Pets - Come on in and talk about your pets, whether they be cats, dogs, fish, rabbits, horses, reptiles, birds or something else. Join the discussion, post pics, have fun.
Dogs - Want to share pics of your dogs? Have questions about a dog you are thinking of buying? Just want to tell us what your pet did today? Come on in and join the discussion.
Canid Genetics - Including the genetic relationship of wolf and dog, and comments on the famous Robert Wayne research papers.
Early Man Needs Dog - Evolution of the first dogs in the Middle East, including the Saluki.
Molecular Evolution of the Dog Family - The dog family, Canidae, is a diverse group of 34 species ranging in size and proportion from squat, dachshund-like bushdogs to the long-legged maned wolf. Robert K. Wayne examines their genetic relationships.
Multiple and Ancient Origins of the Domestic Dog - 1997 Science magazine article. Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences were analyzed from both dogs and wolves, showed considerable diversity and supported the hypothesis that wolves were the ancestors of dogs. Robert K. Wayne, et. al.
Primitive Dogs - Article by Bonnie Dalzell, from NetPets.
References to Wolf/Dog Genetic History - Although the subject continues to be controversial, most authorities agree that all dogs, are descended from wolves which were tamed in the Near East ten or twelve thousand years ago.
