As most of my regular readers know, Wholesome Pet Supply sells Life’s Abundance pet food. This all-natural, holistic food contains no chemicals or fillers and is shipped fresh to your door. The formulator of all Life’s Abundance pet foods is Dr. Jane Bicks, a world-renowned veterinarian.

Below is her message from the HealthyPetNet March Newsletter. Also, Dr. Jane has a weekly program where you can call in and ask her questions. You can be a part of the next Dr. Jane call. Calls with Dr. Jane are always informative and a lot of fun! To participate, simply dial 218-844-0860 at the appropriate time, and enter pass code 626116# after the prompt. The next “Ask Dr. Jane” call will be held on Wednesday, at 8:30 PM EDT.

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26. Female dogs bear their young for 60 days before they’re born
27. Dogs’ sense of hearing is more than ten times more acute than a human’s
28. Humans can detect sounds at 20,000 times per second, while dogs can sense frequencies of 30,000 times per second.
29. The earliest dog fossil dates back to nearly 10,000 B.C.
30. Bloodhounds are prized their ability to single out and identify a number of scents simultaneously
31. Dalmatian puppies are born completely white.
32. The Ancient Chinese carried Pekingese puppies in the sleeves of their robes
33. Boxers are so named because of their manner of playing with their front paws
34. All breeds of dog have been found to attack livestock – from 3 month old puppies, all the way up to thirteen year old poodles
35. A dog’s heart beats up to 120 times per minute, or 50% faster than the average human heartbeat of 80 times per minute
36. The oldest dog on record – a Queensland “Heeler” named Bluey – was 29 years, 5 months old
37. Davy Crockett had a dog named Sport
38. Dogs were first domesticated by cavemen
39. Dogs live 15 years on average
40. Many foot disorders inn dogs are simply an issue of long toenails
42. More than 5,000,000 puppies are born in the U.S. every year
42. More than 1 in 3 American families own a dog
43. Average body temperature for a dog is 101.2 degrees
44. The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts both offer merit badges in dog care
45. Dogs are natural pack animals
46. They are naturally submissive to any creature with higher pack status – human or canine
47. Dogs instinctively require the pack leader’s approval
48. Dogs with little human contact in the first three months typically don’t make good pets
49. The Chihuahua was named after the state in Mexico where they were discovered
50. After birth, puppies’ eyes do not fully open until they’re about 12 days old
51. Their vision is not fully developed until after the 1st month

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1. It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as
vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.
2. Dogs DO have better low-light vision than humans because of a special light-
reflecting layer behind their retinas
3. A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2100 mile Applachian Trail
4. If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could
product over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
5. Dogs’ only sweat glands are between their paw pads
6. Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes
with age
7. The breed Lundehune has 6 toes and can close its ears
8. Teddy Roosevelt’s dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador’s pants off at the White
House
9. President Lyndon Johnson had two beagles named Him and Her
10. Franklin Roosevelt spent $15,000 for a destroyer to pick up his Scottie in the
Aleutian Islands
11. In Roman times, mastiffs donned light armor and were sent after mounted knights
12. The Russians trained dogs during WWII to run suicide missions with mines strapped to their backs
13. A dog’s mouth exerts 150-200 pounds of pressure per square inch
14. … with some dogs exerting up to 450 pounds per squre inch.
15. A one year old dog is as mature, physically, as a 15 year old human
16. The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world
17. France has the 2nd highest
18. The average city dog lives 3 years longer than a country dog
19. 87% of dog owners say their dog curls up beside them or at their feet while they
watch T.V.
20. Dogs can be trained to detect epileptic seizures
21. 15 people die in the U.S. every year from dog bites
22. In 2002 alone, more people in the U.S. were killed by dogs than by sharks in the
past 100 years
23. Gidget is the name of the Taco Bell dog
24. Newfoundlands are great swimmers because of their webbed feet
25. Basset Hounds cannot swim

Another fact about dogs is that they love  fresh, natural Life’s Abundance dog foods from Wholesome Pet Supply.