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  Hollywood’s first and arguably best canine superstar was Rin Tin Tin, a five-day-old German Shepherd found wounded in battle in WWI France and adopted by an American soldier, Lee Duncan. He would sign his own contracts with his paw print.
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  Most dogs are capable of understanding up to 250 words and gestures.
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  Perky-eared dogs hear sounds better than floppy-eared dogs.
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  The average dog can smell up to 100 times better than a human.
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  A dog's nose is made up of about 220 million scent receptors, while a human's nose has about 5 million.

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