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Unlike their other canine relatives,

African wild dogs have four toes

per paw, instead of five.

Dogs mostly sweat through

glands on their paws.

The longest-lived dog

on record lived

29 years.

Dogs aren’t the only animals that bark.

Deer, monkeys, and some types of birds

also make barking noises.

A golden retriever named Augie

held five tennis balls in her mouth

at one time, setting a world record.

The world’s fastest dogs—

greyhounds—can run about

45 miles an hour.

Dogs don’t enjoy being hugged. For a dog,

putting a limb over another animal is

a sign of power and control.

Dog poop isn’t just gross to step in.

A type of parasitic roundworm that can

make humans sick is found in more

than one-third of dog droppings.

Dogs have three eyelids!