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The dog

The dog

πŸ“– In short

The dog was the first animal people made friends with and lived with, more than 12 thousand years ago. Dogs are loyal and clever and love their owners very much. There are hundreds of breeds, some tiny and some huge.

🀩 Did you know?

  • A dog finishes growing between 8 months and 2 years.
  • The Saint Bernard is one of the heaviest dogs, weighing about 90 kilograms.
  • The Irish wolfhound is one of the tallest dogs, up to 86 centimeters tall.
  • Dogs hear sounds we can't hear.

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🌟 An amazing nose

A dog's sense of smell is thousands of times stronger than ours! That's why police and rescue teams use dogs to find missing people under rubble and snow.

πŸ” Working dogs

Some dogs herd sheep, some guard houses, some guide blind people through the streets, and some pull sleds over the snow.

πŸ’‘ How does a dog talk?

A dog wags its tail when it's happy, flattens its ears when it's scared, barks to warn or call, and rolls on its back when it wants to play.

🎯 How do we look after it?

A dog needs the right food and clean water, a walk and play every day, and visits to the vet for its vaccinations.

πŸ“Έ More pictures

The dog
The dog

🧩 Test yourself

1 What is a dog's strongest sense?

2 What does it usually mean when a dog wags its tail?

3 The Saint Bernard is one of the heaviest dogs, weighing about ?? kilograms.

4 Which picture shows β€œThe dog”?

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πŸ“· Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons