Did You Know…? Dog Facts

• Toy breeds live up to 16 years or more. Larger dogs average 7 – 12 years. Some breeds, such as the Tibetan terrier live as long as 20 years.
• In the United Kingdom, new dog owners are now required to undergo an expensive ‘competence test’ to ensure they can handle their new dog, as well as having to purchase third party insurance in case of an attack.
• A greyhound can run as fast as 72 km/h
• If you were to remove the scent receptors from a dogs nose and lay them out flat, they would cover an area greater than the dog itself!
• Dogs can be trained to detect upcoming epileptic seizures
• An average city dog lives approximately 3 years longer than the average country dog
• Irish wolf hounds have the shortest lifespan and live around 7-8 years
• The basenji dog is the only dog unable to bark, it yodels