Lowchen Dog

Facts about Lowchen Dogs, "Scientific name for Lowchen Dog, or domestic canine, is Canis lupus familiaris". Lowchen is a dog breed, which is also commonly called as the Little Lion Dog. The Lowchen Dogs are native to France and Germany and some registries considered the Lowchen Dogs as toy dogs. Once, the Lowchen Dog breed had the doubtful distinction, similar to a breed of the Bichon type of dog, the Havanese Dog, a Portuguese working dog, and the Portuguese water dog. This is the rarest breed of Lowchen Dog in the world. Actually, there were 65 registered Lowchen dog breeds only in 1973. Even today, the Lowchen Dog breed usually has fewer than some hundred fresh registrations every year all over the world.

Features

The Lowchen Dog is a small size dog, such that the male dogs are capable of growing to a maximum height, ranging from 12 inches to 14 inches (30 cm to 35.6 cm), with the maximum body weight between 12 lbs and 18 lbs (5.4 kg and 8.1 kg), On the other hand, the female Lowchen Dogs can grow to a maximum height between 11 inches and 13 inches (28 cm and 33 cm), with the maximum body weight that ranges from 10 lbs and 15 lbs (4.5 kg to 6.8 kg).

Lowchen Dogs have two times the amount of ear muscles than people. Facts a Lowchen Dogs can hear a sound at four times the distance of a human. Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz) Def-Hertz is the measurement of frequency, explicitly it's one cycle per second. The higher the Hertz are, the higher the pitched the sound is. Dogs hear best at 45,000 Hz to 65,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.

The coat of the Lowchen dog comes in a variety of colors and it is long and flowing. The coat of the Lowchen Dog breed will be thick, but not fluffy, and it is curly with a blend of thicker hairs among the excellent ones. This allows the flowing coat of the dog to be not fly-away or frizzy. Usually, the coat of the Lowchen Dog breed will not be harsh and is similar to several terriers. The dog does not drop its hair, and the Lowchen Dog breed has extremely low sensitive effects, and they are measured hypoallergenic.

The head of the Lowchen dog is one among its vital features, with its fairly short, broad muzzle, wide skull, sparkling round eyes, and suspending ears. The Lowchen Dogs come in all colors, as well as brown, that exactly match their dark eyes and snout. The skull, when in proportion to their body, is neither excessively big nor excessively small, but it helps to highlight the friendly, royal, and leonine character of the Lowchen Dog breed. Usually, the female Lowchen dog is capable of offering birth to three to six puppies in each litter.

Lowchen Dogs sweat glands are between their paw pads.
Facts a Lowchen Dog sees in color and have better low light vision. Lowchen Dogs have three eyelids, a lower lid, an upper eyelid lid and a third lid, that is called a haw or nictitating membrane, this keeps the Lowchen Dogs eye protected and moist. Lowchen Dogs eyes have a special membrane for seeing better at night, called a tapetum lucidum - a dogs reflective layer in the choroid chiefly of nocturnal, causing the eyes to glow when light at night hits the eyes and they consist of some layers of smooth flat cells covered by a section of double deformed crystals

The long and curly coat of the Lowchen dog is presented in a lion cut. This connotes that the back legs, haunches, front legs and the one-third to half of their tail that are closer to their body are shaved, and the remaining part of their coat is left as it is to offer the Lowchen Dog the look of a male lion.

Temperament

The Lowchen Dog breed is a healthy, friendly and happy dog. The Lowchen Dogs are both energetic and playful, and extremely clever. They are the ideal home pets, and they also make an excellent pet for families with kids. The Lowchen Dog breed of dog has a history as a friendly dog and they require the attention of humans. These dogs will become unhappy when left unaccompanied for longer time periods. They will not bark terribly, and it is somewhat a quiet dog breed.

All dogs are identical in makeup big or small– 42 permanent teeth and 321 bones. Lowchen Puppies have 28 teeth and when they become adult Lowchen Dogs they have 42 teeth.
Female Lowchen Dogs are in heat for matting for about 20 days twice a year. Lowchen Puppies for their first few weeks will sleep ninety percent of the day and their vision is not fully developed until after the first month. Female Lowchen Dogs are pregnant for 60 days before they’re puppies are born
The average lifespan of the Lowchen dog ranges from 12 years to 14 years.

Average body temperature for a Lowchen Dog is between 101 to 102.5 degrees
A Lowchen Dog is an omnivore, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants). All Dogs are direct descendants of wolves.

The number one heath problems amongst Lowchen Dogs is obesity, so always make sure your dog doesn't get to fat. Many foot problems that Lowchen Dogs have are just an issue of long toenails.

A Lowchen Dog’s mouth can apply approximately 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch and an American Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd Dog and a rottweiler can have 320 LBS of pressure on avg.

Only humans and dogs have prostates and a dog doesn't have an appendix.
Lowchen Dog’s nose prints can be used to identify them, their nose prints are like a humans finger print. Facts a Lowchen Dog smells more than 1,000 times stronger than that of a human. A Lowchen Dog’s nose, secretes a thin layer of mucous that helps it absorb scent, after that they lick their noses and sample the scent through their mouth.

Lowchen Dogs pant to keep cool with 10 to 35 breaths per minute with an average of 24 breaths per minute. A large dog breed resting heart beats between 60 to 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats on average between 100 to 140 pant a lot.