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In Lassie Come Home, the first in a series of Lassie films, Lassie licked the face of child star Roddy MeDowall because studio prop men had put ice cream on the boy's cheek. Just about everybody knows Scooby Doo, but to you know his breed? He is a Great Dane. Lord Byron, the English Romantic poet, had a beloved Newfoundland named Boatswain. When Boatswain died, Byron had the following inscribed upon his gravestone: "Beauty with vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man without his vices". The most pet dogs, being owned by almost 1 in 3 families, are located in the US and France. The least amount of pet dogs, just 1 for every 10 families are located in Switzerland and Germany. Kubla Chan owned the greatest number of dogs ever to be owned by one person - a whopping 5000 mastiffs. The well-dressed pet - 21% of pet owners admit to occasionally dressing up their pets. In the US, approximately 1 million dogs have been named as the primary beneficiary in their owner's wills. 58% of pets are included in family and holiday portraits, while 70% of owners sign their pets name on greeting cards. It's been scientifically proven that people who own pets experience less stress, have fewer heart attacks, and live longer. More money is spent by Americans on dog food than on baby food each year. In 1945, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte - the last surviving member of the famous Bonaparte family - died from injuries sustained while tripping over his dogs leash. Every year, some 2.5 million people get new puppies |