We all know that dogs are mans best friend, but they truly are a kids best friend as well. Many people consider their dog a part of the family as dogs are loyal, reliable, and extremely loving. Share some printable dog coloring pages with your kids and let them have some fun. Lots of the coloring pages below are of different breeds so find your perfect match and color away.
Some fun Dog Facts:
* Dogs were first domesticated from wolves at least 17,000 years ago, but may have been around as early as 150,000 years ago.
* The dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of variation in size, shape, coloring, and even unique patterns.
* Dogs are highly social animals in which their behavioral pattern accounts for their playfulness, ability to be easily trained, and to adapt into human households and social situations.
* The loyalty and devotion that dogs demonstrate as part of their natural instincts is similar to the human idea of love and friendship, leading many dog owners to view their pets as full fledged family members.
* Dogs seem to view their human companions as members of their pack, and make few, if any, distinctions between their owners and fellow canines.
* Dogs fill a variety of roles in society and are often trained as working dogs for farming, protection, loyalty, companionship, and even as a replacement for vision.
