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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 was domesticated from an extinct population of Pleistocene wolves over 14,000 years ago. 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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Blenheim Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS) is a British breed of toy dog of spaniel type. Four colours are recognised: Blenheim (chestnut and white), tricolour (black/white/tan), black and tan, and ruby; the coat is smooth and silky. The lifespan is usually between eight and twelve years.

The Cavalier King Charles changed dramatically in the late seventeenth century, when it was inter-bred with flat-nosed breeds. Until the 1920s, it shared the same history as the smaller King Charles Spaniel. Breeders attempted to recreate what they considered to be the original configuration – a dog resembling Charles II's spaniel of the English Civil War period, when supporters of the king were known as Cavaliers. (Full article...)

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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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Bluey is an Australian animated preschool television series which premiered on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. The program was created by Joe Brumm and is produced by Queensland-based company Ludo Studio. It was commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation, with BBC Studios holding global distribution and merchandising rights. The series made its premiere on Disney Junior in the United States and is released internationally on Disney+.

The show follows Bluey, an anthropomorphic six-year-old (later seven-year-old) Blue Heeler puppy who is characterised by her abundance of energy, imagination and curiosity about the world. The young dog lives with her father, Bandit; mother, Chilli; and younger sister, Bingo, who regularly joins Bluey on adventures as the pair embark on imaginative play together. Other characters featured each represent a different dog breed. Overarching themes include the focus on family, growing up, and Australian culture. The program was created and is produced in Queensland; its capital city Brisbane inspires the show's setting. (Full article...)

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

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... that Pietro Badoer was banished twice, poisoned one of his three wives, but declined an offer for a coup to make him doge?
... that Sput played with Puppy and Dogg?
... that beavers, mules, and dogs have been parachuted from airplanes?
... that after the 2023 New York City parking garage collapse, a robotic dog named Digidog was deployed by the New York City Fire Department?
... that Stan Brakhage's film Sirius Remembered shows the decomposition of the corpse of his family's dog?
... that Pep the dog was falsely accused of murdering a cat and sent to Eastern State Penitentiary?

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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 Snuppy the Afghan Hound is the world's first cloned dog?
...that 217 Dalmatians were used in the filming of 101 Dalmatians?
...that former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King owned several Irish Terriers (all named Pat), and had séances to "communicate" with the dogs after their death?
...that the Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog breed in the USA, with the Yorkshire Terrier and German Shepherd Dog being second and third?

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