There's no need for a piece
of sculpture in a home that
has a cat.
- Wesley Bates
Purring would seem to be,
in her case, an automatic
safety-valve device for
dealing with happiness
overflow.
-Monica Edwards
You can say any foolish
thing to a dog, and the dog
will give you a look that
says "My God, you're right!
I never would've thought
of that!"
-Dave Barry
There is no psychiatrist in
the world like a puppy
licking your face.
- Ben Williams | Think you know all about your cat or dog? Read on for some interesting facts that may surprise you about canines and felines!
Cat Facts
An adult cat has thirty teeth and around twelve whiskers.
A group of kittens is called a kindle. A group of adult cats is called a clowder.
Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion.
A fifteen-year-old cat has probably spent ten years of its life sleeping.
A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans.
Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible.
Dog Facts
33% of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on an answering machine while away.
Dogs' eyes have large pupils and a wide field of vision, making them really good at following moving objects.
Dogs can see color, but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see. They distinguish between blue, yellow, and gray, but probably do not see red and green.
The expression "three dog night" originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night-so cold that you have to bed down with three dogs to keep warm.
Sheepdogs have 220 million olfactory cells-that's 215 million more than humans. This enables them to smell 44 times better than man can.
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