Cats
have better memories than dogs. Tests conducted by
Univ. of Michigan concluded that a dogs memory lasts no
more than 5 minutes while a cat's can last as long as 16
hours-exceeding even that of monkeys and orangutans.
Dogs
are mentioned 14 times in the Bible.
Calico cats are nearly always
female.
Walt Disney's family dog was named
Lady. She was a poodle.
Cats average 16 hours of sleep a
day, more than any other mammal.
Scientists have discovered that dogs
can smell the presence of autism in
children.
Cats can get bored. They show
their boredom by excessive licking,
chewing and biting.
The Canary Islands were not named
for a bird called a canary.
They were named after a breed of
large dogs. The Latin name was
Canariae insulae - "Island of Dogs."
All cats are born with blue eyes.
Dogs in monuments: The dog is
placed at the feet of women in
monuments to signify affection and
fidelity, as a lion is placed at the
feet of men to signify courage and
magnanimity.
An adult cat has 30 teeth and around
twelve whiskers.
President Lincoln loved cats.
He had 4 cats while he lived in the
White House.
French poodlesdid not originate in
France. Poodles were
originally used as hunting dogs in
Europe. The dogs' thick coats
were a hindrance in water and thick
brush, so hunters sheared the
hindquarters, with cuffs left around
the ankles and hips to protect
against rheumatism. Each
hunter marked his dogs' heads with
ribbon of his own color, allowing
groups of hunters to tell their dogs
apart.