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{{Short description|Domesticated species of canid}}
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|''C. aegyptius'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. alco'' {{small|[[Charles Hamilton Smith|C. E. H. Smith]], 1839,}}
|''C. americanus'' {{small|[[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]], 1792}}
|''C. anglicus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. antarcticus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. aprinus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. aquaticus'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. aquatilis'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. avicularis'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. borealis'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. brevipilis'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. cursorius'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. domesticus'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. extrarius'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. ferus'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. fricator'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. fricatrix'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. fuillus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. gallicus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. glaucus'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. graius'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. grajus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. hagenbecki'' {{small|Krumbiegel, 1950}}
|''C. haitensis'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. hibernicus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. hirsutus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. hybridus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. islandicus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. italicus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. laniarius'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. leoninus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. leporarius'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. lupus familiaris'' {{small|Linnaeus,1758}}
|''C. major'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. mastinus'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. melitacus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. melitaeus'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. minor'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. molossus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. mustelinus'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. obesus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. orientalis'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. pacificus'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. plancus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. pomeranus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. sagaces'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. sanguinarius'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. sagax'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
|''C. scoticus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. sibiricus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. suillus'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. terraenovae'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. terrarius'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. turcicus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. urcani'' {{small|C. E. H. Smith, 1839}}
|''C. variegatus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. venaticus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
|''C. vertegus'' {{small|Gmelin, 1792}}
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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 [[Selective breeding|selectively bred]] from an [[extinct]] population of wolves during the [[Late Pleistocene]] by [[hunter-gatherer]]s. The dog was the first [[species]] to be domesticated by [[human]]s, over 14,000 years ago and before the [[History of agriculture|development of agriculture]]. Experts estimate that due to their long association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a [[starch]]-rich diet that would be inadequate for other [[Canidae|canid]]s.
The '''dog''' is a [[canidae|canine]] [[mammal]] of the Order [[Carnivora]]. Dogs were first [[domesticated]] from [[wolves]] at least 12,000 years ago[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2498669.stm] but perhaps as long as 150,000 years ago based on recent genetic fossil evidence and [[DNA]] evidence{{ref|vila}}. In this time, the dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of variation. For example, heights at the [[withers]] range from just a few inches (such as the [[Chihuahua (dog)|Chihuahua]]) to roughly three feet (such as the [[Irish Wolfhound]]), and colors range from white to black, with reds, grays (usually called ''blue''), and browns occurring in a tremendous variation of patterns. Dogs, like humans, are highly [[social animal]]s and [[pack hunter]]s; this similarity in their overall behavioral design accounts for their trainability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human households and social situations. Dogs fill a variety of roles in human society and are often trained as [[working dog]]s. For dogs that do not have traditional jobs, a wide range of [[dog sports]] provide the opportunity to exhibit their natural skills. In many countries, the most common and perhaps most important role of dogs is as [[Pet|companions]]. Dogs have lived with and worked with humans in so many roles that their loyalty has earned them the [[sobriquet]] "man's best friend." Conversely, some cultures consider dogs to be [[unclean animals|unclean]]. In other cultures, some dogs are used as food.


Dogs have been bred for desired behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. [[Dog breed]]s vary widely in shape, size, and color. They have the same number of bones (with the exception of the tail), powerful jaws that house around 42 teeth, and well-developed senses of smell, hearing, and sight. Compared to humans, dogs have an inferior [[visual acuity]], a superior sense of smell, and a relatively large [[olfactory cortex]]. They perform many roles for humans, such as [[Hunting dog|hunting]], [[Herding dog|herding]], [[Sled dog|pulling loads]], [[Guard dog|protection]], [[Pet|companionship]], [[Therapy dog|therapy]], [[Service dog|aiding disabled people]], and [[Police dog|assisting police]] and the [[Dogs in warfare|military]].
==Terminology==
[[Image:Shepador_Chewer.JPG|thumb|Puppies engage in [[teething]] on almost anything.]]
''Dog'', in common usage, refers to the domestic dog, ''Canis lupus familiaris'' (originally classified as ''Canis familiaris'' by [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] in 1758, but reclassified as a subspecies of the [[wolf]], ''Canis lupus'', by the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and the [[American Society of Mammalogists]] in 1993). The word is sometimes used to refer collectively to any [[mammal]] belonging to the family [[Canidae]] (as in "the dog family"), such as [[wolf|wolves]], [[fox|foxes]] and [[coyote|coyotes]].


Communication in dogs includes eye gaze, facial expression, vocalization, body posture (including movements of bodies and limbs), and gustatory communication (scents, pheromones, and taste). They mark their territories by urinating on them, which is more likely when entering a new environment. Over the millennia, dogs became uniquely adapted to human behavior; this adaptation includes being able to understand and communicate with humans. As such, the [[human–canine bond]] has been a topic of frequent study, and dogs' influence on human society has given them the [[sobriquet]] of "[[man's best friend]]".
* ''Dog'' is also a term used by breeders to specifically denote a [[male]] domestic dog.
* ''[[Bitch]]'' is a [[female]] dog.
* ''Pack'' is used to denote a group of dogs.
* ''Puppy'' is a juvenile dog.
* ''Pooch'', ''Poochie'', ''Dogay'', ''Pup'', ''Pupsie'', ''Doggy'', ''Doggie'' or ''Doglet'' are all informal and affectionate terms for a dog often used by children.
* ''Canine'' in common usage is a synonym for dog or an adjective meaning dog; for example, in the common expression "canine companion".


The global dog population is estimated at 700 million to 1 billion, [[Cosmopolitan distribution|distributed around the world]]. The dog is the most popular pet in the United States, present in 34–40% of households. Developed countries make up approximately 20% of the global dog population. 75% of the global dog population is estimated to consist of feral and community dogs from developing countries.
Many additional terms are used for dogs that are not purebred; see [[Mixed-breed dog#Terms for mixed-breed dogs|Terms for mixed-breed dogs]].


== Taxonomy ==
==Physical characteristics==
{{Further|Canis lupus dingo#Taxonomic debate – the domestic dog, dingo, and New Guinea singing dog}}
{{main|Dog anatomy}}


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Although selective breeding has changed the appearance of many breeds, all dogs retain the basic ingredients from their distant ancestors. Like most other predatory mammals, the dog has powerful muscles, a [[cardiovascular]] system that supports both sprinting and endurance, and teeth for catching, holding, and tearing. Its skeleton provides the ability to run and leap. They have small, tight feet, and walk on their toes.
|caption=Cladogram and divergence of the gray wolf (including the domestic dog) among its closest extant relatives<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Koepfli |first1=Klaus-Peter |last2=Pollinger |first2=John |last3=Godinho |first3=Raquel |last4=Robinson |first4=Jacqueline |last5=Lea |first5=Amanda |last6=Hendricks |first6=Sarah |last7=Schweizer |first7=Rena M. |last8=Thalmann |first8=Olaf |last9=Silva |first9=Pedro |last10=Fan |first10=Zhenxin |last11=Yurchenko |first11=Andrey A.|last12=Dobrynin |first12=Pavel |last13=Makunin |first13=Alexey |last14=Cahill |first14=James A. |last15=Shapiro |first15=Beth |date= August 2015 |title=Genome-wide Evidence Reveals that African and Eurasian Golden Jackals Are Distinct Species |journal=Current Biology |volume=25 |issue=16 |pages=2158–2165 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2015.06.060 |pmid=26234211 |bibcode=2015CBio...25.2158K |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Dogs are domesticated members of the family [[Canidae]]. They are classified as a [[Subspecies of Canis lupus|subspecies of ''Canis lupus'']], along with [[wolves]] and [[dingoes]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last1=Freedman |first1=Adam H. |last2=Wayne |first2=Robert K. |date=February 2017 |title=Deciphering the Origin of Dogs: From Fossils to Genomes |journal=Annual Review of Animal Biosciences |volume=5 |pages=281–307 |doi=10.1146/annurev-animal-022114-110937|pmid=27912242 }}</ref><ref name="Thiele-2019">{{Cite web |last=Thiele |first=Kevin |date=19 April 2019 |title=The Trouble With Dingoes |url=https://www.taxonomyaustralia.org.au/post/the-trouble-with-dingoes |website=Taxonomy Australia |publisher=[[Australian Academy of Science]]}}</ref> Dogs were domesticated from wolves over 14,000 years ago by [[hunter-gatherer]]s, before the development of agriculture.<ref name=":7">{{cite journal |last1=Perri |first1=Angela R. |last2=Feuerborn |first2=Tatiana R. |last3=Frantz |first3=Laurent A. F. |last4=Larson |first4=Greger |last5=Malhi |first5=Ripan S. |last6=Meltzer |first6=David J. |last7=Witt |first7=Kelsey E. |title=Dog domestication and the dual dispersal of people and dogs into the Americas |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |date=9 February 2021 |volume=118 |issue=6 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2010083118 |doi-access=free |pmid=33495362 |pmc=8017920 |bibcode=2021PNAS..11810083P |language=en |issn=0027-8424}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Dogs domesticated before farming |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |date=January 2014 |volume=505 |issue=7485 |pages=589 |doi=10.1038/505589e |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/505589e |language=en |issn=1476-4687}}</ref> The remains of the [[Bonn–Oberkassel dog]], buried alongside humans between 14,000 to 15,000 years ago, are the earliest to be conclusively identified as a domesticated dog.<ref>{{cite web |work=National Geographic |last1=Brown |first1=Jackie |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dogs-evolve-wolves-fossils-dna |title=How did wolves evolve into dogs? Ancient fossils provide intriguing clues |date=August 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> Genetic studies show that dogs likely diverged from wolves between 27,000 to 40,000 years ago.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Skoglund |first=Pontus |date=1 June 2015 |title=Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds |url=https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00432-7 |journal=Current Biology |volume=25 |issue=11 |pages=1515–1519|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.019 |pmid=26004765 |bibcode=2015CBio...25.1515S }}</ref> The dingo and the related [[New Guinea singing dog]] resulted from the [[geographic isolation]] and feralization of dogs in [[Oceania]] over 8,000 years ago.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Shao-jie Zhang |last2=Guo-Dong Wang |last3=Pengcheng Ma |last4=Liang-liang Zhang |year=2020 |title=Genomic regions under selection in the feralization of the dingoes |journal=Nature Communications |volume=11 |issue=671|page=671 |doi=10.1038/s41467-020-14515-6 |pmid=32015346 |pmc=6997406 |bibcode=2020NatCo..11..671Z }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Cairns |first1=Kylie M. |last2=Wilton |first2=Alan N. |date=17 September 2016 |title=New insights on the history of canids in Oceania based on mitochondrial and nuclear data |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10709-016-9924-z |pages=553–565 |volume=144 |journal=Genetica|issue=5 |doi=10.1007/s10709-016-9924-z |pmid=27640201 }}</ref>
==Intelligence==
dogs are cute but dumb like you


Dogs, wolves, and dingoes have sometimes been classified as separate species.<ref name="Thiele-2019" /> In 1758, the Swedish botanist and zoologist [[Carl Linnaeus]] assigned the [[genus]] name ''[[Canis]]'' (which is the [[Latin]] word for "dog"){{sfn|Wang|Tedford|2008|p=58}} to the domestic dog, the [[wolf]], and the [[golden jackal]] in his book, ''[[10th edition of Systema Naturae|Systema Naturae]]''. He classified the domestic dog as ''Canis familiaris'' and, on the next page, classified the grey wolf as ''Canis lupus''.<ref name=linnaeus1758 /> Linnaeus considered the dog to be a separate species from the wolf because of its upturning tail (''cauda recurvata'' in [[Latin]] term), which is not found in any other [[canid]].<ref name=Clutton-Brock1995 /> In the 2005 edition of ''[[Mammal Species of the World]]'', [[mammalogist]] [[W. Christopher Wozencraft]] listed the wolf as a wild subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' and proposed two additional subspecies: ''familiaris'', as named by Linnaeus in 1758, and ''dingo'', named by Meyer in 1793. Wozencraft included ''hallstromi'' (the New Guinea singing dog) as another name ([[junior synonym]]) for the dingo. This classification was informed by a 1999 [[mitochondrial DNA]] study.<ref name=wozencraft2005 />
== Diet ==
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[[Image:Tessaenjoyingbone.JPG|thumb|This [[English Springer Spaniel]] is enjoying a bone.]]
{{see also|Dog health}}


The classification of dingoes is disputed and a political issue in Australia. Classifying dingoes as wild dogs simplifies reducing or controlling dingo populations that threaten livestock. Treating dingoes as a separate species allows conservation programs to protect the dingo population.<ref>{{cite journal |display-authors=4 |last1=Donfrancesco |first1=Valerio |last2=Allen |first2=Benjamin L. |last3=Appleby |first3=Rob |last4=Behrendorff |first4=Linda |last5=Conroy |first5=Gabriel |last6=Crowther |first6=Mathew S. |last7=Dickman |first7=Christopher R. |last8=Doherty |first8=Tim |last9=Fancourt |first9=Bronwyn A. |last10=Gordon |first10=Christopher E. |last11=Jackson |first11=Stephen M. |last12=Johnson |first12=Chris N. |last13=Kennedy |first13=Malcolm S. |last14=Koungoulos |first14=Loukas |last15=Letnic |first15=Mike |last16=Leung |first16=Luke K.-P. |last17=Mitchell |first17=Kieren J. |last18=Nesbitt |first18=Bradley |last19=Newsome |first19=Thomas |last20=Pacioni |first20=Carlo |last21=Phillip |first21=Justine |last22=Purcell |first22=Brad V. |last23=Ritchie |first23=Euan G. |last24=Smith |first24=Bradley P. |last25=Stephens |first25=Danielle |last26=Tatler |first26=Jack |last27=van Eeden |first27=Lily M. |last28=Cairns |first28=Kylie M. |title=Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo |journal=Conservation Science and Practice |date=March 2023 |volume=5 |issue=3 |doi=10.1111/csp2.12900 |bibcode=2023ConSP...5E2900D |url=https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.12900 |language=en |issn=2578-4854|hdl=2440/137822 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> Dingo classification affects wildlife management policies, legislation, and societal attitudes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Boronyak |first1=Louise |last2=Jacobs |first2=Brent |last3=Smith |first3=Bradley |title=Unlocking Lethal Dingo Management in Australia |journal=Diversity |date=May 2023 |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=642 |doi=10.3390/d15050642 |doi-access=free }}</ref> In 2019, a workshop hosted by the [[IUCN]]/Species Survival Commission's Canid Specialist Group considered the dingo and the New Guinea singing dog to be [[feral dog|feral]] ''Canis familiaris''. Therefore, it did not assess them for the [[IUCN Red List]] of [[threatened species]].<ref name=Alvares2019 />
Presently, there is academic discussion as to whether domestic dogs are [[omnivores]] or [[carnivores]].
The classification in the Order [[Carnivora]] does not necessarily mean that a dog's diet must be restricted to [[meat]]. Unlike an obligate carnivore, such as a [[cat]], a dog is not dependent on meat protein in order to fulfill its dietary requirements. Dogs are able to healthily digest a variety of foods including [[vegetable]]s and [[cereal|grain]]s, and in fact can consume a large proportion of these in their diet. Wild canines not only eat available plants to obtain key [[amino acids]], but may also obtain nutrients from vegetable matter from the stomach contents of their [[herbivorous]] prey. Domestic dogs can survive healthily on a reasonable and carefully designed [[vegetarian]] diet, particularly if [[egg (food)|egg]]s and [[milk]] products are included. Some sources suggest that a dog fed on a stict vegetarian diet may develop dilated cardiomyopathy since it lacks L-carnitine.{{an|Nelson}}


=== Domestication ===
In the wild these diets are typically pursued in the absence of available meat. It has also been noted that extremely stressful conditions, such as the [[Iditarod]] race and scientific studies of similar conditions, suggest that high-protein diets including meat help prevent damage to muscle tissue. This research is also true of other mammals.
{{Main|Domestication of the dog}}
[[File:Comparison of a wolf and a pug.png|thumb|Wolves (left) were domesticated by humans into dogs (right)]]
The earliest remains generally accepted to be those of a domesticated dog were discovered in [[Oberkassel, Bonn|Bonn-Oberkassel]], Germany. [[Contextualism|Contextual]], [[Isotope analysis|isotopic]], [[Genetics|genetic]], and [[Morphology (biology)|morphological]] evidence shows that this dog was not a local wolf.<ref name=Perri2021 /> The dog was dated to 14,223 years ago and was found buried along with a man and a woman, all three having been sprayed with red [[hematite]] powder and buried under large, thick basalt blocks. The dog had died of [[canine distemper]].<ref name=janssens2018 /> This timing indicates that the dog was the [[Domestication of vertebrates|first species to be domesticated]]<ref name=larson2014 /><ref name=freedman2017 /> in the time of [[hunter-gatherer]]s,<ref name=Frantz2020 /> which predates agriculture.<ref name=Thalmann2018 /> Earlier remains dating back to 30,000 years ago have been described as [[Paleolithic dog]]s, but their status as dogs or wolves remains debated<ref name=Irving-Pease2018 /> because considerable morphological diversity existed among wolves during the [[Late Pleistocene]].<ref name=Thalmann2018 />


[[DNA sequences]] show that all ancient and modern dogs share a common ancestry and descended from an ancient, extinct wolf population that was distinct from any [[Wolf|modern wolf]] lineage. Some studies have posited that all living wolves are more closely related to each other than to dogs,<ref name="Bergström2020" /><ref name=Frantz2020 /> while others have suggested that dogs are more closely related to modern Eurasian wolves than to American wolves.<ref name=":43">{{Cite journal |last1=Gojobori |first1=Jun |last2=Arakawa |first2=Nami |last3=Xiaokaiti |first3=Xiayire |last4=Matsumoto |first4=Yuki |last5=Matsumura |first5=Shuichi |last6=Hongo |first6=Hitomi |last7=Ishiguro |first7=Naotaka |last8=Terai |first8=Yohey |date=23 February 2024 |title=Japanese wolves are most closely related to dogs and share DNA with East Eurasian dogs |journal=Nature Communications |volume=15 |issue=1 |page=1680 |doi=10.1038/s41467-024-46124-y |pmid=38396028 |pmc=10891106 |bibcode=2024NatCo..15.1680G }}</ref>
Dogs sometimes eat grass, a harmless activity. Explanations abound, but rationales such as that it neutralizes acid are just guesses. Eating grass might make the dog vomit, so one explanation is that dogs eat grass to remove unwanted content from their stomachs.


