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  A dog can locate the source of a sound in 1/600 of a second and can hear sounds four times farther away than a human can.
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  Touch is the first sense the dog develops. The entire body, including the paws, is covered with touch-sensitive nerve endings.
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  At the end of the Beatles’ song "A Day in the Life," a high-pitched dog whistle was recorded by Paul McCartney for his sheepdog.
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  The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that was only 2.5 inches at the shoulder, and weighed only 4 ounces.
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  A group of puppies is called a litter.

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