Man’s best friend indeed. Dogs are so generous with their love and we love them back! So here are our 7 favourite facts about dogs…

1: Wet Nose

Dogs have wet noses because it helps them to absorb scent chemicals. It is why they have such strong sense of smell. It is 10,000 times stronger than a human’s.

2: Smelly Clothes

If your dog gets anxious when you leave the house then place an article of your clothing near them. The scent will relax and comfort them.

3: Jealousy

Try not to show other dogs too much affection as a recent study has proven that dogs can get jealous.

4: Colour Me Blind

Dogs mostly see in black and white, but they can also see blue and yellow.

5: Medical Marvels

Dogs can be so in tune with their owners. They can even be trained to detect when a human is going to have a seizure and warn them. They can also signal a Diabetic that their insulin levels are dropping due to a special scent that is released by the human body.

6: Heard if Muscles?

Dogs have to least 18 muscles in each ear and can hear 4 times the distance of a human. That’s some strong hearing (get it?!)

7: Scholars

Dogs can recognise more than 150 words, so be careful what you say around them!