Recent analysis has challenged long-held assumptions about the origins of canine diversity, revealing that dogs were already diverse 11,000 years before the advent of modern breeding. This diversity ...

From palm-sized Chihuahuas to Great Danes that could pass for small horses, dogs today come in more shapes than any other mammal species on Earth. We often chalk that up to modern breeding that began ...

Dogs were the first domesticated animals and have been an ever-present part of humanity since that time. Yet, we know very little about how this relationship began. When were dogs domesticated and how ...

Among the many hotly debated topics related to the appearance of dogs in the lives of humans is how often and where it first occurred. In their landmark 1997 paper on dog origins, Robert K. Wayne, ...