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Tiger Shark

Kingdom	Animalia
Family	Carcharhinidae
Scientific Name	Galeocerdo Cuvier
Type	Fish
Diet	Carnivore
Life Span	30-40 years
Class	Chondrichthyes
Lifestyle	Solitary

Dog

Kingdom	Animalia
Family	Canidae
Scientific Name	Canis lupus familiaris
Type	Mammal
Diet	Carnivore
Life Span	15 years
Class	Mammalia
Lifestyle	Solitary

You've heard about dogs, seen them, even touched them, but do you really know all about this animal! Read on to find out...

Grey Wolf

Pet dog and owner

Dogs have been domesticated thousands of years before, but they were only used for guarding the land of their owner. Although most of us would disagree, dogs are a subspecies of the gray wold, a type of dog most of us fear. Today, all the countries around the world keep dogs as pet's and even think of them as a member of the family!

For now, we have discovered around 800 species of dogs, everywhere in the world. Dogs can be used to different climates such as Saint Bernards or Husky's which are mountain dogs, so they are used to the cold.

Quick facts about dogs:

(According to the US census)

• There are about 68,000,000 dogs in the US
• About every 1 in 3households have dogs as pets.
• 36 % of homes have dogs.
• 85 % of dogs visit a doctor each year.

(According to market research in the US)

• The top 5 dogs in the US are:
• Labrador Retriever
• Golden Retriever
• German Shepard
• Beagle
• Dachshund
• Labrador Retriever is number 1 in USA, UK, and Canada.

(According to this site)

• Puppies:



Puppies

• Puppies are born blind, deaf, and toothless.
• During first week, 90 % of the puppies time is spent sleeping and 10 % eating.
• In its third week, the puppy will develop its sense of smell.
• A puppy can sleep for 14 hours every day.
• A puppy becomes and adult at the age of one. At this time, it is as mature as a 15 year old human.
• More than 5 million puppies are born every year in America.
• Dogs and Breeds:



Irish Wolfhound

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• The Greyhound is the fastest dog on Earth.
• The Irish Wolfhound is the largest dog.
• The Great Dane is the tallest dog.
• The Chihuahua is the smallest dog.
• The St. Bernards is the heaviest dog.
• The Chow Chow dog has a black tongue.

I hope you have learned a lot about DOGS! This is our first blog, please post comments on how we can improve. Also, add to your comments which animal you would like us to do next. If there are many, we will take a vote. Show this to your friends, make it popular.

Tune in next week to see our next blog post. 

See you soon,

The Creators of This Blog

Bibliography:

"Facts about DOGS & PUPPIES ***." Facts About Everything! Arts, Literature, Science, History, Events, Entertainment,     People, Places and the Natural World. Web. 29 Oct. 2011. <http://www.facts-about.org.uk/dogs-and-puppies.htm>.

"Dog (Canis Lupus Familiaris) - Animals." A-Z Animals - Animal Facts, Information, Pictures, Videos, Resources and Links. Web. 29 Oct. 2011. <http://a-z-animals.com/animals/dog/>.