The dog is a domestic animal that likely travelled a [[Commensalism|commensal]] pathway into domestication (i.e. humans initially neither benefitted nor were harmed by wild dogs eating refuse from their camps).<ref name=Irving-Pease2018 /><ref name=larson2012 /> The questions of when and where dogs were first domesticated remains uncertain.<ref name=larson2014 /> Genetic studies suggest a domestication process commencing over 25,000 years ago, in one or several wolf populations in either Europe, the high Arctic, or eastern Asia.<ref name=Ostrander2019 /> In 2021, a [[literature review]] of the current evidence [[Inference|infers]] that the dog was domesticated in [[Siberia]] 23,000 years ago by [[ancient North Siberians]], then later dispersed eastward into the Americas and westward across Eurasia,<ref name=Perri2021 /> with dogs likely accompanying the first humans to inhabit the Americas.<ref name=Perri2021/> Some studies have suggested that the extinct [[Japanese wolf]] is closely related to the ancestor of domestic dogs.<ref name=":43"/>
===Treats===
Many dogs consider anything given to them directly by hand to be a treat, even the food they are accustomed to at meal time. Such dogs might consider anything dropped by humans, including small but indigestible objects (such as marbles, coins, rings, etc.), to be treats as well, which could be dangerous to the dogs when ingested.


In 2018, a study identified 429 genes that differed between modern dogs and modern wolves. As the differences in these genes could also be found in ancient dog fossils, these were regarded as being the result of the initial domestication and not from recent breed formation. These genes are linked to [[neural crest]] and [[central nervous system]] development. These genes affect [[embryogenesis]] and can confer tameness, smaller jaws, floppy ears, and diminished craniofacial development, which distinguish domesticated dogs from wolves and are considered to reflect domestication syndrome. The study concluded that during early dog domestication, the initial selection was for behavior. This trait is influenced by those genes which act in the neural crest, which led to the phenotypes observed in modern dogs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pendleton |first1=Amanda L. |last2=Shen |first2=Feichen |last3=Taravella |first3=Angela M. |last4=Emery |first4=Sarah |last5=Veeramah |first5=Krishna R. |last6=Boyko |first6=Adam R. |last7=Kidd |first7=Jeffrey M. |date=December 2018 |title=Comparison of village dog and wolf genomes highlights the role of the neural crest in dog domestication |journal=BMC Biology |language=en |volume=16 |issue=1 |page=64 |doi=10.1186/s12915-018-0535-2 |issn=1741-7007 |pmc=6022502 |pmid=29950181 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
For a discussion on one use of treats in training, see [[clicker training]].


===Dangerous substances===
=== Breeds ===
{{Main|Dog breed}}
Some foods commonly enjoyed by humans are dangerous to dogs, including [[chocolate]] ([[Theobromine poisoning]]), [[onion]]s, [[grape]]s and [[raisin]]s, [[Macadamia nut]]s, and [[hops]]. Some human medications, such as [[acetaminophen]]/paracetamol (Tylenol), are highly toxic to dogs.
{{Further|Dog type}} There are around 450 official [[dog breeds]], the most of any mammal.<ref name=Ostrander2019 /><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Parker |first1=Heidi G. |last2=Dreger |first2=Dayna L. |last3=Rimbault |first3=Maud |last4=Davis |first4=Brian W. |last5=Mullen |first5=Alexandra B. |last6=Carpintero-Ramirez |first6=Gretchen |last7=Ostrander |first7=Elaine A. |title=Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development |journal=[[Cell Reports]] |year=2017 |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=697–708 |doi=10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.079 |pmid=28445722 |pmc=5492993 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Dogs began diversifying in the [[Victorian era]], when humans took control of their natural selection.<ref name=freedman2017 /> Most breeds were derived from small numbers of founders within the last 200 years.<ref name=freedman2017 /><ref name=Ostrander2019 /> Since then, dogs have undergone rapid [[Phenotypic plasticity|phenotypic change]] and have been subjected to [[artificial selection]] by humans. The skull, body, and limb proportions between breeds display more phenotypic diversity than can be found within the entire order of [[carnivore]]s. These breeds possess distinct traits related to morphology, which include body size, skull shape, tail phenotype, fur type, and colour.<ref name=freedman2017 /> As such, humans have long used dogs for their desirable traits to complete or fulfill a certain work or role. Their behavioural traits include guarding, herding, hunting,<ref name=freedman2017 /> retrieving, and scent detection. Their personality traits include hypersocial behavior, boldness, and aggression.<ref name=freedman2017 /> Present-day dogs are dispersed around the world.<ref name=Ostrander2019 /> An example of this dispersal is the numerous modern breeds of European lineage during the Victorian era.<ref name=Frantz2020 /><gallery mode="nolines" widths="235" heights="170" class="center">
File:Dog morphological variation.png|[[Morphology (biology)|Morphological variation]] in six dogs
File:Dog coat variation.png|[[Phenotype|Phenotypic variation]] in four dogs
</gallery>


== Anatomy and physiology ==
Dogs also may find some poisons attractive, including [[antifreeze]] and snail bait.
{{Main|Dog anatomy}}


=== Size and skeleton ===
==Reproduction==
[[File:Dog anatomy lateral skeleton view.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|A lateral view of a dog skeleton]]
Among professional breeders, dogs are only allowed to mate for a specific purpose. Sometimes dogs are bred to create puppies to sell, or sometimes to carry on an award-winning purebred line. Breeders who do this are usually experienced in this process. Dog breeders have access to records which allow them to accurately guess which characteristics will "breed true" in a particular dog. Dog breeders also have accurate information on the complexities of the reproductive process for the breed of dog that they are accustomed to handling. Dog owners may accidentally allow their pets to breed without regard to bloodlines.


Dogs are extremely variable in size, ranging from one of the largest breeds, the [[Great Dane]], at {{cvt|50|to|79|kg}} and {{cvt|71|to|81|cm}}, to one of the smallest, the [[Chihuahua (dog)|Chihuahua]], at {{cvt|0.5|to|3|kg}} and {{cvt|13|to|20|cm}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2024 |title=Great Dane {{!}} Description, Temperament, Lifespan, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/Great-Dane |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2024 |title=Chihuahua dog {{!}} Description, Temperament, Images, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/Chihuahua-dog |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614011119/https://www.britannica.com/animal/Chihuahua-dog |url-status=live }}</ref> All healthy dogs, regardless of their size and type, have the same amount of bones (with the exception of the tail), although there is significant skeletal variation between dogs of different types.{{sfnp|Cunliffe|2004|p=12}}{{sfnp|Fogle|2009|pp=38-39}} The dog's skeleton is well adapted for running; the [[vertebra]]e on the neck and back have extensions for back muscles, consisting of [[Epaxial and hypaxial muscles|epaxial muscles and hypaxial muscles]], to connect to; the long ribs provide room for the [[heart]] and [[lung]]s; and the shoulders are unattached to the skeleton, allowing for flexibility.{{sfnp|Cunliffe|2004|p=12}}{{sfnp|Fogle|2009|pp=38-39}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Back pain |url=https://www.elwoodvet.net/back-pain-dogs |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=Elwood vet |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324091613/https://www.elwoodvet.net/back-pain-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Fertility===
As with most domesticated species, one of the first and strongest effects seen from selective breeding is selection for cooperation with the breeding process as directed by humans. In domestic dogs, one of the behaviours that is noted is the abolition of the pair bond seen in wild canines. The ability of female domestic dog to come into [[estrus]] at any time of the year and usually twice a year is also valued. The amount of time between cycles varies greatly among different dogs, but a particular dog's cycle tends to be consistent through her life. This is also called ''in season'' or ''in heat''. Conversely, undomesticated canine species experience estrus once a year, typically in late winter.


Compared to the dog's wolf-like ancestors, selective breeding since domestication has seen the dog's skeleton increase in size for larger types such as [[mastiff]]s and miniaturised for smaller types such as [[terrier]]s; [[dwarfism]] has been selectively bred for some types where short legs are preferred, such as [[dachshund]]s and [[corgi]]s.{{sfnp|Fogle|2009|pp=38-39}} Most dogs naturally have 26 vertebrae in their tails, but some with [[Natural bobtail|naturally short tails]] have as few as three.{{sfnp|Cunliffe|2004|p=12}}
===Menarche===
Most bitches come into season for the first time between 6 and 12 months, although some larger breeds delay until as late as 2 years. Like most mammals, the age that a bitch first comes into season is mostly a function of her current body weight as a proportion of her body weight when fully mature. The different rates of maturation are responsible for the [[menarche]], not the chronological age.


[[File:Selected skulls.jpg|thumb|Skulls of different breeds, from left to right: Pug; Boxer; Rottweiler; Wolf; Collie; Standard Poodle.]]
===Pregnancy and litters===
[[Image:CatahoulaLitter wb.jpg|thumb|right|[[Catahoula Leopard Dog]] nursing litter of puppies]]
A general rule of thumb is that a mammal will produce half as many offspring as the number of teats on the mother. This rule is altered in domesticated animals since larger litters are often favoured for economic reasons. Dogs bear their litters roughly 9 weeks after [[fertilization]]. An average litter consists of about six '''puppies''', though this number may vary widely based on the breed of dog. Since a mother can only provide nutrients and care to a limited number of offspring, humans must assist in the care and feeding when the litter exceeds approximately eight puppies. Some breeds have been developed to emphasize certain physical traits beyond the point at which they can safely bear litters on their own. For example, the [[Bulldog]] often requires [[artificial insemination]] and almost always requires [[cesarean section]] for giving birth.


The dog's skull has identical components regardless of breed type, but there is significant [[Cephalic index|divergence in terms of skull shape]] between types.{{sfnp|Fogle|2009|pp=38-39}}{{sfnp|Jones|Hamilton|1971|p=27}} The three basic skull shapes are the elongated dolichocephalic type as seen in [[sighthound]]s, the intermediate mesocephalic or mesaticephalic type, and the very short and broad brachycephalic type exemplified by mastiff type skulls.{{sfnp|Fogle|2009|pp=38-39}}{{sfnp|Jones|Hamilton|1971|p=27}} The jaw contains around 42 teeth, and it has evolved for the consumption of flesh. Dogs use their [[carnassial teeth]] to cut food into bite-sized chunks, more especially meat.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=DK |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBGmEAAAQBAJ&q=Dog |title=The Dog Encyclopedia: The Definitive Visual Guide |date=6 July 2023 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited |isbn=978-0-241-63310-6 |pages=15–19 |language=en}}</ref>
==Spaying and neutering==
Spaying or neutering refers to the removal of the male [[testicle]]s or the female [[ovary|ovaries]] and [[uterus]], in order to remove the capability to procreate, and to kill the [[libido]].


=== Senses ===
Dog experts advise that dogs not intended for further breeding should be spayed or neutered so that they do not have undesired puppies. Unwanted puppies are abandoned, eaten, or sometimes disposed of in an inhumane fashion. It is also common for adult stray dogs who are placed in animal shelters to be euthanized due to lack of space and resources.
{{Further|Dog anatomy#Senses}}


[[File:Vision comparison with dogs.jpg|thumb|The left half of the image shows the estimated difference in a dog's vision.]]
[[Spaying and neutering]] can also help prevent hormone-driven diseases such as breast cancer and prostate cancer, as well as undesired hormone-driven behaviors. The hormonal changes involved are sure to change the animal's personality somewhat, and some object to this angle as the sterilization in itself could be carried out without the excision of organs.


Dogs' senses include vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and [[magnetoreception]]. One study suggests that dogs can feel small variations in [[Earth's magnetic field]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nießner |first1=Christine |last2=Denzau |first2=Susanne |last3=Malkemper |first3=Erich Pascal |author-link3=Erich Pascal Malkemper |last4=Gross |first4=Julia Christina |last5=Burda |first5=Hynek |last6=Winklhofer |first6=Michael |last7=Peichl |first7=Leo |year=2016 |title=Cryptochrome 1 in Retinal Cone Photoreceptors Suggests a Novel Functional Role in Mammals |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=6 |pages=21848 |bibcode=2016NatSR...621848N |doi=10.1038/srep21848 |pmc=4761878 |pmid=26898837}}</ref> Dogs prefer to defecate with their spines aligned in a north–south position in calm [[magnetic field]] conditions.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hart |first1=Vlastimil |last2=Nováková |first2=Petra |last3=Malkemper |first3=Erich Pascal |last4=Begall |first4=Sabine |last5=Hanzal |first5=Vladimír |last6=Ježek |first6=Miloš |last7=Kušta |first7=Tomáš |last8=Němcová |first8=Veronika |last9=Adámková |first9=Jana |last10=Benediktová |first10=Kateřina |last11=Červený |first11=Jaroslav |last12=Burda |first12=Hynek |title=Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field |journal=Frontiers in Zoology |date=December 2013 |volume=10 |issue=1 |page=80 |doi=10.1186/1742-9994-10-80 |doi-access=free |pmc=3882779 |pmid=24370002 }}</ref>
Contrary to myth, it is not required for a female dog to either experience a heat cycle or have puppies before spaying, and likewise, a male dog does not need the experience of mating before neutering; these myths are responsible for numerous unnecessary health problems and unwanted puppies. A female dog can become pregnant on her first heat cycle (which can take place as early as six months), and should be kept away from intact male dogs, including littermates, over the age of 4 months. Many veterinarians recommend that owners neuter/spay their pets around the age of 5 months.


Dogs' vision is [[Dichromacy|dichromatic]]; their visual world consists of yellows, blues, and grays.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Byosiere |first1=Sarah-Elizabeth |last2=Chouinard |first2=Philippe A. |last3=Howell |first3=Tiffani J. |last4=Bennett |first4=Pauleen C. |date=1 October 2018 |title=What do dogs (Canis familiaris) see? A review of vision in dogs and implications for cognition research |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-017-1404-7 |journal=Psychonomic Bulletin & Review |language=en |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=1798–1813 |doi=10.3758/s13423-017-1404-7 |pmid=29143248 |issn=1531-5320}}</ref> They have difficulty differentiating between red and green,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Siniscalchi |first1=Marcello |last2=d'Ingeo |first2=Serenella |last3=Fornelli |first3=Serena |last4=Quaranta |first4=Angelo |date=8 November 2017 |title=Are dogs red–green colour blind? |journal=Royal Society Open Science |volume=4 |issue=11 |pages=170869 |doi=10.1098/rsos.170869 |issn=2054-5703 |pmc=5717654 |pmid=29291080}}</ref> and much like other mammals, the dog's eye is composed of two types of cone cells compared to the human's three. The divergence of the eye axis of dogs ranges from 12 to 25°, depending on the breed, which can have different retina configurations.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Paul E. |last2=Murphy |first2=Christopher J. |date=15 December 1995 |title=Vision in dogs |url=https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/207/12/javma.1995.207.12.1623.xml |journal=Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |language=EN |volume=207 |issue=12 |pages=1623–1634 |doi=10.2460/javma.1995.207.12.1623|pmid=7493905 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Natalie WolchoverContributions from Cameron Duke last |date=4 February 2022 |title=How Do Dogs See the World? |url=https://www.livescience.com/34029-dog-color-vision.html |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[fovea centralis]] area of the eye is attached to a [[Axon|nerve fiber]], and is the most sensitive to [[photon]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eye Structure and Function in Dogs - Dog Owners |url=https://www.msdvetmanual.com/dog-owners/eye-disorders-of-dogs/eye-structure-and-function-in-dogs |access-date=5 April 2024 |website=MSD Veterinary Manual |language=en |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222060812/https://www.msdvetmanual.com/dog-owners/eye-disorders-of-dogs/disorders-of-the-eyelids-in-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, a study found that dogs' [[visual acuity]] was up to eight times less effective than a human, and their ability to discriminate levels of [[brightness]] was about two times worse than a human.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pongrácz |first1=Péter |last2=Ujvári |first2=Vera |last3=Faragó |first3=Tamás |last4=Miklósi |first4=Ádám |last5=Péter |first5=András |date=1 July 2017 |title=Do you see what I see? The difference between dog and human visual perception may affect the outcome of experiments |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376635716303400 |journal=Behavioural Processes |volume=140 |pages=53–60 |doi=10.1016/j.beproc.2017.04.002 |pmid=28396145 |issn=0376-6357}}</ref>
==Attributes==


While the human brain is dominated by a large [[visual cortex]], the dog brain is dominated by a large [[olfactory system|olfactory cortex]]. Dogs have roughly forty times more [[Olfactory receptor|smell-sensitive receptors]] than humans, ranging from about 125{{Nbsp}}million to nearly 300{{Nbsp}}million in some dog breeds, such as [[bloodhound]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Coren |first=Stanley |url=https://archive.org/details/howdogsthinkunde00core |title=How dogs think : understanding the canine mind |date=2004 |publisher=New York : Free Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-7432-2232-7 |pages=50–81}}</ref> This sense of smell is the most prominent sense of the species; it detects chemical changes in the environment, allowing dogs to pinpoint the location of mating partners, potential stressors, resources, etc.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kokocińska-Kusiak |first1=Agata |last2=Woszczyło |first2=Martyna |last3=Zybala |first3=Mikołaj |last4=Maciocha |first4=Julia |last5=Barłowska |first5=Katarzyna |last6=Dzięcioł |first6=Michał |date=August 2021 |title=Canine Olfaction: Physiology, Behavior, and Possibilities for Practical Applications |journal=Animals |language=en |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=2463 |doi=10.3390/ani11082463 |doi-access=free |pmid=34438920 |pmc=8388720 |issn=2076-2615}}</ref> Dogs also have an acute sense of hearing up to four times greater than that of humans. They can pick up the slightest sounds from about {{cvt|400|m}} compared to {{cvt|90|m}} for humans.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Barber |first1=Anjuli L. A. |last2=Wilkinson |first2=Anna |last3=Montealegre-Z |first3=Fernando |last4=Ratcliffe |first4=Victoria F. |last5=Guo |first5=Kun |last6=Mills |first6=Daniel S. |year=2020 |title=A comparison of hearing and auditory functioning between dogs and humans |url=http://comparative-cognition-and-behavior-reviews.org/vol15_barber_wilkinson_montealegre-z_ratcliffe_guo_mills/ |journal=Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews |volume=15 |pages=45–94 |doi=10.3819/CCBR.2020.150007|doi-access=free }}</ref>
Modern [[dog breed]]s show more variation in size, appearance, and behavior than any other domestic animal. Within the range of extremes, dogs generally share attributes with their wild ancestors, the [[wolf|wolves]]. Dogs are [[predator]]s and [[scavenger]]s, possessing sharp teeth and strong jaws for attacking, holding, and tearing their food.


