7 of the best dog facts


Spiked collars have been fashionably worn by tough dogs, burly dogs, strong dogs and punk rockers. They’ve been seen in magazines and made the rounds in literary tomes. Spiked collars have been around since Ancient Greece. They were originally designed to protect dog’s throats from wolf attacks.

The most dogs ever owned by one person were 5,000 Mastiffs owned by Kublai Khan.


The American Kennel Club, the most influential dog club in the United States, was founded in 1884.
The most popular male dog names are Max and Jake. The most popular female dog names are Maggie and Molly.
The phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
During the Middle Ages, Great Danes and Mastiffs were sometimes suited with armor and spiked collars to enter a battle or to defend supply caravans.

Pekingese and Japanese Chins were so important in the ancient Far East that they had their own servants and were carried around trade routes as gifts for kings and emperors. Pekingese were even worshipped in the temples of China for centuries.

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