For more than 40 years, monks and nuns at the monastery of New Skete in Cambridge, New York, have bred and trained German Shepherds.

In 1885, the first Beagle was registered with the American Kennel Club. His name was Blunder.

Studies have shown solo piano classical arrangements reduce anxiety behavior and induce calmness in 70% of dogs in shelters or kennels and 85% of dogs in homes.

There were at least 12 dogs on board the Titanic. Three of them survived.

The song “Martha My Dear” by The Beatles was an ode to Paul McCartney's Old English Sheepdog Martha although some lyrics may have been about McCartney’s ex, Jane Asher.