Dogs have stiff, deeply embedded hairs known as [[whisker]]s that sense atmospheric changes, vibrations, and objects not visible in low light conditions. The lower most part of whiskers hold more receptor cells than other hair types, which help in alerting dogs of objects that could collide with the nose, ears, and jaw. Whiskers likely also facilitate the movement of food towards the mouth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2015 |title=Dog Senses - A Dog's Sense of Touch Compared to Humans {{!}} Puppy And Dog Care |url=http://blog.puppyanddogcare.com/dog-senses-touch/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624013803/http://blog.puppyanddogcare.com/dog-senses-touch/ |archive-date=24 June 2015 }}</ref>
=== Sight ===


=== Coat ===
Dogs were thought to be [[dichromat]]s and thus, by human standards, [[color blind]].<sup>[[#References and further reading|1]], [[#References and further reading|2]]</sup> New research is now being explored that suggests that dogs may actually see some colour, but not to the extent that humans do. It has also been suggested that dogs see in varieties of purple/violet and yellow shades. Because the lenses of dogs' eyes are flatter than humans', they cannot see as much detail; on the other hand, their eyes are more sensitive to light and motion than humans' eyes. Some breeds, particularly the best [[sighthound]]s, have a field of vision up to 270° (compared to 100° to 120° for humans), although broad-headed breeds with their eyes set forward have a much narrower field of vision, as low as 180°.<sup>[[#References and further reading|1]], [[#References and further reading|2]]</sup>
{{Main|Dog coat}}The [[Pelage|coats]] of domestic dogs are of two varieties: "double" being common in dogs (as well as wolves) originating from colder climates, made up of a coarse [[guard hair]] and a soft [[down hair]], or "single", with the topcoat only. Breeds may have an occasional "blaze", stripe, or "star" of white fur on their chest or underside.{{sfnp|Cunliffe|2004|pp=22–23}} Premature graying can occur in dogs as early as one year of age; this is associated with [[Impulsivity|impulsive behaviors]], [[anxiety]] behaviors, and fear of unfamiliar noise, people, or animals.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.applanim.2016.09.013|title=Anxiety and impulsivity: Factors associated with premature graying in young dogs|journal=Applied Animal Behaviour Science|volume=185|pages=78–85|year=2016|last1=King|first1=Camille|last2=Smith|first2=Thomas J.|last3=Grandin|first3=Temple|last4=Borchelt|first4=Peter|doi-access=free}}</ref> Some dog breeds are hairless, while others have a very thick corded coat. The coats of certain breeds are often groomed to a characteristic style, for example, the [[Yorkshire Terrier]]'s "show cut".<ref name=":3" />


=== Hearing ===
=== Dewclaw ===
A dog's [[dewclaw]] is the fifth [[Digit (anatomy)|digit]] in its forelimb and hind legs. Dewclaws on the forelimbs are attached by bone and ligament, while the dewclaws on the hind legs are attached only by skin. Most dogs aren't born with dewclaws in their hind legs, and some are without them in their forelimbs. Dogs' dewclaws consist of the [[Phalanx bone|proximal phalanges and distal phalanges]]. Some publications theorize that dewclaws in wolves, who usually do not have dewclaws, were a sign of hybridization with dogs.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ciucci |first1=Paolo |last2=Lucchini |first2=Vittorio |last3=Boitani |first3=Luigi |last4=Randi |first4=Ettore |title=Dewclaws in wolves as evidence of admixed ancestry with dogs |journal=Canadian Journal of Zoology |date=December 2003 |volume=81 |issue=12 |pages=2077–2081 |doi=10.1139/z03-183 |bibcode=2003CaJZ...81.2077C }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Amici |first1=Federica |last2=Meacci |first2=Simone |last3=Caray |first3=Emmeline |last4=Oña |first4=Linda |last5=Liebal |first5=Katja |last6=Ciucci |first6=Paolo |year=2024 |title=A first exploratory comparison of the behaviour of wolves (Canis lupus) and wolf-dog hybrids in captivity |journal=Animal Cognition |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=9 |doi=10.1007/s10071-024-01849-7 |pmid=38429445 |pmc=10907477 }}</ref>
Dogs detect sounds as low as the 16 to 20 [[Hertz|Hz]] frequency range (compared to 20 to 70 Hz for humans) and as high as 70,000 to 100,000 Hz (compared to 20,000 Hz for humans)<sup>[[#References and further reading|2]]</sup>, and in addition have a degree of ear mobility that helps them to rapidly pinpoint the exact location of a sound. They can identify a sound's location much faster than a human can, and they can hear sounds up to four times the distance that humans can.


=== Scenting ===
=== Tail ===
A dog's tail is the terminal appendage of the [[vertebral column]], which is made up of a string of 5 to 23 [[vertebra]]e enclosed in muscles and skin that support the dog's back extensor muscles. One of the primary functions of a dog's tail is to communicate their emotional state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study explores the mystery of why dogs wag their tails |url=https://www.earth.com/news/study-explores-the-mystery-of-why-dogs-wag-their-tails/ |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=Earth.com |language=en |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204151625/https://www.earth.com/news/study-explores-the-mystery-of-why-dogs-wag-their-tails/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tail also helps the dog maintain balance by putting its weight on the opposite side of the dog's tilt, and it can also help the dog spread its [[anal gland]]'s scent through the tail's position and movement.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wada |first1=Naomi |last2=Hori |first2=Hiroko |last3=Tokuriki |first3=Mikihiko |date=July 1993 |title=Electromyographic and kinematic studies of tail movements in dogs during treadmill locomotion |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmor.1052170109 |journal=Journal of Morphology |language=en |volume=217 |issue=1 |pages=105–113 |doi=10.1002/jmor.1052170109 |pmid=8411184 |issn=0362-2525}}</ref> Dogs can have a [[violet gland]] (or supracaudal gland) characterized by [[sebaceous gland]]s on the dorsal surface of their tails; in some breeds, it may be vestigial or absent. The enlargement of the violet gland in the tail, which can create a [[Hair loss|bald spot from hair loss]], can be caused by [[Cushing's syndrome (veterinary)|Cushing's disease]] or an excess of sebum from [[androgen]]s in the sebaceous glands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stud Tail Tail Gland Hyperplasia in Dogs |url=https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/stud-tail-tail-gland-hyperplasia-in-dogs |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=[[VCA Animal Hospitals]] |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330202745/https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/stud-tail-tail-gland-hyperplasia-in-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Image:Weimaraner wb.jpg|thumb|left|Dogs are predators suited to chasing after, leaping at, and killing prey. (pictured: [[Weimaraner]])]]
Dogs have nearly 220 million smell-sensitive cells over an area about the size of a pocket [[handkerchief]] (compared to 5 million over an area the size of a [[postage stamp]] for humans). Some breeds have been selectively bred for excellence in detecting scents, even compared to their canine brethren. What information a dog actually detects when he is scenting is not perfectly understood; although once a matter of debate, it now seems to be well established that dogs can distinguish two different types of scents when trailing, an air scent from some person or thing that has recently passed by, as well as a ground scent that remains detectable for a much longer period. The characteristics and behavior of these two types of scent trail would seem, after some thought, to be quite different, the air scent being intermittent but perhaps less obscured by competing scents, whereas the ground scent would be relatively permanent with respect to careful and repetitive search by the dog, but would seem to be much more contaminated with other scents. In any event, it is established by those who train tracking dogs that it is impossible to teach the dog how to track any better than it does naturally; the object instead is to motivate it properly, and teach it to maintain focus on a single track and ignore any others that might otherwise seem of greater interest to an untrained dog. An intensive search for a scent, for instance searching a ship for contraband, can actually be very fatiguing for a dog, and the dog must be motivated to continue this hard work for a long period of time.


A study suggests that dogs show asymmetric tail-wagging responses to different emotive stimuli. "Stimuli that could be expected to elicit approach tendencies seem to be associated with [a] higher amplitude of tail-wagging movements to the right side".<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Siniscalchi |first1=Marcello |last2=Lusito |first2=Rita |last3=Vallortigara |first3=Giorgio |last4=Quaranta |first4=Angelo |date=31 October 2013 |title=Seeing Left- or Right-Asymmetric Tail Wagging Produces Different Emotional Responses in Dogs |journal=Current Biology |publisher=[[Cell Press]] |volume=23 |issue=22|pages=2279–2282 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.027 |pmid=24184108 |bibcode=2013CBio...23.2279S |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Artelle |first1=K. A. |last2=Dumoulin |first2=L. K. |last3=Reimchen |first3=T. E. |date=19 January 2010 |others=Financially supported by [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada]] |title=Behavioural responses of dogs to asymmetrical tail wagging of a robotic dog replica |journal=Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=129–135 |doi=10.1080/13576500903386700 |pmid=20087813 }}</ref> Dogs can injure themselves by wagging their tails forcefully; this condition is called ''kennel tail'', ''happy tail'', ''bleeding tail'', or ''splitting tail''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Happy Tail Syndrome in Dogs? |url=https://www.thewildest.com/dog-health/what-happy-tail-syndrome-dogs |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=thewildest.com |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329132018/https://www.thewildest.com/dog-health/what-happy-tail-syndrome-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref> In some [[hunting dog]]s, the tail is traditionally [[Docking (dog)|docked]] to avoid injuries. Some dogs can be born without tails because of a DNA variant in the [[T-box transcription factor T|T gene]], which can also result in a congenitally short (bobtail) tail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paw Print Genetics - T Locus (Natural Bobtail) in the Poodle |url=https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/products/tests/details/175/?breed=20 |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=pawprintgenetics.com |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329132151/https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/products/tests/details/175/?breed=20 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tail docking is opposed by many veterinary and animal welfare organisations such as the [[American Veterinary Medical Association]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ear cropping and tail docking of dogs |url=https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/avma-policies/ear-cropping-and-tail-docking-dogs |website=American Veterinary Medical Association |access-date=29 June 2024 |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520001141/https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/avma-policies/ear-cropping-and-tail-docking-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[British Veterinary Association]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tail docking in dogs |url=https://www.bva.co.uk/take-action/our-policies/tail-docking-in-dogs/ |website=British Veterinary Association |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> Evidence from veterinary practices and [[questionnaire]]s showed that around 500 dogs would need to have their tail docked to prevent one injury.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Diesel |first1=G. |last2=Pfeiffer |first2=D. |last3=Crispin |first3=S. |last4=Brodbelt |first4=D. |date=26 June 2010 |title=Risk factors for tail injuries in dogs in Great Britain |url=https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1136/vr.b4880 |journal=Veterinary Record |language=en |volume=166 |issue=26 |pages=812–817 |doi=10.1136/vr.b4880 |issn=0042-4900 |pmid=20581358 |access-date=29 July 2024 |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714194838/https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1136/vr.b4880 |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:BlkStdSchnauzer2.jpg|thumb|A black [[Standard Schnauzer]] with a docked tail]]
===Direction and spatial sense===
It has been observed that a lost dog can often find its way home, sometimes traveling over long distances.


===Weather detection===
== Health ==
{{Main|Dog health}}
Dogs also have the ability to sense inclement weather (mainly [[thunderstorms]]) many miles away. This is due to their keen ability to detect fluctuations in [[barometric pressure]] and can explain a dog's anxiety before and during a storm. The evolutionary ability of sensing weather can be traced back to when wolves used it to move the pack into proper shelter before a dangerous storm.
Numerous disorders have been known to affect dogs. Some are [[congenital]] and others are acquired. Dogs can acquire upper respiratory tract diseases including diseases that affect the [[nasal cavity]], the [[larynx]], and the [[trachea]]; lower respiratory tract diseases which includes [[pulmonary disease]] and acute respiratory diseases; [[heart diseases]] which includes any [[cardiovascular]] inflammation or dysfunction of the heart; [[hematopoiesis|haemopoietic diseases]] including [[anaemia]] and [[clotting disorders]]; [[gastrointestinal disease]] such as [[diarrhoea]] and [[gastric dilatation volvulus]]; [[hepatic disease]] such as [[Portosystemic shunts in animals|portosystemic shunts]] and [[liver failure]]; [[pancreatic disease]] such as [[pancreatitis (veterinary)|pancreatitis]]; [[renal disease]]; lower urinary tract disease such as [[cystitis]] and [[urolithiasis]]; [[endocrine disorders]] such as [[Diabetes in dogs|diabetes mellitus]], [[Cushing's syndrome (veterinary)|Cushing's syndrome]], [[Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs|hypoadrenocorticism]], and [[Hypothyroidism in dogs|hypothyroidism]]; [[nervous system]] diseases such as [[seizures]] and [[spinal injury]]; [[musculoskeletal disease]] such as [[arthritis]] and [[myopathies]]; [[Dog skin disorders|dermatological disorders]] such as [[alopecia]] and [[pyoderma]]; [[ophthalmological disease]]s such as [[conjunctivitis]], [[glaucoma]], [[entropion]], and [[progressive retinal atrophy]]; and [[neoplasia]].<ref name="health">{{cite book |last1=Gear |first1=Robyn|editor1-last=Cooper |editor1-first=Barabara |editor2-last=Mullineaux |editor2-first=Elizabeth |editor3-last=Turner |editor3-first=Lynn |title=BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing |date=2020 |publisher=British Small Animal Veterinary Association |pages=532–597 |chapter=Medical disorders of dogs and cats and their nursing}}</ref>


Common dog parasites are [[lice]], [[flea]]s, [[fly larvae]], [[tick]]s, [[mite]]s, [[cestode]]s, [[nematode]]s, and [[coccidia]]. ''[[Taenia (flatworm)|Taenia]]'' is a notable genus with 5 species in which dogs are the [[definitive host]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fisher |first1=Maggie |last2=McGarry |first2=John |editor1-last=Cooper |editor1-first=Barabara |editor2-last=Mullineaux |editor2-first=Elizabeth |editor3-last=Turner |editor3-first=Lynn |title=BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing |date=2020 |publisher=British Small Animal Veterinary Association |pages=149–171 |chapter=Principles of parasitology}}</ref> Additionally, dogs are a source of [[zoonoses]] for humans. They are responsible for 99% of [[rabies]] cases worldwide;<ref>{{cite web |title=Rabies facts |url=https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies |website=World Health Organisation}}</ref> however, in some developed countries such as the UK, rabies is absent from dogs and is instead only transmitted by bats.<ref name="bsava">{{cite book |last1=Dawson |first1=Susan |last2=Cooper |first2=Barbara |editor1-last=Cooper |editor1-first=Barabara |editor2-last=Mullineaux |editor2-first=Elizabeth |editor3-last=Turner |editor3-first=Lynn |title=BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing |date=2020 |publisher=British Small Animal Veterinary Association |pages=172–186 |chapter=Principles of infection and immunity}}</ref> Other common zoonoses are [[hydatid disease]], [[leptospirosis]], [[pasteurellosis]], [[ringworm]], and [[toxocariasis]].<ref name="bsava"/> Common infections in dogs include [[canine adenovirus]], [[canine distemper virus]], [[canine parvovirus]], [[leptospirosis]], [[canine influenza]], and [[canine coronavirus]]. All of these conditions have vaccines available.<ref name="bsava"/>
==Dog health==
{{main|Dog health}}
{{further|[[:Category:Dog health]]}}


Dogs are the companion animal most frequently reported for exposure to [[toxin]]s. Most poisonings are accidental and over 80% of reports of exposure to the [[ASPCA]] animal poisoning hotline are due to oral exposure. The most common substances people report exposure to are: pharmaceuticals, toxic foods, and [[rodenticides]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wismer |first1=Tina |editor1-last=Bonagura |editor1-first=John D. |editor2-last=Twedt |editor2-first=David C. |title=Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy |date=1 December 2013 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=9780323227629 |page=92 |edition=15th |chapter=ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Toxin Exposures for Pets}}</ref> Data from the Pet Poison Helpline shows that human drugs are the most frequent cause of toxicosis death. The most common household products ingested are cleaning products. Most food related poisonings involved [[theobromine poisoning]] (chocolate). Other common food poisonings include [[xylitol]], ''[[Vitis]]'' (grapes, raisins, etc.) and ''[[Allium]]'' (garlic, oninions, etc.). [[Pyrethrin]] insecticides were the most common cause of pesticide poisoning. [[Metaldehyde]] a common pesticide for snails and slugs typically causes severe outcomes when ingested by dogs.<ref>{{cite book|last2=Almgren|first2=Colleen |last1=Welch |first1=Sharon |editor1-last=Bonagura |editor1-first=John D. |editor2-last=Twedt |editor2-first=David C. |title=Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy |date=1 December 2013 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=9780323227629 |pages=93–96 |edition=15th |chapter=Toxin Exposures in Small Animals}}</ref>
Dogs are susceptible to various diseases, ailments, and poisons, some of which affect humans in the same way, others of which are unique to dogs.
===Diseases===
Diseases commonly associated with dogs include [[rabies]] (hydrophobia), [[canine parvovirus]], and [[canine distemper]], and [[pulmonic stenosis]], although there are many others.


