What are the characteristics of dogs? Dogs are carnivores, like to chew bones, have self-defense capabilities, and sometimes eat grass. Dogs rely on their tongues to dissipate heat and have a "hierarchy". They always turn around when lying down. Dogs judge the strength of their opponents based on the height of their sight. Showing their belly shows obedience. They have territorial habits and like to chase creatures. Dogs will avoid humans or other dogs when they are sick.

1. Dogs are carnivores and mainly eat meat. When feeding, they need to prepare more animal eggs in their feed.

2. The digestive tract of dogs is shorter than that of herbivores. The content of hydrochloric acid in the stomach of dogs ranks first among livestock. In addition, the thick intestinal wall has strong absorptive capacity, so it is easy and suitable to digest carnivorous food.

3. Dogs like to chew bones. This is also a habit left over from the original habitat of biting prey. We should always give it some bones when feeding. (Note, it is best not to use poultry bones, which may puncture the dog's intestines)

4. Dogs have unique self-defense capabilities. After eating toxic food, they can cause a vomiting reaction and spit out the toxic food.

5. Dogs sometimes eat grass. The gastrointestinal structure of dogs is different from that of humans, which is an important reason why dogs eat grass. The dog's stomach is very large, accounting for about 2/3 of the abdominal cavity, but the intestines are very short, accounting for about 1/3 of the abdominal cavity. Therefore, dogs basically use the stomach to digest food and absorb nutrients. It is easy to digest meat food, not easy. Digest things with "strings" such as leaves and grass.

Dogs sometimes eat grass, but they eat very little and occasionally vomit it up. Dogs do not eat grass to satisfy their hunger like cows and horses, but to clear their stomachs. Foods that must not be given to dogs: onions and leeks.

6. Do not let dogs smell foods or supplies that are highly irritating to the sense of smell, as they will be very harmful to the dog’s sense of smell.

7. In hot summer, dogs will open their mouths wide and hang their long tongues. This is because they rely on their tongues to dissipate heat.

8. When dogs live in groups, they also have a "hierarchical" relationship. Establishing such an order can maintain the stability of the entire group and reduce vicious fights and wars caused by competition for food and living space.

9. When a dog is lying down, he always walks around to make sure there is no danger before sleeping peacefully.

10. Dogs like to be caressed on their belly and back. Try not to touch the top of your head as this can make it feel depressed and dizzy. In addition, the buttocks and tail cannot be touched.

11. A dog’s code of conduct towards strangers is to judge the strength of the opponent based on the height of its own sight. When a stranger approaches, the pressure from above will make it uneasy. If you adopt a low posture, it will accept you. It will feel more at ease if it is lower than what it sees with its eyes. The dog's weak point is on the right side and it will act to protect it. When it is being chased and cornered, it will put its right side against the wall and its left side facing the enemy. Dog lets people look at itThe belly expresses submission and surrender to the other party.

12. A dog will never attack an opponent who has fallen down and exposed its belly. When sleeping with its belly facing upward, it means that it is reassured or trusting, so it will let people see or touch its belly. Dogs like people more than their own kind and are very protective of their owners.

13. Dogs have territorial habits. They occupy a certain area and protect it from other animals. They use anal gland secretions to give their feces a special smell, sweat secreted from the sweat glands between their toes, and use their hind limbs to scratch pictures on the ground as territorial marks. Dogs are very jealous. When you focus on the new dog and neglect to take care of it, it will become angry, disobey the established living habits, and become irritable and destructive. Dogs also have vanity and like people to praise and praise them. When it does a good deed or does some small tricks, you clap your hands to praise it and stroke it, and it will be satisfied. Dogs are also shy. If they do something wrong or their fur is cut too short, they will hide somewhere and only come out when they are hungry.

14. In terms of memory, dogs never seem to forget the voices of people who have been close to them, and they can also remember the places where they have lived. But some people think that dogs rely on their sensory sensitivity to recognize the voices of familiar people and recognize places. Dogs love to sniff everything. Sniff for territory marks, new food, feces, urine, etc. When a dog is out roaming, we often see it constantly urinating or squatting down to defecate, spreading its feces on the road. And it relies on these "stinky signs" to walk. Dogs like to hunt down living things, and people use this characteristic of dogs to drive sheep and cattle and protect themselves.

15. When a dog is sick, it will instinctively avoid humans or other dogs and hide in the dark to recover or die. This is an "atavism". The ancestors of dogs lived in groups. If there was a sick or injured dog in the group, other dogs would kill the injured dog to avoid being involved or suffering from being left behind. This should attract the attention of dog owners or breeders, and they should seek prompt diagnosis and treatment from a veterinarian. Dogs dislike alcohol the most. When the dog was given an injection in the veterinary hospital, he behaved well before rubbing alcohol on it. Once the alcohol is applied and the dog smells the smell, his hair will immediately stand up and he will growl uneasily. Dogs are afraid of fire, so they don't like anything that emits smoke, such as striking matches, smoking, etc.