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Bookmark or Share- Getting Your First Dog - The Spruce PetsAfter finding your new best friend, it's time to get ready for the world of dog ownership. Explore a beginner's guide to getting your first dog. Learn how to choose a dog and where to find one, from rescue dogs to purebreds.
- The Origin of Dogs: When, Where, and How Many Times Were They ...Dogs were the first domesticated animals, and their barks heralded the Anthropocene. We raised puppies well before we raised kittens or chickens; before we herded cows, goats, pigs, and sheep;...
- Dog | History, Domestication, Physical Traits, Breeds, & FactsBy about 30 to 40 million years ago Miacis had evolved into the first true dog—namely, Cynodictis. This was a medium-size animal, longer than it was tall, with a long tail and a fairly brushy coat. Over the millennia Cynodictis gave rise to two branches, one in Africa and the other in Eurasia.
- Domestication of the dog - WikipediaThe dog is a classic example of a domestic animal that likely traveled a commensal pathway into domestication. The dog was the first domesticant, and was domesticated and widely established across Eurasia before the end of the Pleistocene, well before cultivation or the domestication of other animals.
- The History of Dogs | Origins, domestification and breedingMore recent studies suggest humans may have first domesticated dogs some 6,400-14,000 years ago when an initial wolf population split into East and West Eurasian wolves, which were domesticated independently of each other and gave birth to 2 distinct dog populations before going extinct.
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