Dog Facts from Underground Fences-4less.com!

Here are some interesting dog facts, information and some training tips that may be helpful and useful to you.

- EST Dogs

1. Largest dog - The largest dog, presently Hercules, a 282-pound English Mastiff with a 38-inch neck.

2.Tallest dog. - Certified by the Guiness Book of World Records, the tallest dog living is Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane , who measured 107 cm (42.2 in) tall

3.Smallest dog - The smallest dog in history was a tiny Yorkie from Blackburn, England. At two years of age and fully grown this little dude was an incredible 2.5 inches tall by 3.75 inches long! He weighed only 4 ounces! HE was approximately the size of a matchbox.

4.Oldest dog. - The oldest dog that has been reliably documented was an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey. He was put to sleep at the age of 29 years and 5 months!

5.Worlds Best Drug Sniffing Dogs.....A US Customs Labrador named "Snag" has made 118 drug seizures worth a canine record $810 million. The greatest number of drug seizures by dogs is 969 in 1988. IN ONE YEAR! The team of "Rocky" and "Barco" patrolled the Texas and Mexico border, alias "Cocaine Alley." They were so good that Mexican drug lords put a price of $30,000 dollars on their heads.

Dog Poetry

Man's great love for his best companion, has led him to write poems for the loyal and loving dog.

The Power of the Dog
by
Rudyard Kipling

There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie--
Perfect passsion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart to a dog to tear.

When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet's unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find--it's your own affair--
But ... you've given your heart to a dog to tear.

When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!)
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone--wherever it goes--for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.

We've sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-term loan is as bad as a long--
So why in--Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?

The Power of the Dog
by
Rudyard Kipling

Amazing Dog Facts

1. The oldest dog on record is 29 years old. He was an Australian Cattle-Dog.
2. Dog's heart is similar to a human's - it has four chambers.
3. Basenji is the only dog that doesn't bark.
4. Oldest breed in the world is a Saluki - royal dog of Egypt and recognized as far back as 329 B.C.
5. Oldest American dog breed is the American Foxhound. They date back to 1650.
6. Chocolate affect dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces are enough to kill a small dog.
7. In terms of human years, an one year old dog is equivalent to a 15 year old human.
8. Dogs turn in circles before lying down because when they were wild this turned long grass into a bed.
9. If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could product over 66,000 dogs in 6 year
10. Dog's nose prints are as unique as a human's finger prints and can be used to accurately identify them