[[Neoplasia]] is the most common cause of death for dogs.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Fleming | first1=J. M. | last2=Creevy | first2=K. E. | last3=Promislow | first3=D. E. L. | title=Mortality in North American Dogs from 1984 to 2004: An Investigation into Age-, Size-, and Breed-Related Causes of Death | journal=Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine | volume=25 | issue=2 |year=2011 | issn=0891-6640 | doi=10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0695.x | pages=187–198| pmid=21352376 | doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last1=Roccaro | first1=Mariana | last2=Salini | first2=Romolo | last3=Pietra | first3=Marco | last4=Sgorbini | first4=Micaela | last5=Gori | first5=Eleonora | last6=Dondi | first6=Maurizio | last7=Crisi | first7=Paolo E. | last8=Conte | first8=Annamaria | last9=Dalla Villa | first9=Paolo | last10=Podaliri | first10=Michele | last11=Ciaramella | first11=Paolo | last12=Di Palma | first12=Cristina | last13=Passantino | first13=Annamaria | last14=Porciello | first14=Francesco | last15=Gianella | first15=Paola | last16=Guglielmini | first16=Carlo | last17=Alborali | first17=Giovanni L. | last18=Rota Nodari | first18=Sara | last19=Sabatelli | first19=Sonia | last20=Peli | first20=Angelo | title=Factors related to longevity and mortality of dogs in Italy | journal=Preventive Veterinary Medicine | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=225 | year=2024 | issn=0167-5877 | doi=10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106155 | page=106155| pmid=38394961 | hdl=11585/961937 | hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref name="death">{{cite journal | last1=Lewis | first1=T. W. | last2=Wiles | first2=B. M. | last3=Llewellyn-Zaidi | first3=A. M. | last4=Evans | first4=K. M. | last5=O'Neill | first5=D. G. | title=Longevity and mortality in Kennel Club registered dog breeds in the UK in 2014 | journal=Canine Genetics and Epidemiology | publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC | volume=5 | issue=1 | date=17 October 2018 | issn=2052-6687 | doi=10.1186/s40575-018-0066-8 | doi-access=free | page=10| pmid=30349728 | pmc=6191922 }}</ref> Other common causes of death are [[heart failure|heart]] and [[renal failure]].<ref name="death"/> Their [[pathology]] is similar to that of humans, as is their [[Immune response|response]] to treatment and their outcomes. Genes found in humans to be responsible for disorders are investigated in dogs as being the cause and vice versa.<ref name="Ostrander2019" /><ref>{{cite book | last1=Feldman | first1=Edward C. | last2=Nelson | first2=Richard W. | last3=Reusch | first3=Claudia | last4=Scott-Moncrieff | first4=J. Catharine | title=Canine and Feline Endocrinology | publisher=Saunders | publication-place=St. Louis, Missouri | date=8 December 2014 | isbn=978-1-4557-4456-5 | pages=44–49}}</ref>
===Parasites===
Common external parasites are various species of [[flea]]s, [[tick]]s, and [[mites]]. Internal parasites include [[hookworm]]s, [[tapeworm]]s, [[roundworm]]s, and [[heartworms]].


===Common physical disorders===
=== Lifespan ===
{{Further|Aging in dogs}}
Some breeds of dogs are also prone to certain genetic ailments, such as [[hip dysplasia]], [[luxating patella]]s, [[cleft palate]], [[blindness]], or [[hearing impairment|deaf]]ness. Dogs are also susceptible to the same ailments that humans are, including [[Diabetes in cats and dogs|diabetes]], [[epilepsy]], [[cancer]], and [[arthritis]]. [[Gastric torsion]] and [[bloat]] is a dangerous problem in some large-chested breeds.


The typical lifespan of dogs varies widely among breeds, but the median longevity (the age at which half the dogs in a population have died and half are still alive) is approximately 12.7 years.<ref name="Montoya">{{cite journal |last1=Montoya |first1=Mathieu |last2=Morrison |first2=Jo Ann |last3=Arrignon |first3=Florent |last4=Spofford |first4=Nate |last5=Charles |first5=Hélène |last6=Hours |first6=Marie-Anne |last7=Biourge |first7=Vincent |title=Life expectancy tables for dogs and cats derived from clinical data |journal=Frontiers in Veterinary Science |date=21 February 2023 |volume=10 |doi=10.3389/fvets.2023.1082102 |pmid=36896289 |pmc=9989186 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=McMillan |first1=Kirsten M. |last2=Bielby |first2=Jon |last3=Williams |first3=Carys L. |last4=Upjohn |first4=Melissa M. |last5=Casey |first5=Rachel A. |last6=Christley |first6=Robert M. |title=Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death |journal=Scientific Reports |date=February 2024 |volume=14 |issue=1 |page=531 |doi=10.1038/s41598-023-50458-w |pmid=38302530 |pmc=10834484 |bibcode=2024NatSR..14..531M }}</ref> Obesity correlates negatively with longevity with one study finding obese dogs to have a life expectancy approximately a year and a half less than dogs with a healthy weight.<ref name="Montoya"/>
==Behavior==
[[Image:Dog retrieving stick.jpg|thumb|250px|Some dogs can be trained to retrieve]]
All dogs have a tremendous capacity to learn complex social behavior and to interpret varied body language and sounds, and, like many predators, can react to and learn from novel situations. The requirements of coordinating complex social behavior requires that canines have the ability to sense and deliver a wide variety of cues via body language, more so than for even humans, who can use language for the same purpose. Physiologically, this correlates with such features as a large number of nerves innervating the facial muscles of dogs, allowing subtle control of a wide variety of facial expressions; in contrast to [[cats]], for instance, who have many fewer nerves governing their facial muscles, resulting in a smaller repertoire or "vocabulary" of expressions. This ability to read and deliver nonverbal cues makes dogs expert at reading human beings, as well, often even more so than other humans are, who rely on language. Most dog owners have a large collection of stories about their dogs recognizing individuals by their footsteps outside the door, and so on.
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In a 2024 UK study analyzing 584,734 dogs, it was concluded that purebred dogs lived longer than crossbred dogs, challenging the previous notion of the latter having the higher life expectancies. The authors noted that their study included "[[designer dog]]s" as crossbred and that purebred dogs were typically given better care than their crossbred counterparts, which likely influenced the outcome of the study.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=McMillan |first1=Kirsten M. |last2=Bielby |first2=Jon |last3=Williams |first3=Carys L. |last4=Upjohn |first4=Melissa M. |last5=Casey |first5=Rachel A. |last6=Christley |first6=Robert M. |date=1 February 2024 |title=Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50458-w |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=14 |issue=1 |page=531 |doi=10.1038/s41598-023-50458-w |pmid=38302530 |pmc=10834484 |bibcode=2024NatSR..14..531M |issn=2045-2322}}</ref> Other studies also show that fully mongrel dogs live about a year longer on average than dogs with pedigrees.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mata |first1=Fernando |last2=Mata |first2=Andreia |date=19 July 2023 |title=Investigating the relationship between inbreeding and life expectancy in dogs: mongrels live longer than pure breeds |journal=PeerJ |volume=11 |pages=e15718 |doi=10.7717/peerj.15718 |doi-access=free |issn=2167-8359 |pmid=37483958|pmc=10362839 }}</ref> Furthermore, small dogs with longer muzzles have been shown to have higher lifespans than larger medium-sized dogs with much more depressed muzzles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nurse |first=Angus |date=2 February 2024 |title=How long might your dog live? New study calculates life expectancy for different breeds |url=https://theconversation.com/how-long-might-your-dog-live-new-study-calculates-life-expectancy-for-different-breeds-222446 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref> For free-ranging dogs, less than 1 in 5 reach sexual maturity,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Paul |first1=Manabi |last2=Sen Majumder |first2=Sreejani |last3=Sau |first3=Shubhra |last4=Nandi |first4=Anjan K. |last5=Bhadra |first5=Anindita |date=25 January 2016 |title=High early life mortality in free-ranging dogs is largely influenced by humans |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=6 |pages=19641 |doi=10.1038/srep19641 |issn=2045-2322 |pmc=4726281 |pmid=26804633|bibcode=2016NatSR...619641P }}</ref> and the median life expectancy for feral dogs is less than half of dogs living with humans.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 January 2022 |title=Would dogs survive without humans? The answer may surprise you |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-07/would-dogs-survive-without-humans/100695292 |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
===Interactions between Dogs and Humans===
{{main|Dog society}}


=== Reproduction ===
The relationship between dogs and humans is rooted in history and dogs coexist with humans in a variety of ways. Dogs thrive in small social groups or [[pack (canine)|pack]]s which, from their viewpoint, can include humans. Dog society can be thought of as dog packs characterized by a companionate hierarchy, in which each individual has a rank, and in which there is intense loyalty within the group. Dogs thrive in human society because their relationships with humans mimic their natural social patterns. The dog is always aware of its rank relative to other individuals in the group. An assertive dog may consider itself the alpha animal, considering its human master to be subordinate.
{{Main|Canine reproduction}}
[[File:Dogs mating 2.jpg|thumb|Two dogs [[Canine reproduction|tied after mating]]]]
In domestic dogs, [[sexual maturity]] happens around six months to one year for both males and females, although this can be delayed until up to two years of age for some large breeds. This is the time at which female dogs will have their first [[estrous cycle]], characterized by their [[vulva]]s swelling and producing [[Vaginal discharge|discharges]], usually lasting between 4 and 20 days.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ma |first=Kutzler |date=July 2018 |title=Estrous Cycle Manipulation in Dogs |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29709316/ |journal=The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice |language=en |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=581–594 |doi=10.1016/j.cvsm.2018.02.006 |issn=1878-1306 |pmid=29709316}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Da Costa |first1=Rosa E. P. |last2=Kinsman |first2=Rachel H. |last3=Owczarczak-Garstecka |first3=Sara C. |last4=Casey |first4=Rachel A. |last5=Tasker |first5=Séverine |last6=Knowles |first6=Toby G. |last7=Woodward |first7=Joshua L. |last8=Lord |first8=Michelle S. |last9=Murray |first9=Jane K. |date=July 2022 |title=Age of sexual maturity and factors associated with neutering dogs in the UK and the Republic of Ireland |journal=Veterinary Record |language=en |volume=191 |issue=6 |pages=e1265 |doi=10.1002/vetr.1265 |pmid=34939683 |issn=0042-4900|doi-access=free }}</ref> They will experience subsequent estrous cycles semiannually, during which the body prepares for [[Pregnancy (mammals)|pregnancy]]. At the peak of the cycle, females will become estrous, mentally and physically receptive to [[Canine tying|copulation]]. Because the [[ovum|ova]] survive and can be fertilized for a week after ovulation, more than one male can sire the same litter.<ref name="ADW">Dewey, T. and S. Bhagat. 2002. "[https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Canis_lupus_familiaris/ ''Canis lupus familiaris'']". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526171627/https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Canis_lupus_familiaris/|date=26 May 2022}}, Animal Diversity Web.</ref> Fertilization typically occurs two to five days after ovulation. After [[ejaculation]], the dogs are [[Canine reproduction|coitally tied]] for around 5–30 minutes because of the male's [[bulbus glandis]] swelling and the female's [[Bulb of vestibule|constrictor vestibuli]] contracting; the male will continue ejaculating until they untie naturally due to [[Muscle contraction|muscle relaxation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estrus and Mating in Dogs |url=https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/breeding-for-pet-owners-estrus-and-mating-in-dogs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207090454/https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/breeding-for-pet-owners-estrus-and-mating-in-dogs |archive-date=7 February 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=[[VCA Animal Hospitals]] |language=en}}</ref> 14–16 days after ovulation, the embryo attaches to the [[uterus]], and after seven to eight more days, a heartbeat is detectable.<ref>{{cite journal |pmid=11787146 |year=2001 |last1=Concannon |first1=P |last2=Tsutsui |first2=T |last3=Shille |first3=V |title=Embryo development, hormonal requirements and maternal responses during canine pregnancy |volume=57 |pages=169–179 |journal=Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Supplement}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://php.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php?title=Dog_Development#Development_Overview |title=Dog Development – Embryology |publisher=Php.med.unsw.edu.au |date=16 June 2013 |access-date=20 May 2021 |archive-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234138/http://php.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php?title=Dog_Development#Development_Overview |url-status=live }}</ref> Dogs bear their litters roughly 58 to 68 days after [[fertilization]],<ref name="ADW" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpvh.com/2011/07/27/gestation-in-dogs/ |title=Gestation in dogs |access-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603145809/http://www.cpvh.com/2011/07/27/gestation-in-dogs/ |archive-date=3 June 2013 }}</ref> with an average of 63 days, although the length of [[gestation]] can vary. An average litter consists of about six [[Puppy|puppies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/overpopulation_estimates.html|title=HSUS Pet Overpopulation Estimates|publisher=The Humane Society of the United States|access-date=22 October 2008|archive-date=25 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425142203/http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/overpopulation_estimates.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Dogs as working partners===
==== Neutering ====
[[Neutering]] is the sterilization of animals via [[gonadectomy]], which is an [[orchidectomy]] (castration) in dogs and [[ovariohysterectomy]] (spay) in bitches. Neutering reduces problems caused by [[hypersexuality]], especially in male dogs.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Heidenberger |first1=E. |last2=Unshelm |first2=J. |date=February 1990 |title=Verhaltensänderungen von Hunden nach Kastration |trans-title=Changes in the behavior of dogs after castration |journal=Tierarztliche Praxis |language=de |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=69–75 |pmid=2326799}}</ref> Spayed females are less likely to develop [[cancer]]s affecting the [[mammary gland]]s, [[Ovary|ovaries]], and other [[Sex organ|reproductive organs]].<ref>{{Cite book |author=Morrison, Wallace B. |title=Cancer in Dogs and Cats |publisher=Williams and Wilkins |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-683-06105-5 |edition=1st |pages=583}}</ref> However, neutering increases the risk of [[urinary incontinence]] in bitches,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Arnold |first1=S. |year=1997 |title=Harninkontinenz bei kastrierten Hündinnen. Teil 1: Bedeutung, Klinik und Ätiopathogenese |trans-title=Urinary incontinence in castrated bitches. Part 1: Significance, clinical aspects and etiopathogenesis |journal=Schweizer Archiv Fur Tierheilkunde |language=de |volume=139 |issue=6 |pages=271–276 |pmid=9411733}}</ref> [[prostate cancer]] in dogs,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Johnston |first1=S.D |last2=Kamolpatana |first2=K |last3=Root-Kustritz |first3=M.V |last4=Johnston |first4=G.R |date=July 2000 |title=Prostatic disorders in the dog |journal=Animal Reproduction Science |volume=60-61 |pages=405–415 |doi=10.1016/s0378-4320(00)00101-9 |pmid=10844211}}</ref> and [[osteosarcoma]], [[hemangiosarcoma]], [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|cruciate ligament rupture]], [[pyometra]], [[Obesity in pets|obesity]], and [[diabetes mellitus]] in either sex.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kustritz |first1=Margaret V. Root |date=December 2007 |title=Determining the optimal age for gonadectomy of dogs and cats |journal=Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |volume=231 |issue=11 |pages=1665–1675 |doi=10.2460/javma.231.11.1665 |pmid=18052800 |doi-access=free}}</ref>


Neutering is the most common surgical procedure in dogs less than a year old in the US and is seen as a control method for overpopulation. Neutering often occurs as early as 6–14 weeks in shelters in the US.<ref name="neuter">{{cite book |last1=Kutzler |first1=Michelle Anne |title=Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy |date=1 December 2013 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=9780323227629 |editor1-last=Bonagura |editor1-first=John D. |edition=15th |pages=982–984 |chapter=Early Age Neutering in Dogs and Cats |editor2-last=Twedt |editor2-first=David C.}}</ref> The [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (ASPCA) advises that dogs not intended for further breeding should be neutered so that they do not have undesired puppies that may later be euthanized.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/spayneuter/ | title=Top 10 reasons to spay/neuter your pet | publisher=American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | access-date=16 May 2007 | archive-date=1 February 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201223014/http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/spayneuter/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hart |first1=Benjamin L. |last2=Hart |first2=Lynette A. |last3=Thigpen |first3=Abigail P. |last4=Willits |first4=Neil H. |date=14 July 2014 |title=Long-Term Health Effects of Neutering Dogs: Comparison of Labrador Retrievers with Golden Retrievers |journal=PLOS ONE |language=en |volume=9 |issue=7 |pages=e102241 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0102241 |doi-access=free |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=4096726 |pmid=25020045|bibcode=2014PLoSO...9j2241H }}</ref> However, the Society for Theriogenology and the American College of Theriogenologists made a joint statement that opposes mandatory neutering; they said that the cause of overpopulation in the US is cultural.<ref name="neuter" />
Many breeds of dogs, but not least German Shepherd, [[Labrador Retriever]], and Border Collie are commonly used as [[working dogs]]. There are [[service dogs]], [[guard dog|guard dogs]], [[hunting dog|hunting dogs]], and [[herding dog|herding dogs]]. Dogs have served as [[Guide dog|guides]] for the [[blindness|blind]], as [[commando]]s, and have flown into [[outer space]]. Most modern working dogs are put in positions which capitalize on their sensory or strength and endurance advantages over normal humans. Dogs are also used for searching for or rescuing people and animals, such as in avalanches, at disaster sites, and for missing people or pets.


