Interesting Dog Anatomy Facts

By peace | December 29, 2005

Interesting & Amazing Dog Anatomy Facts

A young dog has only 28 milk teeth
Dogs take between 10 and 30 breaths every minute
A dog’s heart beats between 70 and 120 times a minute, compared with a human heart which beats 70 to 80 times a minute
A dog’s temperature is between 100.2 and 102.8 degrees Fahrenheit
Dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet
Female dog bites are twice as numerous as male dog bites
The Chow Chow dog has a black tongue
A dogs sight is better than that of a human in dim light
Dogs have a visual range of 250 degrees compared to the human range of 180 degrees
A dog can hear sounds 250 yards away that most people cannot hear beyond 25 yards
Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving their ears as people
The average dog’s mouth exerts 150 to 180 pounds of pressure per square inch. Some dogs can apply up to 450 pounds