DOG
Dogs are strong, fast mammals that usually have furry coats and long muzzles. they have powerful teeth and jaws. Dogs are hunters and scavengers. they have weak eyes and rely on their hearing and strong sense of smell. Dogs were the first animals to be tamed by humans, and they have lived and worked with people for thousands of years. The dog family includes foxes, coyotes (ky-O-tees), and jackals.
Female dogs have between one and twelve puppies at a time. For the first few days of their lives, the puppies feed on their mother's milk. As they get older, their mother feeds them meat which she has ched to make it easier to swallow.
Wolves are the largest members of the dog family. They are the ancestor of the dogs people keep as pets. Wolves used to be very common, but now they live only in parts of Europe, Asia, nad North America that are far away from people.
Dogs are doing good deeds for people
Some dogs do useful work for people. sheepdogs help sheperds to round up large flocks of sheep. Guide dogs help blind people to find their way around.
DID YOU KNOW?
>A dog named Laika became the worlds first space traveler. She was sent up in a Russian spacecraft nearly 40 years ago.
>The smallest dog is Chihuahua (chi-WA-wa). It is only about 5 inches tall from its paws to its shoulders. That's about as high as a tin can.
Dogs
Chihuahua
