Once again….little bored today…who knows these random bits of dog information?

1. Where did the term "Its raining cats and dogs" come from?

2. Which 2 dog breeds are considered the "quietest"? (this is pretty objective…and based on polling)

3. Dogs are as smart as a _____ or _____ year old child. Which means they can understand about 150-200 words.

4. The oldest dog on record lived ____ years

5. In 7 years, ONE female dog and her female offspring can produce approximately how many puppies?

6. Most ancient dog breed is thought to be a ____________?

7. What country did poodles originate from?

8. Where are a dog’s sweat glands located?

9. How many eyelids does a dog have?

PS… Random fact !
Laika, a Russian stray, was the first living mammal to orbit the Earth, in the Soviet Sputnik spacecraft in 1957. Though she died in space, her daughter Pushnika had four puppies with President John F. Kennedy’s terrier, Charlie.
Poodles actually originated in germany..not france
1. Something to do with the middle ages, when rain came, canals and trenches would be flooded…filled with drowned corpses of dogs and cats…

2. Basenji and Akbash

3. 2-3

4. 29 yrs and 5 mo

5. 60K

6. I read several different breeds too….most say Greyhound type dogs , Saluki’s

7. Germany

8. Paws

9. 3

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