10 Random (Yet Interesting) Dog Facts You Might Not Know

We searched the interwebs far and wide to find a few random - yet interesting- 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.

• Puppies are born blind, deaf and toothless.

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

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

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

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

• Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic.

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

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

• "Fido" is Latin for fidelity.

• Petting a dog can help lower blood pressure.

Sources: Guinness Book of World Records & Trupanion.com