" Honestly Dad, we weren't doing anything but resting together!"
Recent studies have shown that the behavior of dogs can be affected by the type of music they are hearing.
When a team of researchers led by Deborah Wells, an animal behaviorist employed by Queens University in Belfast, Northern Island, exposed 50 dogs in an animal shelter to Vivaldis, The Four Seasons, Greigs Morning and other classical pieces, the dogs became calm and laid down.
When the researchers played music by Metallica and other heavy metal bands, the dogs became agitated and began barking. Pop music and radio talk shows seemed to have little effect.
A similar research project conducted at the Rehoming Center of the National Canine Defense League in Evesham, England yielded comparable results. "It is well established that music can influence our moods," said Wells. "Dogs may be as discerning as humans when it comes to music."
"Dogs have a taste in musical styles just as people do," said Alison Jaskiewicz, cofounder of the Canine Freestyle Federation, which is dedicated to broadening the scope of dog training by adding choreography to it. "If you move dogs to different types of music, you will see their preferences reflected in their bodies, in their eagerness to move, in their tail set, in their ear set, etc."
An Arizona Animal Welfare League has started playing classical music to calm animals at its no-kill shelter.
The fastest time a dog has unwound a non-electric car window is 11.34 seconds and was achieved by Striker, a border collie owned and trained by Francis V. Gadassi (Hungary). The record was set on September 1, 2004 in Quebéc City, Canada.
Highest Jump by a Dog
The world record for the highest jump cleared by a dog is 172.7 cm (68 in), achieved by Cinderella May a Holly Grey, owned by Kate Long and Kathleen Conroy (both USA) of Miami, Florida, USA, at the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals, Gray Summit, Missouri, USA on 7 October 2006.
WHO: Cinderella May
WHAT: 172.7 cm (68 in)
WHERE: Gray Summit, Missouri, USA
WHEN: October 7, 2006
Longest Time Served On Doggy Death Row
A dog named Word was held on doggy death row for a total of eight years and 190 days. Word, a Lhasa Apso owned by Wilton Rabon of Seattle, Washington, USA was initially incarcerated at the Seattle Animal Control Shelter, USA on May 4, 1993 following two biting incidents but was later released on November 10, 2001 where he was transported to the Pigs Peace Sanctuary, Washington, USA.
Oldest Dog In America
Chanel is 147 years old in dog years and will soon be 21 years old in human years. Just like your grandma, her hair is completely white, she gets cold easily and needs glasses (or in this case, “doggles” for her cataracts).
Loudest Barking for a Group of Dogs
Where: The Dog Chorus was organized in London to mark the release of the Disney feature Bolt on Blue-ray and DVD.
The previous record was set on 14 September 2008 by a very large group of over 200 dogs in Shelburne, Vermont, USA, with an amazing 111.1 dB. That corresponds roughly to the noise levels you would experience in the front row of a rock concert. However in London the english dogs crushed that record by registering a peak of 115 dB - which is close to the human pain threshold, making them the new Guinness World Record holders for loudest group barking
Loudest ever individual Dog Bark
That very same day, an English dog named Daz Lightning also broke the record for the loudest-ever individual bark with a woof of 108 dB.
Teddy Roosevelt’s dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador’s pants off at
the White House
President Lyndon Johnson had two beagles named Him and Her
Franklin Roosevelt spent $15,000 for a destroyer to pick up his Scottie in
the Aleutian Islands
U.S. Customs dogs “Rocky” and “Barco” were so good at patrolling the
border that Mexican drug lords put a $300,000 bounty on their heads
The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world, France has the 2nd
highest
Max is the most popular name for dogs in the U.S., U.K. and Australia.
Dogs can in fact see in color, but not as well as humans. However, they
probably can’t see red or green.
If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies
could produce over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
A dog’s smell is more than 100,000 times stronger than that of a human’s
Dog’s nose prints are as unique as a human’s finger prints and can be used
to accurately identify them
Dogs’ sense of hearing is more than ten times more acute than a human’s
Humans and dogs have been partners for over 12,000 years
Dogs are all direct descendants of wolves
Wolves and dogs can mate to produce fertile offspring
There are 703 breeds of purebred dogs
The largest breed of dog is the Irish Wolfhound
The world’s smallest dog breed is the Chihuahua
The St. Bernard is the heaviest
The oldest known breed is likely the Saluki - originally trained by
Egyptians to help them track game.
Basset Hounds cannot swim
Greyhounds are the fastest dogs on earth, with speeds of up to 45 miles
per hour
There are only 350 Cesky Terriers in the world - perhaps the rarest breed
The Labrador Retriever is the #1 favorite breed in the U.S., Canada, and
the U.K.
The Ancient Chinese carried Pekingese puppies in the sleeves of their robes
The Chihuahua was named after the state in Mexico where they were
discovered
The longer a dog’s nose, the more effective its internal cooling system
A dog’s mouth exerts 150-200 pounds of pressure per square inch
with some dogs exerting up to 450 pounds per square inch.
A dog’s heart beats up to 120 times per minute, or 50% faster than the
average human heartbeat of 80 times per minute
Communication is important in all relationships, including those involving pets: If you're an animal lover who has always wished for a better way to communicate with your pet, hope is on the way...The modeling of human language in animals is known as animal language research. There have been attempts to teach language to some non-primate species such as dogs and other animals credited with higher intelligence. After years of research and tens of millions in government grants, the following video will show just how successful recent attempts have been in teaching certain animal groups to utilize formalized language structures.
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