A dog’s nose has about 4 times as many scent cells as a cat’s and 14 times more than a human’s. That’s why dogs are often used to track down illegal drugs and missing persons. They can sniff out their dinner from any room in the house!
You should talk to your cat often. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice.
Dogs see in color, but not the same way that we do. Veterinary ophthalmologists have found that dogs are similar to people with red/green color blindness, meaning they can see bluish and greenish shades but not reddish ones.
Cats can see color. Studies have shown that cats can distinguish between red and green; red and blue; red and gray; green and blue; green and gray; blue and gray; yellow and blue, and yellow and gray.
A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans.
An estimated 1 million dogs in the United States have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner's will.
A cat uses its whiskers as feelers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
Dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.
Cats cannot break a sweat because they have no sweat glands.
A cat can be either right-pawed or left-pawed.
Every known dog, except the chow, has a pink tongue - a chow's tongue is black.
A cat can jump as much as 7 times its height.
Dogs can alert their owners of an epileptic seizure up to an hour before it occurs.
A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night.
The dog was one of the first animals domesticated by humans.
A fifteen year old cat has probably spent ten years of its life sleeping.
The heaviest dog ever weighed 319 pounds.
Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible.
The oldest dog ever died at age 29.