Neutering is less common in most European countries, especially in [[Nordic countries]]—except for the UK, where it is common. In Norway, neutering is illegal unless for the benefit of the animal's health (e.g., ovariohysterectomy in case of ovarian or uterine neoplasia). Some European countries have similar laws to Norway, but their wording either explicitly allows for neutering for controlling reproduction or it is allowed in practice or by contradiction through other laws. Italy and Portugal have passed recent laws that promote it. Germany forbids early age neutering, but neutering is still allowed at the usual age. In Romania, neutering is mandatory except for when a pedigree to select breeds can be shown.<ref name="neuter" /><ref>{{cite journal | last=Fossati | first=Paola | title=Spay/neuter laws as a debated approach to stabilizing the populations of dogs and cats: An overview of the European legal framework and remarks | journal=Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science | publisher=Informa UK Limited | volume=27 | issue=2 | date=31 May 2022 | issn=1088-8705 | doi=10.1080/10888705.2022.2081807 | pages=281–293| pmid=35642302 }}</ref>
===Dogs as hunting and sporting partners===


==== Inbreeding depression ====
Many people compete with their dogs in a variety of [[dog sports]], including [[dog agility|agility]], [[flyball]], and many others. This often strengthens the bond between human and dog, since they must trust one another in a variety of environments and must learn how the other works and thinks.
{{see also|Inbreeding depression}}


A common breeding practice for pet dogs is to [[Inbreeding|mate them between close relatives]] (e.g., between half- and full-siblings).<ref name=Leroy>{{cite journal |vauthors=Leroy G |title=Genetic diversity, inbreeding and breeding practices in dogs: results from pedigree analyses |journal=Vet. J. |volume=189 |issue=2 |pages=177–182 |year=2011 |pmid=21737321 |doi=10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.06.016 }}</ref> In a study of seven dog breeds (the [[Bernese Mountain Dog]], [[Basset Hound]], [[Cairn Terrier]], [[Brittany (dog)|Brittany]], [[German Shepherd|German Shepherd Dog]], [[Leonberger]], and [[West Highland White Terrier]]), it was found that inbreeding decreases litter size and survival.<ref name="pmid25475165">{{cite journal |last1=Leroy |first1=Grégoire |last2=Phocas |first2=Florence |last3=Hedan |first3=Benoit |last4=Verrier |first4=Etienne |last5=Rognon |first5=Xavier |title=Inbreeding impact on litter size and survival in selected canine breeds |journal=The Veterinary Journal |date=January 2015 |volume=203 |issue=1 |pages=74–78 |doi=10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.11.008 |pmid=25475165 |url=https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01122782/file/Inbreeding%20impact%20on%20litter%20size_accepted.pdf |access-date=31 December 2018 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106093903/https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01122782/file/Inbreeding |url-status=live }}</ref> Another analysis of data on 42,855 [[Dachshund]] litters found that as the [[inbreeding coefficient]] increased, litter size decreased and the percentage of stillborn puppies increased, thus indicating inbreeding depression.<ref name="pmid15803761">{{cite journal |last1=Gresky |first1=Christina |last2=Hamann |first2=Henning |last3=Distl |first3=Ottmar |title=Einfluss von Inzucht auf die Wurfgröße und den Anteil tot geborener Welpen beim Dackel |trans-title=Influence of inbreeding on litter size and the proportion of stillborn puppies in dachshunds |language=de |journal=Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift |year=2005 |volume=118 |issue=3–4 |pages=134–139 |pmid=15803761 |url=https://www.vetline.de/einfluss-von-inzucht-auf-die-wurfgroesse-und-den-anteil-tot-geborener-welpen-beim-dackel |access-date=8 July 2024 |archive-date=11 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911133308/https://www.vetline.de/einfluss-von-inzucht-auf-die-wurfgroesse-und-den-anteil-tot-geborener-welpen-beim-dackel |url-status=live }}</ref> In a study of [[Boxer (dog)|Boxer]] litters, 22% of puppies died before reaching 7 weeks of age. Stillbirth was the most frequent cause of death, followed by infection. Mortality due to infection increased significantly with increases in inbreeding.<ref name=Beek>{{cite journal |last1=van der Beek |first1=Sijne |last2=Nielen |first2=Angelique L. J. |last3=Schukken |first3=Ynte H. |last4=Brascamp |first4=E. W. |title=Evaluation of genetic, common-litter, and within-litter effects on preweaning mortality in a birth cohort of puppies |journal=American Journal of Veterinary Research |date=September 1999 |volume=60 |issue=9 |pages=1106–1110 |doi=10.2460/ajvr.1999.60.09.1106 |pmid=10490080 }}</ref>
[[Setter]]s in particular have a long history as upland gun dogs. They have a native ability to discover and "hold" upland game birds; to freeze them momentarily on the ground with their silent, elongated pointing stance. Once the hunter approaches, at his command they will flush the birds to fly and for the hunter to shoot at.


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As water dogs, the [[retriever]]s are unsurpassed. They can spend long hours in a [[duck blind]] and, after the hunter has fired at multiple ducks or geese, they can visually spot and remember the location of downed birds. At command, they dive into the icy water, swim out and retrieve the birds one by one. They can follow hand, verbal, and whistle commands at great distance as the hunter directs them to the downed bird. They typically have large, gentle muzzles to mitigate any potential damage to the game.


== Behavior ==
When trained, [[beagle]]s are particularly adept at chasing through thick briars and brush after rabbits. Many [[hound]] breeds are excellent at treeing raccoons during hunting season.
{{Main|Dog behavior}}
{{See also|Dog behavior#Behavior compared with other canids}}
[[Dog behavior]] has been shaped by millennia of contact with humans. They have acquired the ability to understand and communicate with humans and are uniquely attuned to human behaviors.<ref name="levitis2009" /><ref name="berns2012" /> Behavioral scientists suggest that a set of social-cognitive abilities in domestic dogs that are not possessed by the dog's canine relatives or other highly intelligent mammals, such as [[great ape]]s, are parallel to children's social-cognitive skills.<ref name="tomasello2009" />


Most domestic animals were initially bred for the production of goods. Dogs, on the other hand, were selectively bred for desirable behavioral traits.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-53994-7_2 |chapter=Dog Breeds and Their Behavior |title=Domestic Dog Cognition and Behavior |date=2014 |pages=31–57 |isbn=978-3-642-53993-0 | vauthors = Serpell JA, Duffy DL }}</ref><ref name=cagan2016 /> In 2016, a study found that only 11 fixed genes showed variation between wolves and dogs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Cagan |first1=Alex |last2=Blass |first2=Torsten |year=2016 |title=Identification of genomic variants putatively targeted by selection during dog domestication |journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=10 |doi=10.1186/s12862-015-0579-7 |doi-broken-date=28 November 2024 |pmc=4710014 |pmid=26754411 |bibcode=2016BMCEE..16...10C |doi-access=free }}</ref> These gene variations indicate the occurrence of [[artificial selection]] and the subsequent divergence of behavior and anatomical features. These genes have been shown to affect the [[Catecholamine#Synthesis|catecholamine synthesis]] pathway, with the majority of the genes affecting the [[fight-or-flight response]]<ref name=cagan2016 /><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Almada |first1=Rafael Carvalho |last2=Coimbra |first2=Norberto Cysne |title=Recruitment of striatonigral disinhibitory and nigrotectal inhibitory GABAergic pathways during the organization of defensive behavior by mice in a dangerous environment with the venomous snake ''Bothrops alternatus'' (''Reptilia'', ''Viperidae'') |journal=Synapse |date=June 2015 |volume=69 |issue=6 |pages=299–313 |doi=10.1002/syn.21814 |pmid=25727065 }}</ref> (i.e., selection for [[Tame animal|tameness]]) and emotional processing.<ref name=cagan2016 /> Compared to their wolf counterparts, dogs tend to be less timid and less aggressive, though some of these genes have been associated with aggression in certain dog breeds.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lord |first1=Kathryn |last2=Schneider |first2=Richard A. |last3=Coppinger |first3=Raymond |chapter=Evolution of Working Dogs |pages=42–66 |editor-last1=Serpell |editor-first1=James |title=The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with People |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=2016 |isbn=978-1-107-02414-4 |doi=10.1017/9781139161800 }}</ref><ref name=cagan2016>{{cite journal |last1=Cagan |first1=Alex |last2=Blass |first2=Torsten |title=Identification of genomic variants putatively targeted by selection during dog domestication |journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology |date=December 2016 |volume=16 |issue=1 |page=10 |doi=10.1186/s12862-015-0579-7 |doi-broken-date=28 November 2024 |pmid=26754411 |pmc=4710014 |bibcode=2016BMCEE..16...10C |doi-access=free }}</ref> Traits of high sociability and lack of fear in dogs may include genetic modifications related to [[Williams-Beuren syndrome]] in humans, which cause [[hypersociability]] at the expense of [[Problem solving|problem-solving ability]].<ref name="sciencemag">{{cite journal |last1=vonHoldt |first1=Bridgett M. |last2=Shuldiner |first2=Emily |last3=Koch |first3=Ilana Janowitz |last4=Kartzinel |first4=Rebecca Y. |last5=Hogan |first5=Andrew |last6=Brubaker |first6=Lauren |last7=Wanser |first7=Shelby |last8=Stahler |first8=Daniel |last9=Wynne |first9=Clive D. L. |last10=Ostrander |first10=Elaine A. |last11=Sinsheimer |first11=Janet S. |last12=Udell |first12=Monique A. R. |title=Structural variants in genes associated with human Williams-Beuren syndrome underlie stereotypical hypersociability in domestic dogs |journal=Science Advances |date=7 July 2017 |volume=3 |issue=7 |pages=e1700398 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.1700398 |pmid=28776031 |pmc=5517105 |bibcode=2017SciA....3E0398V }}</ref> In a 2023 study of 58 dogs, some dogs classified as [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]]-like showed lower [[serotonin]] and [[dopamine]] concentrations.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=González-Martínez |first1=Ángela |last2=Muñiz de Miguel |first2=Susana |last3=Graña |first3=Noemi |last4=Costas |first4=Xiana |last5=Diéguez |first5=Francisco Javier |date=13 March 2023 |title=Serotonin and Dopamine Blood Levels in ADHD-Like Dogs |journal=Animals |volume=13 |issue=6 |pages=1037 |doi=10.3390/ani13061037 |doi-access=free |pmid=36978578 |pmc=10044280 }}</ref> A similar study claims that hyperactivity is more common in male and young dogs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sulkama |first1=Sini |last2=Puurunen |first2=Jenni |last3=Salonen |first3=Milla |last4=Mikkola |first4=Salla |last5=Hakanen |first5=Emma |last6=Araujo |first6=César |last7=Lohi |first7=Hannes |date=October 2021 |title=Canine hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention share similar demographic risk factors and behavioural comorbidities with human ADHD |journal=Translational Psychiatry |volume=11 |issue=1 |page=501 |doi=10.1038/s41398-021-01626-x |pmid=34599148 |pmc=8486809 }}</ref> A dog can become aggressive because of trauma or abuse, fear or anxiety, territorial protection, or protecting an item it considers valuable.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Handle Aggression Between Dogs (Inter-Dog Aggressive Behavior) |url=https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/behavioral/c_dg_AggressionInterdog |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=petmd.com |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329121301/https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/behavioral/c_dg_AggressionInterdog |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Acute stress reaction]]s from [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD) seen in dogs can evolve into [[chronic stress]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Fan |first1=Zhicong |last2=Bian |first2=Zhaowei |last3=Huang |first3=Hongcan |last4=Liu |first4=Tingting |last5=Ren |first5=Ruiti |last6=Chen |first6=Xiaomin |last7=Zhang |first7=Xiaohe |last8=Wang |first8=Yingjia |last9=Deng |first9=Baichuan |last10=Zhang |first10=Lingna |date=21 February 2023 |title=Dietary Strategies for Relieving Stress in Pet Dogs and Cats |journal=Antioxidants |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=545 |doi=10.3390/antiox12030545 |doi-access=free |pmid=36978793 |pmc=10045725 }}</ref> Police dogs with PTSD can often refuse to work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2018 |website=American Kennel Club |publisher=American Kennel Club's Staff |title=Dogs and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) |url=https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/dogs-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330093436/https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/dogs-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/ |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:2022-07-20 LJUBLJANA ŠPICA CARNIVORA Canis lupus familiaris DOMAČI PES.webm|300x300px|Dog swimming over to catch a ball|thumb]]
Hunters with dogs report the satisfaction that the dogs seem to exhibit. Excitement is evident as they see the hunters load weapons, take to the field, and begin the hunt.


Dogs have a natural instinct called ''[[prey drive]]'' (the term is chiefly used to describe [[Dog training|training dogs]]' habits) which can be influenced by breeding. These instincts can drive dogs to consider objects or other animals to be prey or drive possessive behavior. These traits have been enhanced in some breeds so that they may be used to hunt and kill [[vermin]] or other pests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NutriSource |date=19 October 2022 |title=What Natural Instincts Do Dogs Have? |url=https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/blog/pet-parents/what-natural-instincts-do-dogs-have/ |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=NutriSource Pet Foods |language=en-US |archive-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402091139/https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/blog/pet-parents/what-natural-instincts-do-dogs-have/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Puppies or dogs sometimes [[Hoarding (animal behavior)|bury food underground]]. One study found that wolves outperformed dogs in finding food caches, likely due to a "difference in motivation" between wolves and dogs.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vetter |first1=Sebastian G. |last2=Rangheard |first2=Louise |last3=Schaidl |first3=Lena |last4=Kotrschal |first4=Kurt |last5=Range |first5=Friederike |title=Observational spatial memory in wolves and dogs |journal=PLOS ONE |date=13 September 2023 |volume=18 |issue=9 |pages=e0290547 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0290547 |doi-access=free |pmid=37703235 |pmc=10499247 |bibcode=2023PLoSO..1890547V }}</ref> Some puppies and dogs engage in [[Coprophagia|coprophagy]] out of habit, stress, for attention, or boredom; most of them will not do it later in life. A study hypothesizes that the behavior was inherited from wolves, a behavior likely evolved to lessen the presence of [[Intestinal parasite infection|intestinal parasites]] in dens.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hart |first1=Benjamin L. |last2=Hart |first2=Lynette A. |last3=Thigpen |first3=Abigail P. |last4=Tran |first4=Alisha |last5=Bain |first5=Melissa J. |title=The paradox of canine conspecific coprophagy |journal=Veterinary Medicine and Science |date=May 2018 |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=106–114 |doi=10.1002/vms3.92 |pmid=29851313 |pmc=5980124 }}</ref> Most dogs can swim. In a study of 412 dogs, around 36.5% of the dogs could not swim; the other 63.5% were able to swim without a trainer in a [[swimming pool]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nganvongpanit |first1=Korakot |last2=Yano |first2=Terdsak |title=Side Effects in 412 Dogs from Swimming in a Chlorinated Swimming Pool |journal=The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine |date=September 2012 |volume=42 |issue=3 |pages=281–286 |doi=10.56808/2985-1130.2398 }}</ref> A study of 55 dogs found a correlation between swimming and 'improvement' of the hip [[Osteoarthritis|osteoarthritis joint]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nganvongpanit |first1=Korakot |last2=Tanvisut |first2=Sikhrin |last3=Yano |first3=Terdsak |last4=Kongtawelert |first4=Prachya |date=9 January 2014 |title=Effect of Swimming on Clinical Functional Parameters and Serum Biomarkers in Healthy and Osteoarthritic Dogs |journal=ISRN Veterinary Science |volume=2014 |pages=459809 |doi=10.1155/2014/459809 |doi-access=free |pmc=4060742 |pmid=24977044 }}</ref>
===Dogs as pets===
=== Nursing ===
[[Image:Nap006b.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A 9 year old English [[Collie]] cross. Some say [[Mixed-breed dog|mongrels]] make the best pets]]
[[File:Säugende Hündin.JPG|thumb|A female dog nursing her newborn puppies.|300x300px]]


The female dog may produce [[colostrum]], a type of milk high in nutrients and antibodies, 1–7 days before giving birth. Milk production lasts for around three months,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rossi |first1=Luciana |last2=Valdez Lumbreras |first2=Ana Elena |last3=Vagni |first3=Simona |last4=Dell'Anno |first4=Matteo |last5=Bontempo |first5=Valentino |date=15 November 2021 |title=Nutritional and Functional Properties of Colostrum in Puppies and Kittens |journal=Animals |volume=11 |issue=11 |page=3260 |doi=10.3390/ani11113260 |doi-access=free |pmid=34827992 |pmc=8614261 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Chastant |first=Sylvie |date=14 June 2023 |title=Lactation in domestic carnivores |journal=Animal Frontiers: The Review Magazine of Animal Agriculture |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=78–83 |doi=10.1093/af/vfad027 |doi-access=free |pmid=37324213 |pmc=10266749 }}</ref> and increases with litter size.<ref name=":1" /> The dog can sometimes vomit and refuse food during [[Birth|child contraction]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dog Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Care: The Complete Guide |url=https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/reproductive/dog-pregnancy-birth-and-puppy-care-complete-guide |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=petmd.com |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324045503/https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/reproductive/dog-pregnancy-birth-and-puppy-care-complete-guide |url-status=live }}</ref> In the later stages of the dog's pregnancy, [[Nesting instinct|nesting behaviour]] may occur.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whelping your first litter |url=https://www.abbeyvetcentregrimsby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Whelping-your-first-litter.pdf |website=Abbey Vets |date=February 2022 |access-date=24 March 2024 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818113710/https://www.abbeyvetcentregrimsby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Whelping-your-first-litter.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Puppies are born with a [[Fetal membranes|protective fetal membrane]] that the mother usually removes shortly after birth. Dogs can have the maternal instincts to start grooming their puppies, consume their puppies' feces, and protect their puppies, likely due to their hormonal state.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1016/B978-1-4160-5419-1.00004-3 |chapter=Canine Social Behavior |title=Canine Behavior |date=2009 |pages=133–192 |isbn=978-1-4160-5419-1 | vauthors = Beaver BV }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodman |first=Nicholas |title=Coprophagia {{!}} Dog Behavior |url=https://www.tendercareanimalhospital.net/dog-coprophagia.html |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=www.tendercareanimalhospital.net |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331003703/https://www.tendercareanimalhospital.net/dog-coprophagia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While male-parent dogs can show more disinterested behaviour toward their own puppies,<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Will the Male Dog React to the Newborn Puppies? {{!}} Cuteness |url=https://www.cuteness.com/article/male-dog-react-newborn-puppies |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=Cuteness.com |date=14 August 2011 |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324082858/https://www.cuteness.com/article/male-dog-react-newborn-puppies |url-status=live }}</ref> most can play with the young pups as they would with other dogs or humans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2019 |title=Do male dogs have paternal instincts? |url=https://www.wisdompanel.com/en-us/blog/do-male-dogs-have-paternal-instincts |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=Wisdom Panel™ |language=en-us |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324082858/https://www.wisdompanel.com/en-us/blog/do-male-dogs-have-paternal-instincts |url-status=live }}</ref> A female dog may abandon or attack her puppies or her male partner dog if she is stressed or in pain.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lezama-García |first1=Karina |last2=Mariti |first2=Chiara |last3=Mota-Rojas |first3=Daniel |last4=Martínez-Burnes |first4=Julio |last5=Barrios-García |first5=Hugo |last6=Gazzano |first6=Angelo |date=2 January 2019 |title=Maternal behaviour in domestic dogs |journal=International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine |language=en |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=20–30 |doi=10.1080/23144599.2019.1641899 |issn=2314-4599 |pmc=6776987 |pmid=31620484}}</ref>
Relationships between humans and dogs are often characterized by strong emotional bonds. Consequently, dogs are popular as [[pet]]s and companions, independent of any [[utilitarian]] considerations. Many dog owners consider having unconditional acceptance from a friend who is always happy to see them to be quite utilitarian, particularly if the dog also leads them to regular exercise. Empirically, dogs are quite dependent on human companionship and may suffer poor health in its absence. Many dogs are reported to have [[separation anxiety]] if their owner is away for an extended period of time.


