Urban Dogs Facts
Greyhound
1. Dogs have twice as many muscles used for moving as humans. 2. The greyhound is the seventh fastest land animal in the world, clocked at speeds of 45 miles per hour.
3. Dogs have better night vision than humans. 4. The Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed in the world. 5. The Basenji is the only dog that cannot bark. 6. Dogs have super sensitive hearing. 7. Two dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic. 8. The oldest living dog lived until he was 29 years old, this was recorded in 1939. 9. In 1989, a dog set the world’s record for being the largest one ever recorded. He was an Old English Mastiff and he weighed 343 pounds! He was also very long at 8 feet and 3 inches.
10. Humans have 9,000 taste buds on their tongue, dogs have 1,700.
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Chihuahua
Basenji
By: Minh 4B.