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The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from extinct Pleistocene wolves, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Dogs were the first species to be domesticated by hunter-gatherers over 15,000 years ago 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.

The dog has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Dog breeds vary widely in shape, size, and color. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and the military, companionship, therapy, and aiding disabled people. Over the millennia, dogs became uniquely adapted to human behavior, and the human–canine bond has been a topic of frequent study. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend". (Full article...)

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The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large breed of dog belonging to the retriever, gundog, and sporting breed groups. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century. Historically used by local market hunters to retrieve waterfowl, pull fishing nets, and rescue fishermen, it is today primarily a family pet and hunting companion, known for a bright and happy disposition; courage; willingness to work; alertness; intelligence; love of water; and hunting capabilities. The Chesapeake is a medium- to large-sized dog similar in appearance to the Labrador Retriever, but with a wavy coat. (Full article...)

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A yellow Labrador Retriever correctly negotiating weave poles at a dog agility competition. Similar to a slalom, weave poles are a series of upright poles, each about 3 feet (1 m) tall and spaced about 20 inches (50 cm) apart, through which the dog weaves. It is one of the most difficult obstacles for a dog to master. It varies from 5 to 12 poles at one time. The dog must always enter with the first pole to his left and must not skip poles.

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Hare coursing is the pursuit of hares with greyhounds and other sighthounds, which chase the hare by sight, not by scent.

In some countries, it is a legal, competitive activity in which dogs are tested on their ability to run, overtake and turn a hare, rather than a form of hunting aiming at the capture of game. It has a number of variations in its rules around the world. Coursing can also be a form of hunting or pest control. It is a long-established hunting technique, practiced historically in England, especially with greyhounds or sighthound breeds, or with lurchers which are crossbred sighthounds. The sport grew in popularity in Europe during the 19th century but has since experienced a decline due in part to the introduction of greyhound racing with betting, and laws passed that have banned the practice. (Full article...)