=== Intelligence ===
Some research demonstrates that dogs are able to convey a depth of emotion not seen to the same extent in any other animal; this is purportedly due to their closely-knit development with modern man, and the survival-benefits of such communication as dogs became more dependent on humans for sustenance.
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Researchers have tested dogs' ability to perceive information, retain it as knowledge, and apply it to solve problems. Studies of two dogs suggest that dogs can learn by [[inference]]. A study with [[Rico (Border Collie)|Rico]], a [[Border Collie]], showed that he knew the labels of over 200 different items. He inferred the names of novel things by exclusion learning and correctly retrieved those new items after four weeks of the initial exposure. A study of another Border Collie, Chaser, documented that he had learned the names and could associate them by verbal command with over 1,000 words.<ref>{{cite book|author=Pilley, John |year=2013|title=Chaser: Unlocking the genius of the dog who knows a thousand words|publisher = [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]|isbn=978-0-544-10257-6}}</ref>
Nevertheless, it is often unwise to [[anthropomorphize]] the responses of dogs. Despite understandably positive interpretations by dog owners, it is questionable whether these animals are truly capable of feeling emotions on a human level. More research is needed to determine the [[dog intelligence|intelligence level of dogs]], and the motivations behind their responses to their masters.


One study of canine cognitive abilities found that dogs' capabilities are similar to those of [[horse]]s, [[Common chimpanzee|chimpanzees]], or [[cat]]s.<ref name=Lea2018 /> One study of 18 household dogs found that the dogs could not distinguish food bowls at specific locations without distinguishing cues; the study stated that this indicates a lack of [[spatial memory]].<ref name="Sluka2018" /> A study stated that dogs have a [[Approximate number system|visual sense for number]]. The dogs showed a ratio-dependent [[Neutron activation|activation]] both for numerical values from 1–3 to larger than four.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Aulet |first1=Lauren S. |last2=Chiu |first2=Veronica C. |last3=Prichard |first3=Ashley |last4=Spivak |first4=Mark |last5=Lourenco |first5=Stella F. |last6=Berns |first6=Gregory S. |date=December 2019 |title=Canine sense of quantity: evidence for numerical ratio-dependent activation in parietotemporal cortex |journal=The Royal Society Publishing |publication-date=18 December 2019 |volume=15 |issue=12 |doi=10.1098/rsbl.2019.0666 |pmid=31847744 |pmc=6936025 }}</ref>
===Attacks on humans and livestock===
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Dogs demonstrate a [[theory of mind]] by engaging in deception.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Piotti |first1=Patrizia |last2=Kaminski |first2=Juliane |title=Do Dogs Provide Information Helpfully? |journal=PLOS ONE |date=10 August 2016 |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=e0159797 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0159797 |pmid=27508932 |pmc=4980001 |bibcode=2016PLoSO..1159797P |doi-access=free }}</ref> Another experimental study showed evidence that Australian [[dingo]]s can outperform domestic dogs in non-social problem-solving, indicating that domestic dogs may have lost much of their original problem-solving abilities once they joined humans.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Smith | first1 = B. | last2 = Litchfield | first2 = C. | year = 2010 | title = How well do dingoes (''Canis dingo'') perform on the detour task | journal = Animal Behaviour | volume = 80 | pages = 155–162 | doi=10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.04.017| s2cid = 53153703 }}</ref> Another study showed that dogs stared at humans after failing to complete an impossible version of the same task they had been trained to solve. Wolves, under the same situation, avoided staring at humans altogether.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Miklósi |first1=A. |last2=Kubinyi |first2=E. |last3=Topál |first3=J. |last4=Gácsi |first4=M. |last5=Virányi |first5=Z. |last6=Csányi |first6=V. |date=Apr 2003 |title=A simple reason for a big difference: wolves do not look back at humans, but dogs do |journal=Curr Biol |volume=13 |issue=9 |pages=763–766 |bibcode=2003CBio...13..763M |doi=10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00263-X |pmid=12725735 |s2cid=10200094 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
Humans have a tendency to anthropomorphize animals, particularly pets such as dogs, which are generally portrayed as being "man's best friend". Animals are often given attributes such as "loyal", "cute", and "guardian", but these all have the potential to lure people into a false sense of security.


=== Communication ===
After thousands of years of domestication and selective breeding for dogs whose aggression towards humans goes no further than a ferocious bark that strongly indicates dislike of a human behavior, most dogs are unlikely to attack people. However, their sharp teeth and claws can inflict injury in an attack; a large dog can knock a human down. Provocation can range from something as seemingly innocuous as a toddler pulling a dog's tail, in which case the dog might nip to discourage the behavior, to something completely inobvious to humans, such as an odor or a movement that sets a dog off, to blatant human aggression or violence towards a dog, causing it to defend itself. There are hundreds of shades of provocation that may or may not lead to an attack upon a human. Canine aggression upon humans is ordinarily not tolerated, but any human aggression against an animal having formidable means of self-defense is foolhardy in the extreme.
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Dog communication is the transfer of information between dogs, as well as between dogs and humans.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coren |first1=Stanley |title=How To Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication |date=2001 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-7432-0297-8 |page=xii }}</ref> Communication behaviors of dogs include eye gaze, facial expression,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kaminski |first1=Juliane |last2=Hynds |first2=Jennifer |last3=Morris |first3=Paul |last4=Waller |first4=Bridget M. |title=Human attention affects facial expressions in domestic dogs |journal=[[Scientific Reports]] |year=2017 |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=12914 |doi=10.1038/s41598-017-12781-x |pmid=29051517 |pmc=5648750 |bibcode=2017NatSR...712914K |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kaminski |first1=Juliane |last2=Waller |first2=Bridget M. |last3=Diogo |first3=Rui |last4=Hartstone-Rose |first4=Adam |last5=Burrows |first5=Anne M. |title=Evolution of facial muscle anatomy in dogs |journal=[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]] |year=2019 |volume=116 |issue=29 |pages=14677–14681 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1820653116 |pmid=31209036 |pmc=6642381 |bibcode=2019PNAS..11614677K |doi-access=free}}</ref> vocalization, body posture (including movements of bodies and limbs), and gustatory communication (scents, pheromones, and taste). Dogs mark their [[Territory (animal)|territories]] by urinating on them, which is more likely when entering a new environment.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lindell |first1=Ellen |last2=Feyrecilde |first2=Monique |last3=Horwitz |first3=Debra |last4=Landsberg |first4=Gary |title=Dog Behavioral Problems: Marking Behavior |url=https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/dog-behavior-problems-marking-behavior |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121214453/https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/dog-behavior-problems-marking-behavior |archive-date=21 January 2024 |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=[[VCA Animal Hospitals]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Curbing the Issue of Dog Marking |url=https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/curbing-marking/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929091137/https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/curbing-marking/ |archive-date=29 September 2023 |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=American Kennel Club |language=en}}</ref> Both sexes of dogs may also urinate to communicate anxiety or frustration, submissiveness, or when in exciting or relaxing situations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Do Dogs Pee When They're Excited or Fearful? |url=https://www.thesprucepets.com/fixing-submissive-excitement-urination-1118271 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=The Spruce Pets |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330093436/https://www.thesprucepets.com/fixing-submissive-excitement-urination-1118271 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aroused dogs can be a result of the dogs' higher [[cortisol]] levels.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2023 |title=What is Overarousal in Dogs? {{!}} FOTP |url=https://fotp.com/learn/dog-lifestyle/what-is-overarousal-in-dogs |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Front of the Pack |language=en-US |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330093437/https://fotp.com/learn/dog-lifestyle/what-is-overarousal-in-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref> Dogs begin socializing with other dogs by the time they reach the ages of 3 to 8 weeks, and at about 5 to 12 weeks of age, they alter their focus from dogs to humans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Normal Social Behavior in Dogs - Dog Owners |url=https://www.msdvetmanual.com/dog-owners/behavior-of-dogs/normal-social-behavior-in-dogs |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=MSD Veterinary Manual |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329121024/https://www.msdvetmanual.com/dog-owners/behavior-of-dogs/normal-social-behavior-in-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref> Belly exposure in dogs can be a defensive behavior that can lead to a bite or to seek comfort.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tami |first1=Gabriella |last2=Gallagher |first2=Anne |title=Description of the behaviour of domestic dog (Canis familiaris) by experienced and inexperienced people |journal=Applied Animal Behaviour Science |date=September 2009 |volume=120 |issue=3–4 |pages=159–169 |doi=10.1016/j.applanim.2009.06.009 }}</ref>
With formidable skills and weapons as hunters as well as large and unfussy appetites, dogs often menace livestock and wildlife. In most jurisdictions, dogs are destroyed for killing other creatures, so dogs should be prevented from any encounter with livestock or wildlife that might lead to a predatory response. The same creatures that [[wolf|wolves]], [[coyote]]s, and [[fox]]es attack as prey, especially sheep and poultry, are similarly attractive prey to dogs.


Humans communicate with dogs by using vocalization, hand signals, and body posture. With their acute sense of hearing, dogs rely on the auditory aspect of communication for understanding and responding to various cues, including the distinctive [[bark (sound)|barking]] patterns that convey different messages. A study using [[functional magnetic resonance imaging]] (fMRI) has shown that dogs respond to both vocal and nonvocal voices using the brain's region towards the [[Cerebral hemisphere|temporal pole]], similar to that of humans' brains. Most dogs also looked significantly longer at the face whose expression matched the [[Valence (psychology)|valence of vocalization]].<ref name="Andics2014" /><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nagasawa |first1=Miho |last2=Murai |first2=Kensuke |last3=Mogi |first3=Kazutaka |last4=Kikusui |first4=Takefumi |year=2011 |title=Dogs can discriminate human smiling faces from blank expressions |journal=[[Animal Cognition]] |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=525–533 |doi=10.1007/s10071-011-0386-5 |pmid=21359654 |s2cid=12354384}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Albuquerque |first1=Natalia |last2=Guo |first2=Kun |last3=Wilkinson |first3=Anna |last4=Savalli |first4=Carine |last5=Otta |first5=Emma |last6=Mills |first6=Daniel |year=2016 |title=Dogs recognize dog and human emotions |journal=[[Biology Letters]] |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=20150883 |doi=10.1098/rsbl.2015.0883 |pmc=4785927 |pmid=26763220 |doi-access=free}}</ref> A study of [[Caudate nucleus|caudate responses]] shows that dogs tend to respond more positively to social rewards than to food rewards.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cook |first1=Peter F. |last2=Prichard |first2=Ashley |last3=Spivak |first3=Mark |last4=Berns |first4=Gregory S. |title=Awake canine fMRI predicts dogs' preference for praise vs food |journal=Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience |date=12 August 2016 |volume=11 |issue=12 |pages=1853–1862 |doi=10.1093/scan/nsw102 |pmid=27521302 |pmc=5141954 }}</ref>
===Abandoned dogs===


== Ecology ==
Wild dogs are shot by farmers in an effort to protect [[livestock]]. Bodies are sometimes tied to fences as warning to other dogs, especially in rural [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Abandoned domestic dogs who become [[feral]] are particularly dangerous; they lack the survival skills of wild canines, as well as the genetic and learned fear of the humans' world. Feral dogs often form predatory packs that attack livestock and occasionally also prove dangerous to humans.
=== Population ===
The dog is the most widely abundant large [[carnivora]]n living in the human environment.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=Julie K. |last2=Olson |first2=Kirk A. |last3=Reading |first3=Richard P. |last4=Amgalanbaatar |first4=Sukh |last5=Berger |first5=Joel |title=Is Wildlife Going to the Dogs? Impacts of Feral and Free-roaming Dogs on Wildlife Populations |journal=BioScience |date=February 2011 |volume=61 |issue=2 |pages=125–132 |doi=10.1525/bio.2011.61.2.7 |url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1387 |access-date=3 July 2024 |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806215638/https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1387/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Daniels |first1=T. J. |last2=Bekoff |first2=M. |title=Population and Social Biology of Free-Ranging Dogs, Canis familiaris |journal=Journal of Mammalogy |date=27 November 1989 |volume=70 |issue=4 |pages=754–762 |doi=10.2307/1381709 |jstor=1381709 |url=https://animalstudiesrepository.org/acwp_ehlm/18 |access-date=6 July 2024 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803014341/https://animalstudiesrepository.org/acwp_ehlm/18/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, the estimated global dog population was between 700 million and 1 billion.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sykes |first1=Naomi |last2=Beirne |first2=Piers |last3=Horowitz |first3=Alexandra |last4=Jones |first4=Ione |last5=Kalof |first5=Linda |last6=Karlsson |first6=Elinor |last7=King |first7=Tammie |last8=Litwak |first8=Howard |last9=McDonald |first9=Robbie A. |last10=Murphy |first10=Luke John |last11=Pemberton |first11=Neil |last12=Promislow |first12=Daniel |last13=Rowan |first13=Andrew |last14=Stahl |first14=Peter W. |last15=Tehrani |first15=Jamshid |date=March 2020 |title=Humanity's Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges |journal=Animals |language=en |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=502 |doi=10.3390/ani10030502 |doi-access=free |pmid=32192138 |pmc=7142965 |issn=2076-2615}}</ref> In the same year, a study found the dog to be the most popular pet in the United States, with there being a dog in 34 out of every 100 homes.<ref name=":5" /> About 20% of the dog population live in [[Developed country|developed countries]].<ref name=Lord2013 /> In the [[Developing country|developing world]], it is estimated that three-quarters of the world's dog population lives in the developing world as [[feral]], [[Free-ranging dog|village]], or community dogs.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Coppinger |first1=Raymond |url=https://archive.org/details/dogsstartlingnew00raym |title=Dogs: a Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution |last2=Coppinger |first2=Lorna |publisher=[[Charles Scribner's Sons]] |others=Information contributed by [[Internet Archive]] |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-684-85530-1 |location=New York |language=en}}</ref> Most of these dogs live as [[scavenger]]s and have never been owned by humans, with one study showing that village dogs' most common response when approached by strangers is to run away (52%) or respond aggressively (11%).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ortolani |first1=Alessia |last2=Vernooij |first2=Hans |last3=Coppinger |first3=Raymond |title=Ethiopian village dogs: Behavioural responses to a stranger's approach |journal=Applied Animal Behaviour Science |date=July 2009 |volume=119 |issue=3–4 |pages=210–218 |doi=10.1016/j.applanim.2009.03.011 }}</ref>


=== Competitors ===
In the UK, it is illegal to kill dogs, even if they are on your private land; you are required to contact your local [[Police]] Force, [[DogsTrust]], or the local branch of the [[RSPCA]], who will arrange its collection.
Feral and [[free-ranging dog]]s' potential to compete with other large carnivores is limited by their strong association with humans.<ref name=":0" /> Although wolves are known to kill dogs, they tend to live in pairs in areas where they are highly persecuted, giving them a disadvantage when facing large dog groups.<ref name=lescureaux2014 />{{sfn|Boitani|Mech|2003|pp=259–264}} In some instances, wolves have displayed an uncharacteristic fearlessness of humans and buildings when attacking dogs, to the extent that they have to be beaten off or killed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kojola |first1=Ilpo |last2=Ronkainen |first2=Seppo |last3=Hakala |first3=Antero |last4=Heikkinen |first4=Samuli |last5=Kokko |first5=Sanna |year=2004 |title=Interactions between wolves ''Canis lupus'' and dogs ''C. familiaris'' in Finland |journal=Wildlife Biology |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=101–105 |doi=10.2981/wlb.2004.014 |s2cid=85973414}}</ref> Although the numbers of dogs killed each year are relatively low, there is still a fear among humans of wolves entering villages and farmyards to take dogs, and losses of dogs to wolves have led to demands for more liberal wolf hunting regulations.<ref name="lescureaux2014" />


[[Coyote]]s and [[big cat]]s have also been known to attack dogs. In particular, [[leopard]]s are known to have a preference for dogs and have been recorded to kill and consume them, no matter their size.<ref name="Leopard">{{Cite book|author1=Scott, Jonathan |author2=Scott, Angela |title = Big Cat Diary: Leopard|year = 2006|isbn = 978-0-00-721181-4|publisher=Collins|location = London|page = 108}}</ref> [[Siberian tiger]]s in the [[Amur river]] region have killed dogs in the middle of villages. They will not tolerate wolves as competitors within their territories, and the tigers could be considering dogs in the same way.<ref name="Gompper2013" /> [[Striped hyena]]s are known to kill dogs in their range.<ref name="Striped">{{cite web| url = http://www.hyaena.ge/striped.htm|title = Striped Hyaena ''Hyaena (Hyaena) hyaena'' (Linnaeus, 1758)|publisher=IUCN Species Survival Commission Hyaenidae Specialist Group|access-date =21 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928225108/http://www.hyaena.ge/striped.htm| archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> Dogs as introduced predators have affected the ecology of [[New Zealand]], which lacked indigenous land-based mammals before human settlement.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Atkinson |first1=I. A. E. |title=Biological Invasions in New Zealand |date=2006 |isbn=3-540-30022-8 |series=Ecological Studies |volume=186 |pages=49–66 |chapter=Introduced Mammals in a New Environment |doi=10.1007/3-540-30023-6_4 |quote=New Zealand was originally a land without terrestrial mammals, except for three species of small bats. [...] packs of European dogs were roaming forests by the middle of the 19th century. [...] both domestic and feral dogs continue to be predators of ground birds, including the kiwi and weka [...]. |quote-pages=49, 50}}</ref> Dogs have made 11 [[vertebrate]] species extinct and are identified as a 'potential threat' to at least 188 threatened species worldwide;<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Doherty |first1=Tim S. |last2=Dickman |first2=Chris R. |last3=Glen |first3=Alistair S. |last4=Newsome |first4=Thomas M. |last5=Nimmo |first5=Dale G. |last6=Ritchie |first6=Euan G. |last7=Vanak |first7=Abi T. |last8=Wirsing |first8=Aaron J. |title=The global impacts of domestic dogs on threatened vertebrates |journal=Biological Conservation |date=June 2017 |volume=210 |pages=56–59 |doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2017.04.007 |bibcode=2017BCons.210...56D }}</ref> another figure is that dogs have also been linked to the extinction of 156 animal species.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Doherty |first1=Tim S. |last2=Glen |first2=Alistair S. |last3=Nimmo |first3=Dale G. |last4=Ritchie |first4=Euan G. |last5=Dickman |first5=Chris R. |date=16 September 2016 |editor-last=Simberloff |editor-first=Daniel S. |title=Invasive predators and global biodiversity loss |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |volume=113 |issue=40 |pages=11261–11265 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1602480113|doi-access=free |pmid=27638204 |pmc=5056110 |bibcode=2016PNAS..11311261D }}</ref> Dogs have been documented to have killed a few birds of the endangered species, the [[kagu]], in [[New Caledonia]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hunt |first1=Gavin R. |last2=Hay |first2=Rod |last3=Veltman |first3=Clare J. |date=December 1996 |title=Multiple Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus deaths caused by dog attacks at a high-altitude study site on Pic Ningua, New Caledonia |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0959270900001775/type/journal_article |journal=Bird Conservation International |language=en |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=295–306 |doi=10.1017/S0959270900001775 |issn=0959-2709}}</ref>
==Ancestry and history of domestication==


