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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, 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 Miniature Schnauzer is a breed of small dog of the Schnauzer type that originated in Germany in the mid-to-late 19th century. Miniature Schnauzers may have been developed from the smallest specimens of the Standard Schnauzer, or crosses between the standard and one or more smaller breeds such as the Affenpinscher, Miniature Pinscher, and Poodles, as farmers bred a small dog that was an efficient ratting dog. They are described as "spunky" but aloof dogs, with good guarding tendencies without some guard dogs' predisposition to bite. Miniature Schnauzers are recognized in four colors internationally: solid black, black and silver, salt and pepper, and white.

It is the most popular Schnauzer breed, and remains one of the most popular worldwide, primarily for its temperament and relatively small size. As of 2020 it is the 19th most popular breed in the U.S. (Full article...)

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American Eskimo Dog

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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A blind man is led by his guide dog in Brasília, Brazil.

Guide dogs (colloquially known in the US as seeing-eye dogs) are assistance dogs trained to lead blind or visually impaired people around obstacles. Although dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are red–green colour blind and incapable of interpreting street signs. The human does the directing, based on skills acquired through previous mobility training. The handler might be likened to an aircraft's navigator, who must know how to get from one place to another, and the dog is the pilot, who gets them there safely. In several countries guide dogs, along with most other service and hearing dogs, are exempt from regulations against the presence of animals in places such as restaurants and public transportation. (Full article...)

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

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... 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 Tillamook Cheddar (pictured), a Jack Russell Terrier from Brooklyn, New York, is the world's most successful and widely shown animal artist?
...that grape and raisin toxicity is a potential cause of acute renal failure in dogs?
...that Able Seaman Just Nuisance is the only dog to have been officially enlisted in the Royal Navy?
...that the Moscow Water Dog, developed as a water rescue dog, preferred to bite drowning people instead of saving them?

...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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