Old Dogs

I had absolutely NO idea that there were
any dogs from so long ago...what a new
idea.
I really do like the photo for you use for
your avatar, it's lovely. Looks like somewhere
you would hope to be for fall.

Oh, and pardon me. please....WELCOME to
Able2Know! I hope you are finding everything
that you enjoy on the site.

Thank YOU very much for the warm welcome. And the image (avatar) took me right to a Missouri Ozark forest in autumn, my favorite place to be.

Welcome, Pitter!

Do you want to discuss the history of old dog races related to eg. human history (better: in human history)?

This article gives some of the most recent results:

link to CNN-page

Anmd here is a transscript of a radio show, which might find your interest:

Radio National: The Science Show

If you want to start a historical discussion, I think this link will give all some basic information:

A Brief History of Dogs

Good...
Those look like some interesting sources. My original post was from a newsclipping I ran accross. I don't have the whole article anymore but what interested me was that new research suggests that dogs as a distinct specie are amazingly young, less than 30,000 years old I think it said and originated from an asian wolf.

Actually, that photo is my folks' back yard (on Long Island), taken in autumn of I think 2001.

Gonna cross-post this topic to Pets & Garden.

I don't know this to be fact, but an acquaintence who is a Veterinarian tells me there is no more difference between the DNA of wolves and dogs than from people from Peking and Pittsburg. The species distinction is an invention, like the dog itself, of human convenience.



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