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Image 1Skeleton of a dog. 1. Cranium 2. Maxilla 3. Mandible 4. Atlas 5. Axis 6. Scapula 7. Spine of scapula 8. Humerus 9. Radius 10. Ulna 11. Phalanges 12. Metacarpal Bones 13. Carpal Bones 14. Sternum 15. Cartilaginous part of rib 16. Ribs 17. Phalanges 18. Metatarsal Bones 19. Tarsal Bones 20. Calcaneus 21. Fibula 22. Tibia 23. Patella 24. Femur 25. Ischium 26. Pelvis (from Dog anatomy)
Image 2A drawing by Konrad Lorenz showing facial expressions of a dog - a communication behavior. X-axis is aggression, y-axis is fear. (from Dog behavior)
Image 3External anatomy (topography) of a typical dog:1. Head 2. Muzzle 3. Dewlap (throat, neck skin) 4. Shoulder 5. Elbow 6. Forefeet 7. Croup (rump) 8. Leg (thigh and hip) 9. Hock 10. Hind feet 11. Withers 12. Stifle 13. Paws 14. Tail (from Dog anatomy)
Image 4Tesem, an ancient Egyptian sight-hound (from Dog breed)
Image 5Watercolor tracing made by archaeologist Henri Breuil from a cave painting of a wolf-like canid, Font-de-Gaume, France dated 19,000 years ago. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 6"Five different types of dogs", c. 1547. (from Dog breed)
Image 7Cart dogs, c. 1900; different in appearance but doing the same work (from Dog type)
Image 8Montage showing the morphological variation of the dog. (from Dog breed)
Image 9Australian Cattle Dog puppy (from Puppy)
Image 10A little mongrel puppy on the shore, on Halong Bay (from Puppy)
Image 11The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000-40,000 years ago immediately before the Last Glacial Maximum, when much of the mammoth steppe was cold and dry. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 12A dog's whiskers act as sensing organs. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 13Skull of a dog (from Dog anatomy)
Image 14A mongrel puppy (from Puppy)
Image 15Sled dog types, sketched in 1833. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 16Basset Hound (from Puppy)
Image 17Two Shih Tzu puppies (from Puppy)
Image 18St. Bernard puppy (from Puppy)
Image 19Newborn Welsh Springer Spaniels (from Puppy)
Image 20Lateral view of a dog skull (from Dog anatomy)
Image 21The Greenland dog carries 3.5% genetic material inherited from a 35,000-year-old wolf from the Taymyr Peninsula, Arctic Siberia. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 22West Highland White Terrier puppies (from Puppy)
Image 23An extinct Turnspit dog, 1800 (from Dog type)
Image 24Newborn Basenji puppies (from Puppy)
Image 25NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout (from Dog behavior)
Image 26Montage showing the coat variation of the dog. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 27Cavapoo puppy (from Puppy)
Image 28Bison surrounded by grey wolf pack. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 29Dog retina showing optic disc and vasculature [epiCam] (from Dog anatomy)
Image 30Diagram of a wolf skull with key features labelled. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 31Image of dog teeth (from Dog anatomy)
Image 32Puggle puppy (from Puppy)
Image 33Basenji puppy (from Puppy)
Image 34Wolf mandible diagram showing the names and positions of the teeth. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 35Mammoth bone dwelling, Mezhirich site, Ukraine. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 36Frontal view of a dog skull (from Dog anatomy)
Image 37Sled dogs, 1833 (from Dog type)
Image 38An 1897 illustration showing a range of European dog breeds (from Dog breed)
Image 39Dog knee (from Dog anatomy)
Image 40Golden Retriever puppy (from Puppy)
Image 41German Spitz puppy (from Puppy)
Image 42Petroglyph depicting two dogs hunting – Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 43Lateral view of a dog skeleton (from Dog anatomy)
Image 44The highly sensitive nose of a dog. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 45Reduction in size under selective breeding – grey wolf and chihuahua skulls. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 46The difference in overall body size between a Cane Corso (Italian mastiff) and a Yorkshire terrier is over 30-fold, yet both are members of the same species. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 47Mandible of the oldest recognised dog discovered in Bonn-Oberkassel, Germany, and dated 14,200 years old. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 48Lateral view of a dog skull - jaws open (from Dog anatomy)
Image 49Jack Russell Terrier puppy (from Puppy)
Image 50Sled dog types, sketched in 1833 (from Dog breed)
Image 51Cave wolf skull, Natural History Museum, Berlin (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 52Chihuahua mix and purebred Great Dane (from Dog breed)
Image 53Chihuahua puppy (from Puppy)
Image 54President Lyndon B. Johnson with a basket of puppies in 1966 (from Puppy)
Image 55Bloodhound puppy (from Puppy)
Image 56Schematic anatomy of the ear. In dogs, the ear canal has a "L" shape, with the vertical canal (first half) and the horizontal canal (deeper half, ending with the eardrum) (from Dog anatomy)
Image 57The difference in overall body size between a Cane Corso (Italian mastiff) and a Yorkshire terrier is over 30-fold, yet both are members of the same species. (from Dog anatomy)

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... that a sculpture of a scale-model taxi balanced on a dog is located outside of Hassenfeld Children's Hospital?
... that the Church of the Immaculate Conception was rededicated as a shrine in 1954, 100 years after the dogma of the Immaculate Conception was defined?
... that an image of MacCarthy's Bar on the front cover of a book featured a staff member posing as a nun drinking a pint of Guinness and the surprise appearance of a dog?
... that Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, a textbook dedicated to canines, was found by a specialist feline publication to be bereft of information about cats?
... that 9,000 Greek Jews were targeted by the 1942 Eleftherias Square roundup, and those who collapsed were attacked by dogs?
... that Norwegian footballer Tuva Hansen and her dog have received millions of views on several TikTok videos?

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...that Mancs the Hungarian rescue dog is commemorated by a statue (pictured) in his hometown Miskolc?
...that the sting of the rainforest shrub Dendrocnide moroides can cause severe and prolonged pain and has been reported to kill dogs, horses and humans?
...that Dogs Trust, a British animal welfare charity, provided AA wardens with pistols to painlessly euthanise animals injured in road accidents?
...that according to legend, the relics of Saints Ferreolus and Ferrutio were discovered in 370 by a military tribune whose dog chased a fox into a cave near present-day Besançon, France?

...that American president Lyndon Johnson owned two Beagles named Him and Her?
...that the domestic dog's health is possibly one of the best-studied areas in veterinary medicine?
...that the word "terrier" comes from the Latin terra, meaning "earth"?
...that Moose, a Jack Russell Terrier who played Eddie on the popular sitcom Frasier, was given away by his original owner because he was too active for them?

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