Draft:Outline of dogs
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dogs:
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf; the gray wolf is the dog's closest living relative. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans. Experts estimate that hunter-gatherers domesticated dogs more than 15,000 years ago, which was before the development of agriculture. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have expanded to a large number of domestic individuals and gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids.
What type of things are dogs?[edit]
Dogs can be described as all of the following:
Biological classification[edit]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Canidae
- Genus: Canis
- Species: Canis lupus
- Subspecies: Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo
Types of dogs[edit]
By breed[edit]
By function[edit]
Dog type (list) – dog type refers to the grouping of dogs by their function.
- Companion dog: primarily provide companionship.
- Guard dog: watch for and guard against unwanted or unexpected people or animals.
- Fighting dog: fight and sometimes kill other dogs or animals.
- Hunting dog: assists humans in hunting game.
- Gun dog: assists gun hunters in finding or retrieving game.
- Flushing dog/Spaniel: assists hunters by flushing game.
- Springer Spaniel[disambiguation needed]/Cocker Spaniel: flush birds.
- Water Spaniel: flush game from the water.
- Pointer: assists hunters by pointing it's muzzle towards game.
- Setter: silently locate game by scent.
- Retriever: assist in retrieving game.
- Flushing dog/Spaniel: assists hunters by flushing game.
- Hound: assist humans in tracking.
- Scenthound: assist humans by tracking scent.
- Gun dog: assists gun hunters in finding or retrieving game.
Sighthound: assist humans by spotting and chasing down prey.
- Terrier: locate game that lives underground.
- Fell Terrier: hold or kill game that lives underground.
- Hunt Terrier: locate game and flush or kill game that lives underground.
- Terrier: locate game that lives underground.
- Pastoral
- Herding dog: assists humans by herding.
- Livestock guardian dog: protects livestock from predators.
Working dogs[edit]
- Facility dog
History of dogs[edit]
- Origin of the domestic dog
- Dogs in religion
- Dogs in warfare
- Dogs in ancient China
- Dogs in Mesoamerica
- Dogs in the American Revolutionary War
Biology of dogs[edit]
Anatomy of dogs[edit]
Dog health[edit]
Dog diet[edit]
Dog behavior[edit]
Dog sports[edit]
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Dogs in culture[edit]
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Publications about dogs[edit]
- The Intelligence of Dogs
- The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership
- Inside of a Dog
- Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History
- Miracle Dog
- Miller's Anatomy of the Dog
- Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon
Notable dogs[edit]
Notable groups and people[edit]
See also[edit]
Other[edit]
- Breed type (dog)
- Canid hybrid
- Canine physical therapy
- Canine Therapy Corps
- Chiengora
- Cropping (animal)
- Cynology
- Cynophobia
- List of beagle, harrier and basset packs of the United Kingdom
- List of bloodhound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of draghound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of foxhound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of minkhound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of hound packs of Australia
- List of hound packs of Ireland
- List of hound packs of New Zealand
- Lychee and Dog Meat Festival
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Biodiversity Heritage Library bibliography for Canis lupus familiaris
- Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) – World Canine Organisation
- Dogs in the Ancient World, an article on the history of dogs
- View the dog genome on Ensembl