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  The origin of amputating a dog’s tail may go back to the Roman writer Lucius Columella’s (A.D. 4-70) assertion that tail docking prevented rabies.
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  Why are dogs’ noses so wet? Dogs’ noses secrete a thin layer of mucous that helps them absorb scent. They then lick their noses to sample the scent through their mouth.
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  Basset Hounds cannot swim.
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  Dogs have twice as many muscles to move their ears as people.
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  The Norwegian Lundehund is the only dog with six toes on each foot.

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