breed dog? 13-22 but that number is increasing as owners gain more education on nutrition and quit believing the lies of the dog food companies. 4. What is the average lifespan of a large breed dog? 8-16 but that number is increasing as owners gain more education on nutrition and quit believing the lies of the dog food companies. 5. What is the normal temperature of a dog? 101 6. What is the normal heart rate of a dog and how does that compare to a human heart rate? 50-100 depending on size of dog 7. How many vocal sounds can a dog make and how does that compare to a cat? 10-15 for dogs and cats can make over 100 8. How old was the oldest living dog? Australian Cattle dog that lived to be 29...Blue, Old Blue or something like that. 9. How does a dog's sense of smell compare to ours? Up to a million times greater than ours depending on breed. Different breeds have different #s of receptors with Blood Hounds having the most. 10. Of all the dog senses, which one does he trust least? site 11. Can dogs see in color? I think they can!!! My dogs do LOL...my male poodle HATES pink!!! 12. How does a dog's sense of taste compare to ours? we have 6 times the amount of taste buds as dogs spread out in a greter area and have different taste sections than dogs 13. How many dogs in the United States are obese? 30-40% as of 2009 but that is gradually decreasing. Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna
and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Bella, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable, Caleb and Maxine!!! www.joys4toys.com ________________________________ From: Kavi <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 7:09:40 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] DOG TRIVIA ("Woof" fun) Hi everyone How about a little dog trivia? Just copy these questions and paste into a reply to the group and answer each Question and then send. I will post the answers tomorrow. Even we Chihuahua owners and lovers assume we know all about certain statistics of other dogs. All of us dog lovers probably think we know everything about our dogs. Dogs are marvelous unique little creatures and the more we learn, the more we realize there is much we don’t know. Can you answer these questions about your dog(s)? 1. How many bones do dogs have in their body? 2. Can dogs be sunburned? 3. What is the average lifespan of a small breed dog? 4. What is the average lifespan of a large breed dog? 5. What is the normal temperature of a dog? 6. What is the normal heart rate of a dog and how does that compare to a human heart rate? 7. How many vocal sounds can a dog make and how does that compare to a cat? 8. How old was the oldest living dog? 9. How does a dog's sense of smell compare to ours? 10. Of all the dog senses, which one does he trust least? 11. Can dogs see in color? 12. How does a dog's sense of taste compare to ours? 13. How many dogs in the United States are obese? Have Fun!!! Shanna
