DOGS' HISTORY AND FACTS

• The dog was one of the first animals domesticated by humans.
• Mosaics meaning "Beware the Dog" would be found on doorsteps in ancient Roman cities.
• The world's first dog show was held in Britain in 1859.
• People in ancient China stayed warm by carrying toy breeds in their sleeves.
• The smallest mature dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that was 2 1/2 inches high at its shoulder.
• The heaviest dog ever weighed 319 pounds.
• The oldest dog ever died at age 29.
• The tallest dog ever was a Great Dane who stood 41 inches high.
• The first living creature sent into space was a female dog named Laika launched by the former USSR on November 3, 1957
• Labrador Retrievers were originally bred to retrieve fishing nets.
• In the 19th century Dalmations defended carriages against highwaymen and kept away animals that could scare the horses.
• Monks used the Lhasa Apso as a guard dog in temples.
• Siberian Huskies have been used to herd reindeer in Siberia for 3000 years.
• Louis Doberman, a German tax-collector, created the Doberman breed in the late 1860s to protect him while he worked