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Why Do Dogs Have Whiskers?

Since dogs have poor vision on close up objects, they don't entirely rely on their eyesight for navigation. They use their noses which have high smelling senses as compared to human beings. It's no surprise dogs use whiskers for tracking. However, apart from their noses, they have whiskers which they use to navigate around their surroundings. Many animals such as cats, bears, rats, dogs, etc. have long hairs around their...
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Why Do Dogs Howl?

We have all heard the all familiar sound of a dog howling. The sound of a dog howl could even be pleasing to some of the people that listen to it depending on their attitude towards dogs. A popular misconception is that only wild members of the dog family such as the wild dog, the wolf, or the coyote can actually howl. This assertion is very flawed since domestic...
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Why Do Dogs Eat Poop?

Have ever wondered why your dog likes eating that poop? Although you may find this as a bad habit, eating stool is actually common in many dogs. Some people actually do re-home their dogs because of this habit.The scientific name for this habit is Coprophagia. There are many specific reasons why dogs find their own stool and that of others akin to a highly prized delicacy. This might vary...
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Do Dogs Have Periods?

Having a dog opens up many questions about their nature and behavior. The longer you stay with one, the more questions you have. Some of them may not seem like appropriate ones to ask a friend. Whether dogs have periods or not is one of those questions. Luckily, the internet is here to save us and answer all the awkward stuff. We would instead not talk about in public.The...
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Do Dogs Sweat?

Usually, when the temperature of a human body increases by being at a hot place, exercising or doing some energy consuming work, it starts to exude. It is very common for humans to sweat. Unlike humans, a dog does sweat but quite differently. Humans can sweat all over the body. It's the natural mechanism in our body to normalize its temperature. When the temperature of our body rises to...
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Do Dogs Have Night Vision?

The sight of dogs is a topic that arouses much curiosity and raises questions such as: is it true that these animals see in the dark? Is it true that the dogs have night vision? Whoever has a little creature at home may have had the impression that he considers everything even without any light. Night visionIt is real that dogs have a much more limited view of colors than...
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Do Dogs Cry?

Dogs do experience emotions although different to us they still go through mixed feelings. A question some ask is, do dogs actually cry? Sometimes we see our dogs with glassy eyes and just looking plain sad, but do they cry?Dogs are capable of feeling sadness and grief even when they are in a bad mood. If their owner dies or they are given to a new family however they...
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Can a Dog Get a Flu or Colds?

We all love dogs, and some of us have them as pets while others as guards to provide security. Some of us even have these amazing creatures as our guides, especially the visually challenged, and the deaf too. But do we know how to take care of their health? As humans get sick from the pathogens in the environment, so do animals. Both usually transmit these viruses to each...
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What Color Can Dogs See?

The question 'do dogs see in color' has been making the rounds ever since that famous scene in Cats vs. Dogs. In this scene one of the dogs must disarm a bomb with different colored wires, the issue being that in the dog's vision the wires are just varying degrees of grey. However, this is not technically true.The myth that dogs cannot see in color was spread because of...
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