3. Dogs are members of
GENERAL
CLASSIFICATION the Canidae family of
mammals.
GENERAL
CLASSIFICATION
Most of them are good
PART OF ITS
runners, with
BODY
muscular, deepUSES
chested bodies and
slender legs.
BEHAVIOR
This is it
4. PART OF DOGS
BODY
GENERAL
CLASSIFICATION
PART OF ITS
BODY
USES
BEHAVIOR
They have four toes on
each paw, plus a thumb
like toe on each forepaw
and sometimes on the
rear feet as well. They
walk on their toes, which
are well padded. Dogs
have 42 teeth – some for
gripping and tearing
flesh, some for
cutting, and others for
grinding food.
5. USES
GENERAL
CLASSIFICATION
PART OF ITS
BODY
USES
BEHAVIOR
Dogs have superb hearing
and fairly good
eyesight, but their keenest
sense is smell, which can
detect the faintest scent
days or even weeks after
its source has gone.
Dogs use their voices
regularly. They bark to
raise an alarm, to show
aggression or fear, or as a
cry for help. Growling
usually means “stay away”
or “I’m going to bite”. They
may also
howl, whimper, or whine to
show their feelings.
6. The dogs we know as pets
are descended from wolves.
domesticated,
BEHAVIOR They were and raised by or
tamed
people, more than 12,000
GENERAL
years ago. Today dogs
CLASSIFICATION
depend on people for
food, shelter, and safety.
PART OF ITS
They give a great deal in
BODY
return. Some are trained to
guard property. Others herd
USES
farm animals, work with
hunters, sniff out bombs or
BEHAVIOR
drugs at airports, or search
for survivors at disaster
scenes. Specially trained
dogs assist people who
cannot see or hear, or who
use a wheelchair.
