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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 was domesticated from an extinct population of Pleistocene wolves over 14,000 years ago. 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.

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 German Shepherd, also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899.

It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police work, and warfare. It is commonly kept as a companion dog, and according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013. (Full article...)

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A Border Collie correctly maneouvring through weave poles in dog agility. Border Collies are an extremely intelligent breed with an instinctive desire to work. They are also extremely energetic and require a lot of attention, but are very responsive to training. They are better off in a household that can provide them with plenty of exercise and a job to do.

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The potcake dog is a mixed-breed dog type found on several Caribbean islands. Its name comes from a traditional local dish of seasoned rice and pigeon peas; overcooked rice that sticks to the bottom of the cooking pot (forming the 'pot cake') is commonly mixed with other leftovers and fed to the dogs. Although appearance varies, potcakes generally have smooth coats, cocked ears, and long faces. (Full article...)

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Image 1Basset Hound (from Puppy)
Image 2Sled dog types, sketched in 1833 (from Dog breed)
Image 3Lateral view of a dog skeleton (from Dog anatomy)
Image 4Lateral view of a dog skull, jaw opened (from Dog anatomy)
Image 5German Spitz puppy (from Puppy)
Image 6Watercolor 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 7NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout (from Dog behavior)
Image 8Australian Cattle Dog puppy (from Puppy)
Image 9The nose of a dog (from Dog anatomy)
Image 10The difference in body size between a Cane Corso (Italian mastiff) and a Yorkshire Terrier is over 30-fold; both are members of the same species. (from Dog anatomy)
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 12Jack Russell Terrier puppy (from Puppy)
Image 13A dog's teeth (from Dog anatomy)
Image 14Lateral view of a dog skull, jaw closed (from Dog anatomy)
Image 15West Highland White Terrier puppies (from Puppy)
Image 16A wolf mandible diagram showing the names and positions of the teeth (from Dog anatomy)
Image 17Map depicting possible phylogeographic origins of dingoes, New Guinea singing dogs, and Island Southeast Asian and Oceanian dogs, based on recent genetic evidence (Fillios & Taçon, 2016) (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 18A cavapoo and maltipoo running back while playing fetch (from Dog behavior)
Image 19Petroglyph depicting two dogs hunting – Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 20An extinct Turnspit dog, 1800 (from Dog type)
Image 21Basenji puppy (from Puppy)
Image 22Cavapoo puppy (from Puppy)
Image 23Sled dog types, sketched in 1833 (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 24Frontal view of a dog skull (from Dog anatomy)
Image 25Bison surrounded by grey wolf pack (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 26Reduction in size under selective breeding – grey wolf and chihuahua skulls (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 27A labradoodle puppy and a Golden Retriever puppy playing together (from Puppy)
Image 28A dog's whiskers (from Dog anatomy)
Image 29The dog's retina shows the optic disc and the eye's vasculature. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 30The 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 31Chihuahua puppy (from Puppy)
Image 32Montage showing the morphological variation of the dog. (from Dog breed)
Image 33Bloodhound puppy (from Puppy)
Image 34A 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 35Schematic 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 36Mammoth bone dwelling, Mezhirich site, Ukraine (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 37Example of a dog making prolonged eye contact with a human (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 38St. Bernard puppy (from Puppy)
Image 39Chihuahua mix and purebred Great Dane (from Dog breed)
Image 40An 1897 illustration showing a range of European dog breeds (from Dog breed)
Image 41President Lyndon B. Johnson with a basket of puppies in 1966 (from Puppy)
Image 42Montage showing the coat variation of dogs. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 43Scent-rolling (from Dog behavior)
Image 44A mongrel puppy (from Puppy)
Image 45Cave wolf skull, Natural History Museum, Berlin (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 46A little mongrel puppy on the shore, on Halong Bay (from Puppy)
Image 47Two Shih Tzu puppies (from Puppy)
Image 48External 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 49Dog knee (from Dog anatomy)
Image 50Newborn Welsh Springer Spaniels (from Puppy)
Image 51Puggle puppy (from Puppy)
Image 52Tesem, an ancient Egyptian sight-hound (from Dog breed)
Image 53Skeleton 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 the 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 54Sled dogs, 1833 (from Dog type)
Image 55"Five different types of dogs", c. 1547. (from Dog breed)
Image 56Cart dogs, c. 1900; different in appearance but doing the same work (from Dog type)
Image 57Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphic depiction of an ʻīlio (Hawaiian Poi Dog) (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 58Mandible of the oldest recognised dog discovered in Bonn-Oberkassel, Germany, and dated 14,200 years old (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 59Golden Retriever puppy (from Puppy)
Image 60Diagram of a wolf skull with key features labelled (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 61The 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 62Newborn Basenji puppies (from Puppy)

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... that Bothie was the only dog to "set paw" on both the North and South poles?
... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon thought the alopekis was part dog, part fox?
... that ancient humans cared for a 14,000-year-old puppy?
... that the Greyster is a type of sled dog favored especially for dryland racing like canicross and bikejoring?
... that a 19th-century horse stable in New York City later housed a luxury pet sitter for cats and dogs?
... that Rock Demers was spurred to make The Dog Who Stopped the War after reading an article on youth suicide?

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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 the original Rin Tin Tin was named for a puppet called Rintintin that French children gave to the American soldiers for good luck?
...that the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska covers about 1,100 miles (1,760 km)?
...that the dog to win the first three Westminster Kennel Club Dog Shows was a Smooth Fox Terrier named Warren Remedy?
...that the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (World Canine Organization) was founded in 1911 and has 80 member countries?

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