A Dalmatian For Your Coach

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In England Dalmatians are still called English Coach Dogs or Carriage Dogs.  In the 19th century, Dalmatians were trained to run alongside coaches and carriages to chase away highwaymen (robbers), and to keep dangerous animals away from the horses.  For more information click here1 and click here2 and click here3.  What did you learn today?

Bare Dog Paws

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If a human walks barefoot in the snow for very long, their feet would freeze.  Dogs can walk bare-paw in the snow and their paws won't freeze, because the way the blood vessels under the skin on the paw is arranged keeps the paw at the body's temperature.  For more information click here.