Pet Facts

Study Notes

Cats spend approximately 50% of their waking hours grooming themselves.
Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.
75% of pet owners celebrate their dog's birthday.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
After reaching maturity, cats only meow to communicate with humans; normally, only kittens meow to other cats.
A cat's memory can last as long as 16 hours—exceeding even that of monkeys and orangutans.
Cats sleep for around 70% of their lives which can be up to 16 hours a day.
All puppies are born deaf. Though as they get older, they can hear 4 times better than humans can.
Millennials own more pets than Generation X and the Baby Boomers.
About 6.5 million pets enter American animal shelters every year, and about 2.3 million pets are adopted from American animal shelters every year.
Dogs can taste salty, sour, sweet, and bitter, though they only have 1/6 the number of taste buds humans do.
Dogs can learn over 1,000 words!
Tired puppies can get fussy just like little kids, If you have a tired puppy, try nap time!
Paul McCartney added a frequency only dogs can hear to the end of the Beatles song ‘A Day in the Life.’
A one-year-old dog can be as mature physically as a 15-year old human.