Fun Dog Facts

Did you know these Fun Dog Facts?

Dogs are amazing animals and companions.  Read up on these great Dog Facts we came across:

• A dog’s heart beats between 70 and 120 times a minute, compared with a human heart which beats 70 to 80 times a minute.
• A dog’s normal body temperature is 100.5 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
• A female carries her young about 60 days before the puppies are born.
• According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the smallest dog on record was a Yorkshire Terrier in Great Britain who, at the age of 2, weighed just 4 ounces.
• The longest lived dog, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was an Australian Cattle Dog, named Bluey, who lived to be 29.
• An adult dog has 42 teeth.
• It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.
• If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could produce over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
• The only sweat glands a dog has are between the paw pads.
• In 1957, Laika became the first living being in space via an earth satellite
• The world’s smartest dogs are thought to be (1) the border collie, (2) the poodle, and (3) the golden retriever.
• A dog’s smell is more than 100,000 times stronger than that of a human’s
• Chocolate contains a substance known as theobromine (similar to caffeine) which can kill dogs or at the very least make them violently ill.
• Dogs’ sense of hearing is more than ten times more acute than a human’s
• More than 1 in 3 American families own a dog.
• Dogs don’t like rain because the sound is amplified and hurts their very sensitive ears.
• The ten most popular dogs (AKC, 2007) are in order:
  Labrador Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, German Shepherd,
  Golden Retriever, Beagle, Boxer, Dachshund, Poodle,
  Shih Tzu, and Bulldog.
• Dogs were the first animals domesticated by people.
• A greyhound can run as fast as 45 miles an hour.
• Spaying/neutering your dog before the age of 6 months can help prevent cancer in your dog.
• Puppies acquire a full mouth of permanent teeth between four and seven months old.
• Small dogs live the longest. Toy breeds live up to 16 years or more. Larger dogs average is 7 – 12 years. Veterinary medicine have extended this estimate by about three years. However, some breeds, such as Tibetan terrier live as long as twenty years.
• Eighty percent of dog owners buy their dog a present for holidays and birthdays. More than half of them sign letters and cards from themselves and their pets.
• The dog name “Fido” is from Latin and means “fidelity.”
• The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world.
• Most pet owners (94 percent) say their pet makes them smile more than once a day.
• Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible.
• It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.
• All dogs can be traced back 40 million years ago to a weasel-like animal called the Miacis which dwelled in trees and dens. The Miacis later evolved into the Tomarctus,a direct forbearer of the genus Canis, which includes the wolf and jackal as well as the dog.
• Seventy percent of people sign their pet’s name on greeting cards and 58 percent include their pets in family and holiday portraits, according to a survey done by the American Animal Hospital Association.
• A dog’s whiskers are touch-sensitive hairs called vibrissae. They are found on the muzzle, above the eyes and below the jaws, and can actually sense tiny changes in airflow.
• The origin of amputating a dog’s tail may go back to the Roman writer Lucius Columella’s (A.D. 4-70) assertion that tail docking prevented rabies.
• Dogs can smell about 1,000 times better than humans. While humans have 5 million smell-detecting cells, dogs have more than 220 million. The part of the brain that interprets smell is also four times larger in dogs than in humans.

Check Us Out At Pest World 2011 – Booth 911

Pest World 2011…We’ll Be There!

We are heading to New Orleans, LA for Pest World 2011 in just a few days!  Should you be in the area, the event is October 14-22, and we will be in booth 911.  Hope to see you there!

Amazing Story: Dog who saved owner on 9/11 named American Hero Dog!

Computer sales manager Michael Hingson was at his desk on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower on the morning of 9/11 when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the other side of the building, 18 floors above. And he lived to tell the tale because of his guide dog, Roselle.

The yellow lab calmly guided her blind charge 1,463 steps out of the building and, as debris fell and dust billowed, found a subway station and led them both underground to safety.

Roselle died in June at the age 13, but her heroism lives on. At a star-studded red carpet event in L.A. Saturday night the yellow lab was honored as the American Hero Dog of the Year.

“She saved my life,” Hingson wrote on the American Humane Association’s site. More than 400,000 people cast votes for Roselle and 7 other finalists. But it was Hingson’s moving description of her actions on 9/11 that helped her take the top dog honor.

Just as they got out of the building on 9/11, the south tower collapsed. “While everyone ran in panic, Roselle remained totally focused on her job,” Hingson wrote. “While debris fell around us, and even hit us, Roselle stayed calm.”

Hingson, the seven other finalists and their handlers were flown to Los Angeles to attend the ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hilton where they were joined by another four-legged celebrity, RIN TIN TIN Smith, a twelfth-in-line descendant of the original RIN TIN TIN. These four-legged celebrities were joined by a raft of two-legged ones including celebrity judges Betty White, Whoopi Goldberg, Kristin Chenoweth, Mark Hamill, Jillian Michaels, Susan Orlean (author of the new book, “RIN TIN TIN: The Life and the Legend”), TODAY’s Jill Rappaport and Top Chef Fabio Viviani.

