Do you love animals? We will be learning about all different types of animals. Animals do not only entertain us, but they are also important and we need to be kind to them.
Today we will start to learn about a very well known animal... the dog.
Choose a specific breed of dog that you like or want to know more about and find out how do you look after it and any extra facts for extra general knowledge..
As the famous saying goes, dogs are man’s best friend. Whether it’s as reliable workers, family pets or loyal companions, dogs are wonderful domestic animals that offer a number of qualities that are put to good use by humans.
Believe it or not but there are more than 400 million dogs across the world and they are a very popular choice to be kept as a pet. Dogs can be very helpful and are even trained to help disabled people.
There are a lot of breeds of dogs.
Depending on what you look for in a dog, must it be a pet, a hunter, a helper or good with kids, you will decide what dog will fit in your family. There are small ones and big ones.
It is very important to know that puppies are very cute, but they grow up and you cannot return a dog because it is not a puppy anymore. You have to love your dog for its whole life.
Examples of a few breeds include: Bulldog, German Shepherd, Collie, Golden Retriever, St Bernard, Greyhound, Bloodhound, Chihuahua, Labrador, Great Dane, Rottweiler, Boxer and Cocker Spanial
See if you can find pictures of these different breeds.
Dogs have such a great bond with humans that they are know as 'man's best friend'. Dogs have excellent hearing and smell - much better that humans. That is a reason why dogs will hear intruders and are able to be trained to work as 'sniffer dogs' that can smell if there are drugs or maybe a bomb in luggage or on a person.<
A dog can live as long as 10 to 14 years, but there are some breeds that can even get older, so if your dog is healthy, you can have your best friend around for a long time.
Do you have a dog?
What do you like about your dog?
How do you care for your dog?
If you do not have a dog. why would you like to have one or why do you not want one?