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Dogs can produce like wildfire. A female and male dog, along with their offspring, can produce 67,000 dogs in just 6 years –assuming they haven’t been spayed or neutered.

There are roughly 900 million dogs in the world. That’s about one dog for every 8 people on earth! However, two-thirds of these dogs are stray dogs.

The popular phrase, “raining cats and dogs” originated from England in the 17th century. It was believed that many cats and dogs died during these heavy storms.

Dogs are capable of sensing drops in barometric pressure and shifts in static electricity field, which allows them to spot an approaching storm.

On average, a one year old puppy is as physically mature as an adolescent teen. However, large dogs age faster than small dogs.

Dogs and humans release the same “love hormone,” called oxytocin. It explains why we develop such strong bonds with our canine friends.