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  VITAL FACTS ABOUT DOGS’ 5 SENSES

A dog’s eyesight is not as important to it as its sense of smell and hearing, since it mainly hunts and orientates itself, with its nose and ears. In fact, dogs’ eyes are typically weaker in daylight than a human’s, although at night they are far keener, for the wild dogs have always hunted at night, complementing their keen nose and ears with their eyes. Scientist Disagree on whether dogs can see in colour but the predominant verdict is that they are almost colour - blinded, seeing only black, white and shades of grey. It is also widely accepted that a dog sees things indistinctly, identifying a person or object by the basic shape, and confirming its finding with its nose and ears.

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POISON OUR BEST FRIEND - DOGS? 

Common foods that we eat are dangerous to them..

NUTS - Many nuts are generally bad for dogs as their high phosphorus content is said to possibly lead to bladder stones, especially walnuts. They are poisonous to dogs and at all accounts should be avoided.

ONIONS - Raw onions have been known to cause hemolytic anemia (disintegration of blood cells)

POTATOES - Although cooked, mashed potatoes are actually quite nutritious and digestible for dogs, the solanum alkaloids found in green sprouts and potato skins can cause rare cases of poisoning.

TURKEY SKIN - Causes acute pancreatic in dogs.

CHOCOLATE - Chocolate can trigger epileptic seizure in dogs prone to or at risk of epilepsy. Chocolate can also cause cardiac irregularity especially if the dog becomes excited which in turn can kill the dog. In some dogs, chocolate causes Internal bleeding which will kill them later.

Treatment - within two hours of ingestion, try inducing vomiting unless your dog is markedly stimulated, comatose or has lost the gag reflex. If this happens, take it to the vet without DELAY. In the absence of major symptoms, administer activated charcoal as the unabsorbed theobromine chemically bonds to this and is eliminated in the faces.

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 WHY ARE DOG SENSES SO SPECIAL THAT EVEN

WE AS HUMANS ENVY THEM FOR BEING SO ??

Dogs’ ears are almost as keen as their nose. Anyone would confirm this whose dog has given them early notice of another person’s imminent arrival. A dog recognize a football and even, apparently, the sound of a familiar car, long before the person or car comes in sight. The acuteness of dogs’ hearing varies according to breed, but most dogs can hear sounds of 35, 000 vibrations per second. To put this figure in perspective, the highest-pitched sound the average human ear can detect is 20,000 vibrations per second, while for cats, it is around 25,000. Experiments have shown that a dog can hear a sound of 100,000 vibrations, although this level of acuteness is exceptional. Most breeds of dog are equipped with large ears, and those with erect ears, such as Alsatian can swivel them, using a complex system of muscles, in the direction of source. Dogs with floppy ears - spaniels and bloodhounds for example –have ability to a far more limited degree. All breeds can use their inner ear as a filter, allowing them to focus on a particular sound.

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