1. The most dogs ever owned by one person were
5,000 Mastiffs owned by Kubla Khan.
2. During the Middle Ages, Great Danes and
Mastiffs were sometimes suited with armor and spiked collars to enter a battle
or to defend supply caravans.
3. All dogs can be traced back 40 million years
ago to a weasel-like animal called the Miacis which dwelled in trees and dens.
The Miacis later evolved into the Tomarctus, a direct forbear of the genus
Canis, which includes the wolf and jackal as well as the dog.
4. The first dog chapel was established in
2001. It was built in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, by Stephan Huneck, a children’s
book author whose five dogs helped him recuperate from a serious illness.
5. Plato once said that “a dog has the soul of
a philosopher.
6. Alexander the Great is said to have founded
and named a city Peritas, in memory of his dog.
7. The earliest European images of dogs are
found in cave paintings dating back 12,000 years ago in Spain.
8. The names of 77 ancient Egyptian dogs have
been recorded. The names refer to color and character, such as Blackie, Ebony, Good
Herdsman, Reliable, and Brave One.
9. Dogs have lived with humans for over 14,000
years. Cats have lived with people for only 7,000 years.
10. In early Christian tradition, Saint
Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, is sometimes depicted with a dog’s
head.
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