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JIGSAWS
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WIREHAIRS
| | How many words can you find in the "Wirehairs" grid, always using the middle letter.....
We have found 31 words ALL including the Letter R. The list will be published in Hot Wires and put on Website next Spring.. If you can find more than 31 please let us know. |
 WIRE WORDS .. PLEASE ADD YOURS...
WIRELESS without dogs ..
BARBWIRE .. sharp dog
WIREWORK jobs for dogs
HIGH WIRE walking high
LIVE WIRE electrocute
HOT WIRE heated ginger
TELEGRAPH WIRE cablegram
WIRE IN THE BLOOD He owns a weimaraner – but stars in this
 QUIZ
1.Which year was it that the first Wire was shown at Crufts?
2.What type of class was it entered in?
3.When did the first Wire come into the UK?
4.When did the second Wire arrive in the UK?
5.What are: Vibrissae?
6. What is unique to each dog like a fingerprint is to a human?
7. What was Davy Crockett’s dog called?
8. What was the name of the dog that went into space in 1957?
9. Who owned a dog called Sweetlips?
10. The earliest dog fossil dates back to when?
Answers will be published in Hot Wires and put on Website next Spring
 | FACTS ABOUT WIRE !!!
- The first writing relating to wire and it's manufacture appears in the bible
- Lawrence Ferlinghette wrote:
The poet like an acrobat climbs on rime to a high wire of his own making. - The word Wire comes from Old High German, also Norse, And Latin: Vira (bracelet)
SOME STRANGE FACTS ABOUT DOGS
- It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.
- Dogs DO have better low-light vision than humans because of a special light-reflecting layer behind their retinas
- A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2100 mile Applachian Trail
- If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could product over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
- Dogs' only sweat glands are between their paw pads
- Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes with age
- The breed Lundehune has 6 toes and can close its ears
- Teddy Roosevelt's dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador's pants off at the White House
- The bible mentions dogs 14 times
- Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic - a Newfoundland, a Pomeranian, and a Pekingese
- Only dogs and humans have prostates
| If you have anything to add to this page please contact donna@hwva.org.uk |