=== Diet ===
[[Image:DogMosaic wb.jpg|thumb|This ancient mosaic, likely Roman, shows a large dog with a collar hunting a lion.]]
{{See also|Dog food}}
[[Molecular systematics]] indicate that the domestic dog (''Canis lupus familiaris'') descends from one or more populations of wild wolves (''Canis lupus''). As reflected in the [[nomenclature]], dogs are a subspecies of wolf and are thus still able to interbreed.
[[File:Golden retriever eating pigs foot.jpg|thumb|A [[golden retriever]] gnawing on a pig's foot bone|330x330px]]


Dogs are typically described as [[omnivore]]s.<ref name="ADW" /><ref>{{Cite book | title=Biology of the pancreas in growing animals | volume=28 | author1=S.G. Pierzynowski | author2=R. Zabielski | publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences | year=1999 | isbn=978-0-444-50217-9 | page=417 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W5NKvgAACAAJ | oclc=247092084 | access-date=23 April 2023 | archive-date=12 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512215727/https://books.google.com/books?id=W5NKvgAACAAJ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | title=Grab Life by the Leash: A Guide to Bringing Up and Bonding with Your Four-Legged Friend | author=Smith, Cheryl S. | publisher=John Wiley and Sons | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-470-17882-9 | chapter=Chapter 6: Omnivores Together |page=77| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p0y9b9voiI8C&pg=PA77 | url=https://archive.org/details/grablifebyleashg0000smit }}</ref> Compared to wolves, dogs from agricultural societies have [[Amylase#Evolution|extra copies of amylase]] and other genes involved in starch digestion that contribute to an increased ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet.<ref name="axelssonetal2013">{{cite journal |last1=Axelsson |first1=Erik |last2=Ratnakumar |first2=Abhirami |last3=Arendt |first3=Maja-Louise |last4=Maqbool |first4=Khurram |last5=Webster |first5=Matthew T. |last6=Perloski |first6=Michele |last7=Liberg |first7=Olof |last8=Arnemo |first8=Jon M. |last9=Hedhammar |first9=Åke |last10=Lindblad-Toh |first10=Kerstin |title=The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |date=March 2013 |volume=495 |issue=7441 |pages=360–364 |doi=10.1038/nature11837 |bibcode=2013Natur.495..360A |pmid=23354050 |s2cid=4415412 | issn=0028-0836}}</ref> Similar to humans, some dog breeds produce amylase in their [[saliva]] and are classified as having a high-starch diet.<ref name=Pajic2019>{{cite journal |last1=Pajic |first1=Petar |last2=Pavlidis |first2=Pavlos |last3=Dean |first3=Kirsten |last4=Neznanova |first4=Lubov |last5=Romano |first5=Rose-Anne |last6=Garneau |first6=Danielle |last7=Daugherity |first7=Erin |last8=Globig |first8=Anja |last9=Ruhl |first9=Stefan |last10=Gokcumen |first10=Omer |title=Independent amylase gene copy number bursts correlate with dietary preferences in mammals |journal=eLife |date=14 May 2019 |volume=8 |doi=10.7554/eLife.44628 |pmid=31084707 |pmc=6516957 |doi-access=free}}
The relationship between man and canine has deep roots. [[Wolf]] remains have been found in association with [[hominid]] remains dating from 400,000 years ago. Converging archaeological and genetic evidence indicate a time of [[domestication]] in the late [[Upper Paleolithic]] close to the [[Pleistocene]]/[[Holocene]] boundary, between 17,000 and 14,000 years ago. [[Fossil]] bone morphologies and genetic analysis of current and ancient dog and wolf populations have not yet been able to conclusively determine whether all dogs descend from a single domestication event, or whether dogs were domesticated independently in more than one location. Domesticated dogs may have interbred with local populations of wild wolves on several occasions (so-called introgression).
* {{cite journal |last1=Janiak |first1=Mareike C |title=Of starch and spit |journal=eLife |date=14 May 2019 |volume=8 |doi=10.7554/eLife.47523 |doi-access=free |pmid=31084712 |pmc=6516821 }}</ref> Despite being an omnivore, dogs are only able to produce [[bile acid]] with [[taurine]]. They must get their intake of [[vitamin D]] from consuming other animals.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fascetti |first=Andrea J. |date=July 2010 |title=Nutritional management and disease prevention in healthy dogs and cats |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1516-35982010001300006 |journal=Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |volume=39 |issue=suppl spe |pages=42–51 |doi=10.1590/s1516-35982010001300006 |issn=1516-3598}}</ref>


Of the [[Essential amino acid|twenty-one amino acids common to all life forms]] (including [[selenocysteine]]), dogs cannot synthesize ten: [[arginine]], [[histidine]], [[isoleucine]], [[leucine]], [[lysine]], [[methionine]], [[phenylalanine]], [[threonine]], [[tryptophan]], and [[valine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Essentials of Canine Nutrition: Amino Acids and Other Nutrients |url=https://www.thewildest.com/dog-nutrition/essential-canine-nutrition |access-date=15 June 2023 |website=thewildest.com |language=en |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630142421/https://www.thewildest.com/dog-nutrition/essential-canine-nutrition |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amino Acids for Dogs- Fortitude Canine |url=https://fortitudecanine.com/ingredients/amino-acids/ |access-date=15 June 2023 |website=Fortitude |language=en-US |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630142422/https://fortitudecanine.com/ingredients/amino-acids/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2019 |title=NRC Essential Nutrients: Amino Acids |url=https://perfectlyrawsome.com/raw-feeding-knowledgebase/nrc-essential-nutrients-amino-acids/ |access-date=15 June 2023 |website=Perfectly Rawsome |language=en-US |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630142422/https://perfectlyrawsome.com/raw-feeding-knowledgebase/nrc-essential-nutrients-amino-acids/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Like cats, dogs require arginine to maintain [[nitrogen balance]]. These nutritional requirements place dogs halfway between carnivores and omnivores.<ref>{{cite book|title=Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|editor1-last=Fascetti|editor1-first=Andrea J.|editor2-last=Delaney|editor2-first=Sean J.|edition=1st|year=2012|chapter=7|pages=76|isbn=978-0-8138-0657-0|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eIyL9qss6qsC&pg=PA76|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-date=14 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314003643/https://books.google.com/books?id=eIyL9qss6qsC&pg=PA76#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
The earliest dog fossils, two crania from Russia and a mandible from Germany, date from 13,000 to 17,000 years ago. Their likely ancestor is the large northern [[Holarctic]] wolf, ''Canis lupus lupus''. Remains of smaller dogs from [[Mesolithic]] ([[Natufian]]) cave deposits in the Middle East, dated to around 12,000 years ago, have been interpreted as descendants of a lighter Southwest Asian wolf, ''Canis lupus arabs''. [[Rock art]] and skeletal remains indicate that by 14,000 years ago, dogs were present from North Africa across Eurasia to North America. Dog burials at the [[Mesolithic]] cemetery of [[Svaerdborg]] in Denmark suggest that in ancient Europe dogs were valued companions.


=== Range ===
Genetic analyses have so far yielded divergent results. Vilà, Savolainen, and colleagues (1997) concluded that dogs split off from wolves between 75,000 and 135,000 years ago, while a subsequent analysis by Savolainen et al. (2002) indicated a "common origin from a single gene pool for all dog populations" between 40,000 and 15,000 years ago in East Asia. Verginelli et al. (2005), however, suggest both sets of dates must be reevaluated in light of recent findings showing that poorly calibrated molecular clocks have systematically overestimated the age of geologically recent events. On balance, and in agreement with the archaeological evidence, 15,000 years ago is the most likely time for the wolf-dog divergence.
As a domesticated or semi-domesticated animal, the dog has notable exceptions of presence in:
* The [[Aboriginal Tasmanians]], who were separated from Australia before the arrival of [[dingo]]s on that continent<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jones |first=Rhys |date=10 February 2009 |title=Tasmanian Aborigines and Dogs |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-9310.1970.tb00420.x |journal=Mankind |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=256–271 |doi=10.1111/j.1835-9310.1970.tb00420.x |issn=0025-2328}}</ref>
* The [[Andamanese peoples]], who were isolated when [[Sea level rise|rising sea levels]] covered the [[land bridge]] to Myanmar<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sudarshan |first1=M. K. |last2=Mahendra |first2=B. J. |last3=Madhusudana |first3=S. N. |last4=Rahman |first4=S. A. |last5=Ashwathnarayana |first5=D. H. |date=March 2006 |title=An Assessment of Rabies Free Status of the Island of Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep: Results of the WHO Sponsored National Multicentric Rabies Survey |url=https://journals.lww.com/ijph/abstract/2006/50010/an_assessment_of_rabies_free_status_of_the_island.3.aspx |journal=Indian Journal of Public Health |language=en-US |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=11–14 |pmid=17193752 |issn=0019-557X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Venkateswar |first=Sita |year=1999 |title=The Andaman Islanders |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26058248 |journal=Scientific American |volume=280 |issue=5 |pages=82–88 |doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0599-82 |jstor=26058248 |bibcode=1999SciAm.280e..82V |issn=0036-8733}}</ref>
* The [[Fuegians]], who instead domesticated the [[Fuegian dog]], an already extinct different canid species<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jaksic |first1=Fabian M. |last2=Castro |first2=Sergio A. |date=26 July 2023 |title=The identity of Fuegian and Patagonian "dogs" among indigenous peoples in southernmost South America |journal=Revista Chilena de Historia Natural |language=en |volume=96 |issue=1 |pages=5 |doi=10.1186/s40693-023-00119-z |doi-access=free |bibcode=2023RvCHN..96....5J |issn=0717-6317}}</ref>
* Individual Pacific islands whose maritime settlers did not bring dogs or where the dogs died out after original settlement, notably the [[Mariana Islands]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hung |first1=H. |last2=Carson |first2=Mike T. |last3=Bellwood |first3=Peter |last4=Campos |first4= Fredeliza Z. |year=2011 |title=The first settlement of Remote Oceania: The Philippines to the Marianas |journal=Antiquity |volume=85 |issue=329 |pages=909–926 |doi=10.1017/S0003598X00068393 |doi-access=free }}</ref> [[Palau]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Osborne |first=Douglas |date=1966 |title=The archaeology of the Palau Islands |series=Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin |volume=230 |page=29 |isbn=978-0-910240-58-1}}</ref> and most of the [[Caroline Islands]] with exceptions such as [[Fais Island]] and [[Nukuoro]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Intoh |first1=Michiko |last2=Shigehara |first2=Nobuo |year=2004 |title=Prehistoric pig and dog remains from Fais Island, Micronesia |journal=Anthropological Science |volume=112 |issue=3 |pages=257–267 |doi=10.1537/ase.040511|doi-access=free }}</ref> the [[Marshall Islands]],<ref name=Urban>{{cite book |last=Urban |first=Manfred |date=1961 |title=Die Haustiere der Polynesier |location=Göttingen |publisher=Häntzschel }}</ref> the [[Gilbert Islands]],<ref name=Urban /> [[New Caledonia]],<ref name=Matisoo-Smith>{{cite journal |last=Matisoo-Smith |first=Elizabeth |date=Feb 2015 |title=Ancient DNA and the human settlement of the Pacific: A review |journal=Journal of Human Evolution |volume=79 |pages=93–104 |doi=10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.10.017 |pmid=25556846 |bibcode=2015JHumE..79...93M }}</ref> [[Vanuatu]],<ref name=Matisoo-Smith /><ref name=Forster>{{cite book |last=Forster |first=Johann Reinhold |date=1778 |title=Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VI8-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA188 |page=188 }}</ref> [[Tonga]],<ref name=Forster /> [[Marquesas]],<ref name=Forster /> [[Mangaia]] in the [[Cook Islands]], [[Rapa Iti]] in [[French Polynesia]], [[Easter Island]],<ref name=Forster /> the [[Chatham Islands]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Sharp |first=Andrew |date=1964 |title=Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia |url=https://archive.org/details/ancientvoyagersi0000shar |url-access=registration |location=Berkeley |publisher=University of California Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/ancientvoyagersi0000shar/page/120 120] }}</ref> and [[Pitcairn Island]] (settled by the [[Mutiny on the Bounty|''Bounty'' mutineers]], who killed off their dogs to escape discovery by passing ships).<ref>{{cite journal|title=Pitcairn's Island|journal=The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia|volume=10|page=38|year=1820|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x6o3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA38}}</ref>


Dogs were introduced to [[Antarctica]] as [[sled dog]]s. Starting practice in December 1993, dogs were later outlawed by the [[Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty|Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty international agreement]] due to the possible risk of spreading infections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Did you know that dogs are banned from Antarctica? |url=https://nettarkiv.npolar.no/sorpolen2011.npolar.no/en/did-you-know/2011-11-12-dogs-are-banned-from-antarctica.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729232554/https://nettarkiv.npolar.no/sorpolen2011.npolar.no/en/did-you-know/2011-11-12-dogs-are-banned-from-antarctica.html |archive-date=29 July 2020 |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=nettarkiv.npolar.no}}</ref>{{Clear}}
Verginelli examined ancient [[DNA]] evidence from five prehistoric Italian [[canids]] carbon-dated to between 15,000 and 3,000 years old, 341 wolves from several populations worldwide, and 547 purebred dogs. Their results indicate multiple independent origins of dogs and/or of frequent interbreeding between early proto-dogs and wolves throughout a vast geographic range. The detailed history remains unexplored and until further evidence is available, the following section on wolf ancestors must be considered purely speculative.


== Roles with humans ==
===Wolf ancestors===
{{Main|Human–canine bond}}
The [[Domestication of the dog|domesticated dog]] originated as a [[predator]] and [[scavenger]].<ref>{{cite book
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tancredi |first1=Domenico |last2=Cardinali |first2=Irene |date=May 2023 |title=Being a Dog: A Review of the Domestication Process |journal=Genes |language=en |volume=14 |issue=5 |pages=992 |doi=10.3390/genes14050992 |doi-access=free |pmid=37239352 |issn=2073-4425|pmc=10218297 }}</ref> They inherited complex behaviors, such as [[bite inhibition]], from their wolf ancestors, which would have been [[pack hunter]]s with complex [[Body language of dogs|body language]]. These sophisticated forms of social cognition and communication may account for dogs' trainability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human households and social situations,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miklosi |first=Adam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISBN9780199295852 |title=Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition |date=29 November 2007 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-929585-2 |pages=165–200 |language=en}}</ref> and probably also their co-existence with early human hunter-gatherers.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lupo |first1=Karen D. |title=Hounds follow those who feed them: What can the ethnographic record of hunter-gatherers reveal about early human-canid partnerships? |journal=Journal of Anthropological Archaeology |date=September 2019 |volume=55 |pages=101081 |doi=10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101081 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zilio |first1=Leandro |last2=Hammond |first2=Heidi |last3=Peralta González |first3=Santiago |last4=Laura Parolin |first4=María |last5=Montes |first5=Alejandro |last6=Mariela Ocampo |first6=Silvina |last7=Eduardo Moreno |first7=Julián |date=September 2024 |title=Huachen: First record of use of dogs for carrying loads among hunter-gatherers in South America. Human-dog interactions on the late Holocene in Colhué Huapi lake, Argentine Patagonia |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports |volume=57 |pages=104621 |doi=10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104621 |bibcode=2024JArSR..57j4621Z }}</ref> Dogs perform many roles for people, such as [[Hunting dog|hunting]], [[Herding dog|herding]], [[Sled dog|pulling loads]], [[Guard dog|protection]], [[Police dog|assisting police]] and the [[Dogs in warfare|military]], [[Pet|companionship]], and [[Assistance dog|aiding disabled individuals]]. These roles in human society have earned them the nickname "[[man's best friend]]" in the [[Western world]]. In some cultures, however, dogs [[#Dogs as food|are also a source of meat]].<ref name="Wingfield-Hayes">{{cite news |last=Wingfield-Hayes |first=Rupert |date=29 June 2002 |title=China's taste for the exotic |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2074073.stm |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190107021312/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2074073.stm |archive-date= 7 January 2019 |access-date= 14 December 2011 |work= BBC News}}</ref><ref name="Vietnam's dog meat tradition">{{cite news |date=31 December 2001 |title= Vietnam's dog meat tradition |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1735647.stm |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190107021323/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1735647.stm |archive-date=7 January 2019 |access-date=14 December 2011 |work=BBC News}}</ref>


=== Pets ===
Although all wolves belong to the species ''[[Canis lupus]]'', there are (or were) many subspecies that had developed a distinctive appearance, social structure, and other traits. For example, the [[Japanese Wolf|Japanese wolf]] and the [[Eastern Timber Wolf]] posses different distinctive colouration, hunting and social structures.
[[File:Siberian Husky pho.jpg|thumb|A [[Siberian husky]] with a human companion]]


The keeping of dogs as companions, particularly by elites, has a long history.<ref name="Derr">{{Cite book |last= Derr |first= Mark |url= https://archive.org/details/dogsbestfriendan00derr |title= Dog's Best Friend |publisher= University of Chicago Press |year= 1997 |isbn=978-0-226-14280-7 |location= Chicago |url-access= registration}}</ref> Pet-dog populations grew significantly after [[World War II]] as [[suburbanization]] increased.<ref name="Derr" /> In the 1980s, there have been changes in the pet dog's functions, such as the increased role of dogs in the [[Emotional support animal|emotional support]] of their human guardians.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Schoenfeld-Tacher |first1=Regina |last2=Hellyer |first2=Peter |last3=Cheung |first3=Louana |last4=Kogan |first4=Lori |date=June 2017 |title=Public Perceptions of Service Dogs, Emotional Support Dogs, and Therapy Dogs |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |language=en |volume=14 |issue=6 |pages=642 |doi=10.3390/ijerph14060642 |doi-access=free |pmid=28617350 |pmc=5486328 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Serpell |first=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fB7DQAAQBAJ&dq=info:poA2zvVNZnsJ:scholar.google.com/&pg=PA247 |title=The Domestic Dog |date=2017 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-02414-4 |pages=248 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Power">{{cite journal |last1=Power |first1= Emma |title= Furry families: making a human–dog family through home |journal= Social & Cultural Geography |date=August 2008 |volume=9 |issue=5 |pages=535–555 |doi= 10.1080/14649360802217790 }}</ref> Within the second half of the 20th century, more and more dog owners considered their animal to be a part of the family. This major social status shift allowed the dog to conform to social expectations of personality and behavior.<ref name="Power" /> The second has been the broadening of the concepts of family and the home to include dogs-as-dogs within everyday routines and practices.<ref name="Power" />
The [[Indian Wolf]] is thought to have contributed to the development of more breeds of dogs than other subspecies. Many of today's wild dogs, such as the [[dingo]], the [[dhole]] and [[pariah dog]]s, are descended from this wolf.


