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K-9 Dog Facts

 
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  • Dogs are colorblind.
     
  • Dogs do not sweat they pant.
     
  • A dog's sense of hearing is approximately 5-10 times greater than a human.
     
  • A dog can pick up movement very well.
     
  • We Train dogs through formed association and repetition
     
  • A dog's sense of smell is 1 million times greater than humans.
     
  • In 1968 the first detection dogs were trained in Europe.
     
  • In the 1970's dogs began working for the U.S. Custom's Department.
     
  • It is estimated that a dog uses 90% of their olfactory (sense of smell) senses, while humans only use 15%.
     
  •  Due to their behavior sometimes it is difficult to believe, but dogs have no conscience, no feeling of guilt and no concept of time and cannot determine right from wrong.