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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 gray wolves, and the gray wolf is the dog's closest living relative. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans. Hunter-gatherers did this, over 15,000 years ago in Oberkassel, Bonn, 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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Bernese Mountain Dog

The Bernese Mountain Dog (German: Berner Sennenhund) is a large dog breed from Bern, Switzerland and the Swiss Alps, being one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs, with roots in the Roman mastiffs. The name Berner (or Bernese in English) refers to the breed's area of origin in the canton of Bern, and Sennenhund is derived from the German Senne ("alpine pasture") and Hund ("hound/dog"), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senn. This breed was originally kept as a general farm dog and large Sennenhunde in the past were also used as draft animals pulling carts. The breed was officially established in 1912. (Full article...)

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American Water Spaniel

The American Water Spaniel is a gundog breed of dog developed in the market hunting days of America's history. Hunters needed a dog that could function on land as well as in the marsh and that could easily fit into a canoe or skiff without taking up much room. An American original, this flushing spaniel also doubles as a competent retriever.

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The Royal Kennel Club (RKC) is the official kennel club of the United Kingdom. It is the oldest recognised kennel club in the world. Its role is to oversee various canine activities including dog shows, dog agility and working trials. It also operates the national register of pedigree dogs in the United Kingdom and acts as a lobby group on issues involving dogs in the UK. To celebrate its 150th Anniversary on 5 April 2023, King Charles III confirmed the club with a 'royal' prefix, and so it became the Royal Kennel Club.

The Royal Kennel Club has four principal physical locations. Its headquarters are on Clarges Street in Mayfair, London, incorporating a private members' club (with bar, lounge, and dining facilities), meeting and conference rooms, art gallery, library, picture library, and a residential apartment for the use of the Chairman. A second site at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, houses the administrative offices, and charitable trust headquarters. The third site is Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, where the Kennel Club Building consists of a restaurant, an educational centre, and showground facilities. The fourth location is near Hexham, Northumberland, and is named the Emblehope and Burngrange Estate. It is the RKC's centre of excellence for working dogs, and consists of 7,550 acres of assorted terrains including farmland (with a working farm), moorland, and woodland. A gamekeeper is employed, enabling gun dogs to engage in shooting parties, whilst the farm has a population of sheep, enabling sheepdog breeds to be trained and demonstrated. (Full article...)

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

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... that after decades of being a central hub for river dredging operations, Stony Island's population was reduced to a caretaker and his two dogs?

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Rex, presidential dog, and friends

...that Rex, (pictured) Ronald Reagan's pet Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, lived at the White House in a lavish doghouse decorated with framed portraits of the First Family?
...that the Caribou Inuit people are defined by their fur clothing, use of sled dogs and their snowhouses?
...that a legend says that when Philip de Braose irreverently spent the night in a church dedicated to Saint Afan, he was struck blind the next morning and his hunting dogs went mad?
...that the Koitsenko were the honorary elite of the Kiowa dog soldiers, who tribal lore says called themselves that because they had dreams or visions of dogs?

...when lying down, dogs rest on their haunches, not their stomachs?
...that Nipper was the mixed-breed dog who was the model for the painting His Master's Voice, which was later used logos and advertising for several brands, including RCA Records.
...that the Canadian Kennel Club was founded in 1888, four years after the American Kennel Club?
...that the Greyhound is one of the fastest breeds of dog, and can reach speeds of 72 km/h (45 mph)?

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