Dogs


 * Afghan hounds are the dumbest dogs.
 * Canine shoulder blades are not attached to the rest of its skeleton to allow greater running flexibility.
 * The most dogs ever owned were 5,000 mastiffs owned by Kubla Khan.
 * The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless cats and dogs would drown.
 * Dogs sweat between their paws.
 * Chocolate, cooked onions, macadamia nuts, and anything with caffeine is dangerous to dogs.
 * Dogs have over 1700 taste buds.
 * Greyhounds have the best eyesight of any dog.
 * About one million stray dogs are in the NYC metropolitan area.
 * Every hour, 12,500 puppies are born in the United States.