“Every day, across America, dogs protect, comfort, and give their unconditional friendship and affection to the ill, the infirm, the wounded veteran, and the frightened child,” Robin Ganzert, President and CEO of the American Humane Association, said of the awards. “It was time to recognize the contributions of man’s best friends and celebrate the heroic feats they have performed for us every day.”

Pest Control Speaker – Bill Vaughan

Bill Vaughan of Earth Care Products recently was a speaker at the Oregon Pest Control Association meeting in Florence Oregon.  Bill discussed various types of odor control and how to add odor control to your Pest Control Business for additional income from your existing customers.  Please contact Bill if you would like information regarding adding odor control to your PCO business.  (760) 941 5302

New Post for Easter, A Little Dog Humor.

From: THE DOG
Dear God,
Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good Dog.
1. I will not eat the cats’ food before they eat it or after they throw it up.
2. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just because I like the way they smell.
3. The Litter Box is not a cookie jar.
4. The sofa is not a ‘face towel’.
5. The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.
6. I will not play tug-of-war with Dad’s underwear when he’s on the toilet.
7. Sticking my nose into someone’s crotch is an unacceptable way of saying ‘hello’.
8. I don’t need to suddenly stand straight up when I’m under the coffee table
9. I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house – not after.
10. I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt across the carpet.
11. I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch.
12. The cat is not a ‘squeaky toy’ so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it’s usually not a good thing.

P.S. Dear God, When I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back?

San Diego “OdorPreneur” Celebrates 10 Years of Sales

San Diego County Company Enjoys the Sweet Smell of Success for 14 Years

March 20, 2006, San Diego, CA — San Diego County’s only “OdorPreneur” and odor expert, Bill Vaughan, is the leading developer and distributor of a complete range of pet and household odor removal products for the consumer and for businesses. His company, Earth Care Products, is celebrating the sweet smell of success as San Diego County’s only pet and household odor removal products company with sales success for over 14 years. For the past 10 years Earth Care’s products have been sold in Petco pet stores in the US and is the only San Diego County-based odor removal company to have achieved the status of having products sold in every Petco store in the country.

Bill Vaughan, founder and owner of Earth Care Products and San Diego’s only “OdorPreneur” created Earth Care Products from the ashes of his corporate career that was destroyed when the companies he worked for down-sized his position. 14 years ago Mr. Vaughan worked in corporate America as an engineer/marketing executive when the trend of corporate downsizing was in full swing. Three times he held executive positions with major companies only to be caught in the corporate down-sizing mania that still grips the country. Instead of complaining, Bill took his expertise and knowledge to the streets and went into business for himself and 14 years ago Earth Care Products was born.

“Our products don’t act as air fresheners which are only designed to replace an offensive smell with a pleasant one,” said Mr. Vaughan. “Earth Care granules are processed to have a negative charge to counteract the positively charged odor molecules. In proximity, the odor remover acts like a magnet to the odor molecules, drawing them into the granules’ pores and trapping them. The effect is the air is cleansed, not masked,” Vaughan said.

All Earth Care products are all natural and non toxic. They will not hurt mother earth and are safe even if a child or pet accidentally consumes them. 100% of all Earth Care products are manufactured and packaged in the US, providing jobs for Americans while other companies continue to offshore their manufacturing, packaging and customer service positions

As San Diego County’s only “OdorPreneur” and resident odor expert, Bill offers a 100% money back guarantee if any customer is not completely satisfied with any Earth Care product.

For more information on Earth Care’s entire lineup of products go to www.cleartheair.com.

Clear The Air Odor Remover Now at PETCO

Great News! We at cleartheair.com are excited to announce that we are now in a PETCO near you. The following products are available on the shelves or at Petco.com.

– 14 ounce No Pet Urine Smells SKU 164267
– 21 ounce No Pet Urine Smells SKU 626058
– 14 ounce Urine odor remover in Concrete SKU 626066
– 14 ounce Skunk odor remover SKU 626074
– 14 ounce Urine & feces odor remover on Lawns SKU 626082
– 14 ounce Pet odor remover for upholstered furniture SKU 626090

Remember Clear The Air from Earth Care Products has a formula of unique natural minerals that are environmentally friendly and safe around children and pets to help eliminate pet odors and help with pet odor control. It is available in a variety of options based on different applications. Please visit a Petco near you or feel free to order online today!

Pet odor Removal Products In Froogle

Cleartheair Pet odor removal products are also now available through Froogle. Go to Froogle.com and search for “Pet odor removing pouch” … and then try searching for cleartheair to get all the product listings. Cleartheair products are used for pet odor removal, skunk smell removal and smoke odor control.

We are very excited to have it listed, if you have any suggestions to improve the listings on Froogle drop us an email at earthcare@msn.com

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