September 2020

Bay-Woof-Mr-Smarty-Pamts-Knows-blog2.jpg
  • It is easier to feed a dog on a plant-based diet than a cat. The next big thing in dog food may be cricket protein.

  • In the past, the name flying dog was used for the colugo, a tree-dwelling mammal that skillfully glides from tree to tree. In German, the word for a large bat is flughund or flying dog.

  • Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, and England’s Queen Victoria had Great Pyrenees.

  • According to dog trainer Kama Brown, European dogs seem more relaxed than American dogs because we routinely put our dogs in more stressful situations. She notes that in Europe, a person walking with a dog is not seen as an invitation to mingle.

  • According to a University of Helsinki study, urban dogs are more fearful than their country cousins because they have inadequate socialization and relative inactivity.

R.U. Steinberg

Mr. Smarty Pants read the above information in a book, magazine, newspaper, or website; heard it on the radio; saw it on television; or overheard it a party. Got any facts? Email them to Mr. Smarty Pants for possible inclusion in the column at MrPants@AustinChronicle.com.

Previous
Previous

October 2020