4 Fun Dog Facts

Here are some examples from my book,   365 Fun Dog Facts

Smoking:  Did you know that your pet could develop skin allergies and asthma from breathing second-hand smoke, just like humans? If you smoke, go outside to smoke and dispose of your cigarette butts in a proper container.    Cigarette butts can be fatal to dogs if they eat them. ~ Research from Colorado State University shows that tobacco smoke has a clear effect on dogs. Cancer causing chemicals can be found in dog’s hair and urine months after exposure to tobacco smoke.

A German Shepherd named Blondi was owed by Adolf Hitler. It was his favorite dog, despite the fact that he tried cyanide capsules on her to see if they worked, and they did. He later used them on himself commit suicide when he saw it worked on Blondi.

The name for the movie  “Indiana Jones,” comes from the name of George Lucas’ dog, Indiana. This dog also served as the inspiration for Chewbacca in “Star Wars” in 1997.

Humphrey Bogart owned a dog named, Zero, which appeared with him in the movie “High Sierra” in 1941.

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