Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Furry Facts to Know & Tell

This month’s issue is supported in part by SF Animal Medical Center and dog lovers like you.

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February 2022

The Greek word for hunter is κυνηγος (kinigos), which means “dog-leader.”

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January 2022

Actress Selma Blair, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, recently announced she has a service dog named Scout,an English Fox Red Labrador.

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December 2021

Puppies and senior dogs dream more often than middle-aged dogs.

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November 2021

The career of the average police dog is about 8 years.

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October 2021

Scientists believe dogs can sense the Earth's magnetic field and use it as a compass. This ability is called magnetoreception.

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September 2021

The expression “hair of the dog” came from an old Scottish belief that putting a dog’s hair in a wound caused by a rabid dog could cure a person of rabies.

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August 2021

If your pooch poops white poo, there could be a couple of reasons including too much calcium in the diet …

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July 2021

President Joe Biden found Champ the German Shepherd (2008-2021) through a breeder. In 2018, the breeder was charged with animal cruelty.

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June 2021

Dog historians believe Bull Terriers were first bred to have a Roman nose around World War I.

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May 2021

Of the dozen dogs on the Titanic, three survived. Two were Pomeranians; the third was a Pekinese.

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April 2021

Skipper, an Aussie/Collie mix in Oklahoma, is the first known dog to be born alive with six legs and two tails.

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March 2021

Dogs were used in World War I for a variety of purposes including hauling machine guns and supply carts and serving as messengers.

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