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  Male dogs will raise their legs while urinating to aim higher on a tree or lamppost because they want to leave a message that they are tall and intimidating. Some wild dogs in Africa try to run up tree trunks while they are urinating to appear to be very large.
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  One kind of Pekingese is referred to as a "sleeve" because it was bred to fit into a Chinese empress’ sleeves, which was how it was often carried around.
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  Spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect dogs throats from wolf attacks.
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  Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet.
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  Greyhounds can reach a speed of up to 45 miles per hour.

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