Dogs

I have never had a dog. I would love to have one....probably the Golden Retriver. I do not like those violent breeds. As I saw on tv two Rotweilers killed a baby in the UK. I heard opinions that behaviour of a dog is strongly influenced by its owner...Perhaps that's true. Many people are getting more and more violent due to glorification of violence in media, especially in films or some music styles like heavy metal....
Well, let me turn back to main topic of my today's post. While browsing through internet I manage to find couple of interesting facts about dogs.
At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life", an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shetland sheepdog.
The dog is placed at the feet of women in monuments to symbolise affection and fidelity, as a lion is placed at the feet of men to signify courage and magnanimity. Many of the Crusaders are represented with their feet on a dog, to show that they followed the standard of the Lord as faithfully as a dog follows the footsteps of his master.
I love to taste different food but believe me I could never eat a dog. Oh yes, people in Korea eat dog meat. There is kind of soup called „poshintang“. It is believed that this soup cures summer heat ailments, improves male virility, and improves women's complexions. Oh God, how could they eat it...
Pekingese dogs were sacred to the emperors of China for more than 2,000 years. They are one of the oldest breeds of dogs in the world.
I suppose you heard of the Dalmatian dog. You know, white dog with black spots. It was made famous by Walt Disney cartoons and films. This dog breed was named after Croatian coastal region of Dalmatia.
Scientists have discovered that dogs can smell the presence of autism in children.
There are claims that dogs can alert their owners up to an hour before the onset of an epileptic seizure.
Spanish Canary Islands were not named for a bird called a canary. They were named after a breed of large dogs. The Latin name was Canariae insulae - "Island of Dogs."
Moving their ears like radars, experiments have shown that dogs can locate the source of a sound in 6/100ths of a second.
Let me end this post with a Polish proverb... The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's.
See you tomorrow. Bye, bye!!!