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FACTS
  1. One-third of pet owners talk to their pets on the phone or through an answering machine.
  2. 52% of pet owners say their pet gets more exercise than they do.
  3. Large dogs eat "less" than small dogs? Yep! Pound for pound, the big guys eat less.
  4. Americans used to own more dogs than cats. Presently, the trend has reversed and, population-wise, kitty rules.
  5. More than half of pet dogs know at least one trick.
  6. If Bow Wow plays hard on a hot day, be sure he's not dehydrated. Pull up the skin on his back. If it doesn't fall back in place, he may be low on fluids GET TO THE VET!
  7. Not all cats feel the euphoric effects of catnip: About 30% never take to the stuff!
  8. 67% of America's feline friends get to sleep on their owners beds-or anywhere they want to.
  9. Cats instinctively scratch and claw to leave a scent that marks their territory. To keep your cat from marking your furniture, give her an alternative such as a scratching post.
  10. Puppies need twice as much protein and 50% more calories per pound of body weight daily as adult dogs.
  11. Cats and dogs alike can enjoy television. Pick up an animal action packed video and play for your furry friends while your away.
  12. The record for the oldest cat belongs to a 36-year-old Tabby named "Puss," who lived from 1903 to 1939.
  13. Cat bites are much more serious then dog bites! Why? Cats leave "puncture" wounds, worse for deep infection and bacteria.
  14. What's worse then cat bites OR dog bites? Human bites!! More bacteria then both of the above animals!!
  15. An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog.
  16. If you were to remove the scent receptors from a dog's nose and lay them out flat, they would cover an area greater than the dog itself.
  17. Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?!
  18. Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs can only make 10.
  19. In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring.
  20. A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.
  21. Just like fingerprints, every dog and cats nose pad is different.
  22. Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant third at 14 million.
  23. Each day in the US, animal shelters are forced to destroy 30,000 dogs and cats.
  24. It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.
  25. Scientists have discovered that dogs can smell the presence of autism in children.
  26. Seventy percent of people sign their pet's name on greeting cards and 58 percent include their pets in family and holiday portraits
  27. The common belief that dogs are color blind is false. Dogs can see color, but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see.
  28. A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye.
  29. Neutering an animal extends its life span by two to five years.
  30. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
  31. The penalty for killing a cat, 4,000 years ago in Egypt, was death.

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