10 INTERESTING (AND RANDOM) DOG FACTS

We searched the interwebs far and wide to find a few interesting - and random- factoids that you *might* not already know about dogs.

Like, how many words a dog knows and the best dog breed to attract a date. Who knew? Now, you do. You're welcome, furiend.

1. Puppies are born blind, deaf and toothless.

2. The smartest dog breeds can understand up to 250 words, like a 2 year old child, while the average dog can process 150

3. The best dog to attract a date is a Golden Retriever.

4. The richest dog is the world, Gunther Ill, inherited about $100 million when his German mommy Countess Carlotta Liebenstein died.

5. One female dog and her female babies can produce over 4,000 puppies in 7 years.

6. Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic.

7. Dogs can get jealous when they see another dog being rewarded.

8. The oldest dog in the world lived to 29 - an Australian Cattle Dog named Bluey

9. "Fido" is Latin for fidelity.

10. Petting a dog can help lower blood pressure.

Sources: Guinness Book of World Records & Trupanion.com