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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 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.

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 mustard colour of the Dandie can be any shade including and between reddish brown and fawn.

A Dandie Dinmont Terrier is a small Scottish dog breed in the terrier family. The breed has a very long body, short legs, and a distinctive topknot of hair on the head. They are friendly but tough, and are suitable for interaction with older children. There are breed-specific health concerns: they can be affected by spinal problems due to their elongated body, and the breed is affected by canine cancer at a higher than average rate.

The breed is named after a fictional character in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Guy Mannering. This character, Dandie Dinmont, is thought to be partly based on James Davidson, who is credited as the originator of the modern breed. Davidson's dogs descended from earlier terrier-owning families, including the Allans of Holystone, Northumberland. (Full article...)

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The American Eskimo Dog is a breed of companion dog originating in the United States (probably in New York City) in the twentieth century. It is derived from the German Spitz, the Finnish Spitz, and almost certainly the Pomeranian and Keeshond. The spitz family of Nordic dogs is one of the least altered by human husbandry and reflects most nearly the prototypical dog, from which stock all others have been derived. Archeology suggests that Neolithic dogs living with humans would today pass for spitzes.

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Dog anatomy comprises the anatomical study of the visible parts of the body of a domestic dog. Details of structures vary tremendously from breed to breed, more than in any other animal species, wild or domesticated, as dogs are highly variable in height and weight. The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that stood only 6.3 cm (2.5 in) at the shoulder, 9.5 cm (3.7 in) in length along the head and body, and weighed only 113 grams (4.0 oz). The heaviest dog was an English Mastiff named Zorba, which weighed 314 pounds (142 kg). The tallest known adult dog is a Great Dane that stands 106.7 cm (42.0 in) at the shoulder. (Full article...)

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Image 1Newborn Welsh Springer Spaniels (from Puppy)
Image 2The 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 3Bison surrounded by grey wolf pack (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 4Australian Cattle Dog puppy (from Puppy)
Image 5Scent-rolling (from Dog behavior)
Image 6External 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 7Bloodhound puppy (from Puppy)
Image 8Basset Hound (from Puppy)
Image 9Cavapoo puppy (from Puppy)
Image 10Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphic depiction of an ʻīlio (Hawaiian Poi Dog) (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 11Skeleton 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 12Lateral view of a dog skull, jaw closed (from Dog anatomy)
Image 13A little mongrel puppy on the shore, on Halong Bay (from Puppy)
Image 14Mammoth bone dwelling, Mezhirich site, Ukraine (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 15President Lyndon B. Johnson with a basket of puppies in 1966 (from Puppy)
Image 16Lateral view of a dog skull, jaw opened (from Dog anatomy)
Image 17Puggle puppy (from Puppy)
Image 18St. Bernard puppy (from Puppy)
Image 19The 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 20West Highland White Terrier puppies (from Puppy)
Image 21A dog's whiskers (from Dog anatomy)
Image 22Cart dogs, c. 1900; different in appearance but doing the same work (from Dog type)
Image 23The nose of a dog (from Dog anatomy)
Image 24NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout (from Dog behavior)
Image 25A labradoodle puppy and a Golden Retriever puppy playing together. (from Puppy)
Image 26An extinct Turnspit dog, 1800 (from Dog type)
Image 27Mandible of the oldest recognised dog discovered in Bonn-Oberkassel, Germany, and dated 14,200 years old (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 28Tesem, an ancient Egyptian sight-hound (from Dog breed)
Image 29A cavapoo and maltipoo running back while playing fetch (from Dog behavior)
Image 30Reduction in size under selective breeding – grey wolf and chihuahua skulls (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 31An 1897 illustration showing a range of European dog breeds (from Dog breed)
Image 32The 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 33Newborn Basenji puppies (from Puppy)
Image 34Chihuahua mix and purebred Great Dane (from Dog breed)
Image 35Jack Russell Terrier puppy (from Puppy)
Image 36A 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 37A dog's teeth (from Dog anatomy)
Image 38Chihuahua puppy (from Puppy)
Image 39Cave wolf skull, Natural History Museum, Berlin (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 40Watercolor 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 41Sled dog types, sketched in 1833 (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 42The 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 43The dog's retina shows the optic disc and the eye's vasculature. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 44Frontal view of a dog skull (from Dog anatomy)
Image 45German Spitz puppy (from Puppy)
Image 46Sled dogs, 1833 (from Dog type)
Image 47Diagram of a wolf skull with key features labelled (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 48Two Shih Tzu puppies (from Puppy)
Image 49Montage showing the coat variation of dogs. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 50A wolf mandible diagram showing the names and positions of the teeth (from Dog anatomy)
Image 51Basenji puppy (from Puppy)
Image 52Golden Retriever puppy (from Puppy)
Image 53Example of a dog making prolonged eye contact with a human (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 54Lateral view of a dog skeleton (from Dog anatomy)
Image 55Petroglyph depicting two dogs hunting – Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 56Montage showing the morphological variation of the dog. (from Dog breed)
Image 57Schematic 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 58Sled dog types, sketched in 1833 (from Dog breed)
Image 59Dog knee (from Dog anatomy)
Image 60A mongrel puppy (from Puppy)
Image 61Map 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 62"Five different types of dogs", c. 1547. (from Dog breed)

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... that Stan Brakhage's film Sirius Remembered shows the decomposition of the corpse of his family's dog?
... that ancient Roman gynecologists believed that menstrual blood could be used to drive dogs insane?
... that Moondog was released 13 years after Moondog's previous Moondog?
... that the private members' club George has a bespoke menu for pet dogs?
... that Open Philanthropy has made grants to causes ranging from recession prevention to cancer vaccines for dogs?
... that the Turkish government tried to have the German music video "Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan" taken down because it insulted Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?

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...that Buster, the dog of British Labour politician Roy Hattersley, earned his owner a criminal record after killing a goose in St. James's Park, London?
...that the appearance of a dog in a Hutch ad campaign doubled sales of pugs in India in 2003?
...that Bamse was a St. Bernard dog that became the heroic mascot of the Free Norwegian Forces during the Second World War?

...that Fred Gipson was an American author best remembered for creating a fictional dog featured in a book and the classic 1957 movie Old Yeller?
...that Pal, owned by animal trainers Frank and Rudd Weatherwax, was the name of the first dog to portray Lassie?
...that fans in the Dawg Pound at Cleveland Browns Stadium used to throw dog food at opposing players?
...that the sled dog Togo is considered one of the heroes commemorated by the Iditarod dog sled race which is currently running across the U.S. state of Alaska?

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