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They're useful beyond scritches. These 18 muscles allow dogs to move their ears intricately, which helps them hear.
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Like fingerprints, dogs' nose prints have unique patterns. IAMS dog food introduced an app in April 2021 to assist find lost dogs. Scan and submit your pet's nose to NOSEiD's database after downloading.
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Science proves your dog loves you. When dogs and owners gaze at one other, their levels of oxytocin (known as "the love hormone") rise, according to a 2015 Japanese research.
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Dogs just sweat on their paws. However, panting cools them since their little surface area isn't adequate.
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Dogs can move and hear higher-frequency noises than humans. Dogs can hear sounds double our range, which makes them fantastic rescue dogs. Small dogs may be even better.
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Most dogs are not haphazardly burying their excrement when they scrape the ground after going. Just another territory-marking ceremony.
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Dogs' urine signals their presence, social status, and sexual availability. Dogs extend their legs high to "distribute their message" and spread their smell.
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Leashes, owner sex, and dog sex all affect a dog's aggression when being walked. Men's dogs are four times more prone to bite other dogs. Why? canines react to people and other canines.
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Scientists believe canines dream like humans and recreate their day. A dog dreaming twitches or barks.
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After being caught chewing something he shouldn't, your dog looks away and submits. He's apologetic for his wrongdoing, right? Scientists doubt it. According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), dogs' guilt-related actions are usually responses to being reprimanded.