15 Fun Facts About Puppies You Need to Know.

Introduction

If you’re a dog lover like me, then you know that there is nothing more fun than cuddling up with a puppy. They are so cute and playful, it's impossible not to love them! But did you know that there are some interesting facts about puppies? Well, I'm here to share 15 of those facts with you.

People have always treated puppies as pets.

A puppy is a baby dog and has been kept as a pet for thousands of years. The first puppies to be domesticated were wolves around 10,000 years ago in the Middle East, although their ancestors have been domesticated for at least 30,000 years by this time.

Today, we still treat puppies as pets because they are cute and adorable!

The "puppy dog face" is instinctive, not learned behavior.

The puppy dog face is not learned behavior. It's instinctive, and it's a way for puppies to get attention from their owners. It's also an evolutionary trait that helps puppies survive in the wild long enough to reach maturity.

Puppies instinctively use this facial expression because it signals submission and reduces aggression in both dogs and humans alike, according to studies conducted by researchers at the University of Leipzig in Germany. For example, if a human picks up a puppy by the scruff of its neck (which can be painful or even damaging), the puppy will assume its "puppy dog face" as soon as they're let go—and often times, these humans will immediately drop what they were doing and give them food instead!

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Additionally, when two dogs are fighting over food or territory, one dog can quickly defuse an altercation by assuming this look—the other usually backs down without further conflict because he/she recognizes that this gesture shows that his/her opponent has given up their claim on whatever was being fought over (see picture below).

Dogs with the longest life expectancies live in Siberia and Alaska.

If you're looking for a dog that will live a long time, Alaska and Siberia are probably not the first places that come to mind. However, the Siberian Husky and the Alaskan Malamute have life expectancies of 12-15 years. The oldest breeds in this category are these two purebreds from cold climates—and they're not even close to being alone. Dalmatians have an average lifespan of 10 years, while Pomeranians typically live for 12-15 years!

In the wild, wolves mark territory with urine, not scent glands.

You probably know that wolves mark territory with urine. And you may have heard that dogs do the same thing, but with their scent glands instead of peeing on stuff. But what if I told you that dogs can use these scent glands in a lot of other places?

To start with, they have them in their paws and cheeks as well as their tails and faces! And while we're talking about tails (because come on who doesn't love a good tail?), did you know that dogs have scent glands right at the base of them? No wonder they wag so much! They're trying to share all the good smells from around them!

And how does this work? Well it's pretty simple: When your dog is excited about something or when he/she sees another dog, he/she begins secreting an oily substance from his/her face and paw pads which leaves behind a trail that other dogs can follow back home--or out into the woods to hunt down prey animals together (depending on whether there are any small woodland creatures nearby).

Domestic dogs are on average larger than wild wolves.

You may have heard that dogs are larger than wolves, but what you might not know is that this isn't just a matter of genetics. The reason why domestic dogs tend to be larger than their wild counterparts has more to do with how they are bred and raised.

Due to selective breeding, domestic dogs are often bigger than their wild cousins—a trait that comes from thousands of years of human intervention in the process by which certain breeds emerged as distinct types. One reason for this can be traced back to the fact that humans have historically been willing to feed or give shelter only to those animals who proved themselves useful. If a dog possessed qualities like size or strength, it would have been more likely to receive food and care from its owners; therefore those traits became increasingly common over time.

Puppies are a lot of fun, obviously

Puppies are a lot of fun, obviously.

They're cute and they love to play, they're always happy to see you and they never get tired of being petted. If you don't have a puppy yet then you should definitely go out and get one! They'll be the best friend that anyone could ask for.

Conclusion

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