Dogs

 


Dogs are one of the world's most popular pets, although dogs are still used for hunting, working and even racing all around the world. Descended from wolves, the dog today is sociable, intelligent and, if treated properly and trained well, a loving family member.

As dogs, and of course puppies, are always popular with children, we are in the process of expanding our range of dog printables and colouring pages and will soon be introducing a range of dog crafts too - but you will still find lots to keep the kids busy below!

All dogs are descended from a single species known as Canis lupus, a wolf. Dogs were domesticated from wild South Asian wolves about 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. After a while, people began to actively breed dogs for different purposes, such as helping hunters or herding livestock. The earliest European images of dogs date back 12,000 years ago to cave drawings found in Spain.

Dogs have many different roles in today's world, as pets, hunters, police and rescue dogs, and as service dogs for the blind. 

Dogs are omnivores (meaning they eat both meat and plants).

Different breeds of dogs have different sizes of litters (the amount of puppies born at one time). The largest litter on record was 24 puppies, born to Tia (a Mastiff). 

26th August has been designated International Dog Day - the perfect day to take your dog for an extra-long walk! And why not explore all our lovely dog themed colouring pages, printables, worksheets and crafts, and have some fun with the kids...

 

Dogs for kids

Some Interesting Dog Facts

  • The most popular names for male dogs are Max and Jake, and the most popular names for female dogs are Maggie and Molly.
  • Most dogs can run at around 19mph, but greyhounds can run 45mph, making them the fastest breed in the world, and the second fastest land animal behind the cheetah.
  • Dogs have more than twelve separate muscles controlling the movement of their ears!
  • When the Titanic sank in 1912, three dogs survived.
  • It is thought that there are more than half a billion dogs in the world in total, but only around 30 million of these are kept as house pets (the rest are wild dogs or strays).

 

Year of the Dog
The dog is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. If you have a "dog" in your family, you might want to check out our Year of the Dog resources:
Year of the Dog

Our Dog Activities

Dog colouring pages
Dogs love kids and kids love dogs - and we hope they will love these dog colouring pages!
Dog Crafts
Whether you have a pet dog or not you can make your own dog to love with this fun collection of dog...
Dog Printables
Dog printables for kids - including a cute dog mask to print, writing printables for the classroom...
Dog Puzzles
Keep the kids busy with lots of puzzles on a dog theme. We've mazes, dot to dots, word puzzles...
Dog Worksheets
Here's a collection of fun worksheets for children with dogs as the theme! Just print and enjoy...
Dog Games
These fun printable games will delight any dog lover or add some fun to a pet animal project.

More Dog Ideas

Paint your child's face like a cute puppy!

Dog face painting

Scottie Dogs
We have a collection of templates and other fun printables based on the iconic Scottie dog!
Scottie Dogs

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