Products such as dog-training books, classes, and television programs, target dog owners.<ref name="Nast">{{cite journal |last1=Nast |first1=Heidi J. |title=Loving....Whatever: Alienation, Neoliberalism and Pet-Love in the Twenty-First Century |journal=ACME |year=2006 |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=300–327 |url=https://acme-journal.org/index.php/acme/article/view/761 |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422130813/https://acme-journal.org/index.php/acme/article/view/761 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Myths">{{Cite Q|Q115264477}}</ref> Some dog-trainers have promoted a [[Dominance (ethology)|dominance model]] of dog-human relationships. However, the idea of the [[Pack (canine)#Use in dog training|"alpha dog"]] trying to be dominant is based on a controversial theory about wolf packs.<ref>{{Cite book |last= Miklósi |first= Ádám |title= The Dog: A Natural History |publisher= Princeton University Press |year= 2018 |isbn= 978-0-691-17693-2 |page= 75}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mech |first1=L David |title=Alpha status, dominance, and division of labor in wolf packs |journal=Canadian Journal of Zoology |date=November 1999 |volume=77 |issue=8 |pages=1196–1203 |doi=10.1139/z99-099 }}</ref> It has been disputed that "trying to achieve status" is characteristic of dog-human interactions.<ref name="Bradshaw">{{cite journal |last1= Bradshaw |first1= John W.S. |last2= Blackwell |first2= Emily J. |last3= Casey |first3= Rachel A. |title= Dominance in domestic dogs—useful construct or bad habit? |journal= Journal of Veterinary Behavior |date=May 2009 |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=135–144 |doi= 10.1016/j.jveb.2008.08.004 }}</ref> Human family members have increased participation in activities in which the dog is an integral partner, such as [[Musical canine freestyle|dog dancing]] and [[Doga (Dog Yoga)|dog yoga]].<ref name="Nast" />
The [[Indian wolf]] is also thought to have bred with descendants of the European wolf to create the [[Mastiff]]s and eventually leading to the development of such diverse breeds as the [[Pug]], the [[St. Bernard (dog)|Saint Bernard]], and the [[Bloodhound]]. The [[Tibetan Mastiff]] is an example of an ancient breed.


According to statistics published by the [[American Pet Products Manufacturers Association]] in the National Pet Owner Survey in 2009–2010, an estimated 77.5&nbsp;million people in the United States have pet dogs.<ref>{{Cite web |date= 2 May 2010 |title= U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics |url= http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html |access-date= 2 April 2024 |publisher=[[Humane Society of the United States]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100502015231/http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html |archive-date= 2 May 2010 }}</ref> The source shows that nearly 40% of American households own at least one dog, of which 67% own just one dog, 25% own two dogs, and nearly 9% own more than two dogs. The data also shows an equal number of male and female pet dogs; less than one-fifth of the owned dogs come from [[Animal shelter|shelters]].<ref name="HSO">{{cite web |title=U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics |url= http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120407193941/http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html |archive-date=7 April 2012 |access-date=24 June 2010}}</ref>
The [[European wolf]], in turn, may have contributed many of its attributes to the [[Spitz]] dog types, most [[terrier]]s, and many of today's [[sheepdog]]s. The [[Chinese wolf]] is probably ancestor to the [[Pekingese]] and toy [[spaniel]]s, although it is also probable that descendants of the Chinese and European wolves encountered each other over the millennia, contributing to many of the oriental [[toy dog|toy]] breeds.


=== Workers ===
The [[Eastern Timber Wolf]] is a direct ancestor to most, if not all, of the North American northern [[sled dog]] types. This interbreeding still occurs with dogs living in the [[Arctic]] region, where the attributes of the wolf that enable survival in a hostile environment are valued by humans. Additionally, unintentional crossbreeding occurs simply because dogs and wolves live in the same environment. The general [[reproductive isolation]] which is required to define dogs and wolves as separate species is purely a result of lack of opportunity, stemming from a general mutual unfamiliarity, suspicion, mistrust, and fear.
In addition to dogs' role as companion animals, dogs have been bred for [[Herding dog|herding livestock]] (such as [[collie]]s and [[sheepdog]]s); for hunting; for [[Pest control|rodent control]] (such as terriers); as [[search and rescue dog]]s;<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fenton |first1=Vikki |title=The use of dogs in search, rescue and recovery |journal=Journal of Wilderness Medicine |date=August 1992 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=292–300 |doi=10.1580/0953-9859-3.3.292 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Coppinger |first1=Raymond |author-link1=Raymond Coppinger |title=The domestic dog: its evolution, behaviour, and interactions with people |last2=Schneider |first2=Richard |date=1995 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-42537-7 |editor-last=Serpell |editor-first=James |location=Cambridge |pages=161–179 |chapter=Evolution of working dogs}}</ref> as [[detection dog]]s (such as those trained to detect [[Illegal drug trade|illicit drugs]] or [[chemical weapon]]s);<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ensminger |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F1TNBQAAQBAJ |title=Police and Military Dogs: Criminal Detection, Forensic Evidence, and Judicial Admissibility |date=10 October 2011 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4398-7240-6 |pages=147–151 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shenon |first1=Philip |title=AFTEREFFECTS: CHEMICAL WEAPONS; Dogs Take Their Place in Arsenal Against Chemical Attack |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/13/us/aftereffects-chemical-weapons-dogs-take-their-place-arsenal-against-chemical.html |work=The New York Times |date=13 May 2003 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613001401/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/13/us/aftereffects-chemical-weapons-dogs-take-their-place-arsenal-against-chemical.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as homeguard dogs; as [[police dog]]s (sometimes nicknamed "K-9"); as [[service dogs|welfare-purpose dogs]]; as dogs who assist fishermen retrieve their nets; and as dogs that pull loads (such as [[sled dog]]s).<ref name="ADW" /> In 1957, the dog [[Laika]] became one of the first animals to be launched into [[Geocentric orbit|Earth orbit]] aboard the [[Soviet space program|Soviets]]'s ''[[Sputnik 2]]''; Laika died during the flight from [[Hyperthermia|overheating]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/remembering-laika-space-dog-and-soviet-hero|title= Remembering Laika, Space Dog and Soviet Hero|magazine= [[The New Yorker]]|author= Alex Wellerstein|date= 3 November 2017|access-date= 9 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140755/https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/remembering-laika-space-dog-and-soviet-hero|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-space-dog-idUSL1117596720080411 |title= Russia fetes dog Laika, first earthling in space |editor1= Solovyov, Dmitry |editor2= Pearce, Tim |date= 11 April 2008 |work= [[Reuters]] |access-date= 5 July 2021 |archive-date= 17 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210517190200/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-space-dog-idUSL1117596720080411 |url-status=live }}</ref> Various kinds of service dogs and assistance dogs, including [[guide dog]]s, [[hearing dog]]s, [[mobility assistance dog]]s, and [[psychiatric service dog]]s, assist individuals with disabilities.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Audrestch |first1=Hilary M. |last2=Whelan |first2=Chantelle T. |last3=Grice |first3=David |last4=Asher |first4=Lucy |last5=England |first5=Gary C.W. |last6=Freeman |first6=Sarah L. |title=Recognizing the value of assistance dogs in society |journal=Disability and Health Journal |date=October 2015 |volume=8 |issue=4 |pages=469–474 |doi=10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.07.001 |pmid=26364936 |url=http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38879/ |access-date=31 December 2018 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813115923/http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38879/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1= Walther |first1= Sandra |last2= Yamamoto |first2= Mariko |last3= Thigpen |first3= Abigail Paige |last4= Garcia |first4= Anaissa |last5= Willits |first5= Neil H. |last6= Hart |first6= Lynette A. |title= Assistance Dogs: Historic Patterns and Roles of Dogs Placed by ADI or IGDF Accredited Facilities and by Non-Accredited U.S. Facilities |journal=Frontiers in Veterinary Science |date= 19 January 2017 |volume= 4 |page= 1 |doi= 10.3389/fvets.2017.00001 |pmid= 28154816 |pmc= 5243836 |doi-access= free }}</ref> A study of 29 dogs found that 9 dogs owned by people with epilepsy were reported to exhibit attention-getting behavior to their handler 30 seconds to 45 minutes prior to an impending seizure; there was no significant correlation between the patients' demographics, health, or attitude towards their pets.<ref name="seizure">{{cite journal |last1= Dalziel |first1= Deborah J |last2= Uthman |first2= Basim M |last3= Mcgorray |first3= Susan P |last4= Reep |first4= Roger L |title= Seizure-alert dogs: a review and preliminary study |journal= Seizure |date= March 2003 |volume= 12 |issue= 2 |pages= 115–120 |doi=10.1016/s105913110200225x |pmid=12566236 |doi-access=free }}</ref>


=== Shows and sports ===
The [[phenotype|phenotypic]] characteristic that distinguish a wolf from a dog are tenuous. Wolves typically have a "brush tail" and erect ears. While some dog breeds possess one of these characteristics, they rarely possess both.
{{See also|Dog show}}


Dogs compete in breed-conformation shows and [[List of dog sports|dog sports]] (including [[racing]], [[sledding]], and [[Dog agility|agility competitions]]). In dog shows, also referred to as "breed shows", a judge familiar with the specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for conformity with their established breed type as described in a [[breed standard]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dog show {{!}} Description & History {{!}} Britannica |url= https://www.britannica.com/sports/dog-show |access-date= 27 March 2024 |website= Encyclopædia Britannica |language= en |archive-date= 12 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190512001155/https://www.britannica.com/sports/dog-show |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Weight pulling]], a dog sport involving pulling weight, has been criticized for promoting [[Doping in sport|doping]] and for its risk of injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last= DogTime |date= 16 April 2014 |title= Critics divided on controversial sport of dog "weight-pulling" |url=https://dogtime.com/dog-health/general/19644-critics-divided-on-controversial-sport-of-dog-weight-pulling |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=DogTime |language= en-US |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240329003644/https://dogtime.com/dog-health/general/19644-critics-divided-on-controversial-sport-of-dog-weight-pulling |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Speed of domestication===
Current research indicates that domestication, or the attributes of a domesticated animal, [http://www.amsci.org/amsci/articles/99articles/Trut.html#26879 can occur much more quickly] than previously believed. Domestication of a wild dog may occur within one or two human generations with deliberate [[selective breeding]]. It is also now generally believed that initial domestication was not attained solely by human desire intervention but through mutual desire. Wild canines who scavenged around human habitations received more food than their more skittish or fearful counterparts. Canines who attacked people or their children were likely killed or driven away, while those more friendly animals survived. Canines would have been beneficial by chasing away other [[vermin]] or [[scavengers]]. With their sharp senses, they would also be valuable as an alarm against marauding predators. The relationship is theorized to have developed in this way.


==Dog breeds==
=== Dogs as food ===
{{Main|Dog meat}}
There are numerous [[dog breeds]], [[List of dog breeds|over 800]] being recognized by various [[kennel club]]s worldwide. As all dog breeds have been derived from mixed-breed dog populations, the term "purebred" has meaning only with respect to a certain number of generations. Many dogs, especially outside the United States and Western Europe, belong to no recognized breed.
Humans have consumed dog meat going back at least 14,000 years. It's unknown to what extent prehistoric dogs were consumed and bred for meat. For centuries, the practice was prevalent in [[Southeast Asia]], [[East Asia]], Africa, and [[Oceania]] before cultural changes triggered by the spread of religions resulted in dog meat consumption declining and becoming more taboo.<ref name="Simoons-1994" /> [[Switzerland]], [[Polynesia]], and [[pre-Columbian Mexico]] historically consumed dog meat.<ref>{{cite book|last= Schwabe|first= Calvin W.|title= Unmentionable Cuisine|publisher= University Press of Virginia|year= 1979|isbn= 978-0-8139-1162-5 |location= Charlottesville|page= [https://books.google.com/books?id=SiBntk9jGmoC&pg=PA173 173]}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bay-Petersen |first1=Jan |title=Competition for resources : the role of pig and dog in the Polynesian agricultural economy. |journal=Journal de la Société des océanistes |year=1983 |volume=39 |issue=77 |pages=121–129 |doi=10.3406/jso.1983.2793 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last= Stephen J. Hernandez-Divers |first= BVetMed |date=30 March 2015 |title=World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress Proceedings, 2005 |url= http://www.vin.com/doc/?id=6694579 |website= VIN.com |access-date=27 March 2024 |archive-date=20 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240420222357/https://www.vin.com/apputil/project/defaultadv1.aspx?pid=11196&catid=&id=&meta=&authorid= |url-status=live }}</ref> Some [[Native American dogs]], like the [[Peruvian Hairless Dog]] and [[Xoloitzcuintle]], were raised to be sacrificed and eaten.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vásquez Sánchez |first1=Víctor F. |last2=Rosales Tham |first2=Teresa E. |last3=Gálvez Mora |first3=César A. |last4=Dorado Pérez |first4=Gabriel |title=El origen del perro (Canis lupus familiaris) sin pelo peruano (PSPP): pruebas arqueológicas, zooarqueológicas y genéticas. Revisión |journal=Archaeobios |year=2016 |volume=1 |issue=10 |pages=80–102 |issn=1996-5214}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=de la Garza |first1=Mercedes |title=El Xoloitzcuintli y el Sacrificio |journal=[[Arqueología Mexicana]] |date=14 January 2022 |url=https://arqueologiamexicana.mx/mexico-antiguo/el-xoloitzcuintli-y-el-sacrificio |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia |language=es}}</ref> [[Han Chinese]] traditionally ate dogs.<ref name="Wangyun-2018">{{Cite web |last= Wangyun |first= Dai |date= 14 February 2018 |title= 7,000 Years of the Dog: A History of China's Canine Companions |url= https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001742 |access-date= 1 April 2024 |website= #SixthTone |archive-date= 1 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240401134456/https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001742 |url-status= live }}</ref> Consumption of dog meat declined but did not end during the [[Sui dynasty]] (581–618) and [[Tang dynasty]] (618–907) due in part to the spread of Buddhism and the upper class rejecting the practice.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Li |first1=Peter |title=Friend or food? Dog meat trade divides China |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/18/opinions/china-yulin-dog-festival-peter-li/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=19 October 2024 |language=en |date=19 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1= Li |first1= Peter J. |last2= Sun |first2= Jiang |last3= Yu |first3= Dezhi |title= Dog 'Meat' Consumption in China |journal= Society & Animals |date= 20 October 2017 |volume= 25 |issue= 6 |pages= 513–532 |doi= 10.1163/15685306-12341471 }}</ref> Dog consumption was rare in India, Iran, and Europe.<ref name="Simoons-1994">{{Cite book|title= Eat not this flesh: food avoidances from prehistory to the present|last1 = Simoons | first1 = Frederick J.|edition= 2|publisher= University of Wisconsin Press|year=1994|isbn=978-0-299-14254-4|pages=200–212|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=JwGZTQunH00C&pg=PA208|access-date= 6 June 2020}}</ref>


Eating dog meat is a [[Taboo|social taboo]] in most parts of the world,<ref>{{Cite news |title=China bans dog meat at infamous Yulin festival |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/yulin-dog-meat-festival-ban-china-authorities-a7741431.html |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181011224646/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/yulin-dog-meat-festival-ban-china-authorities-a7741431.html |archive-date= 11 October 2018 |access-date= 11 October 2018 |work= The Independent}}</ref> though some still consume it in [[Modern era|modern times]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Czajkowski |first1=Claire |title=Dog Meat Trade in South Korea: A Report on the State of the Trade and Efforts to Eliminate It |journal=Animal Law Review |year=2014 |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=29 |url=https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/alr/vol21/iss1/3/ |access-date=8 July 2024 |archive-date=11 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911133309/https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/alr/vol21/iss1/3/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Oh |first1=Minjoo |last2=Jackson |first2=Jeffrey |title=Animal Rights vs. Cultural Rights: Exploring the Dog Meat Debate in South Korea from a World Polity Perspective |journal=Journal of Intercultural Studies |date=February 2011 |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=31–56 |doi=10.1080/07256868.2010.491272 }}</ref> It is still consumed in some [[East Asian]] countries, including [[China]],<ref name="Wingfield-Hayes" /> [[Vietnam]],<ref name="Vietnam's dog meat tradition" /> [[Korea]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= Stone |first= Kristin |date= 21 February 2019 |title= Closing South Korea's dog meat farms |url= https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/closing-south-koreas-dog-meat-farms/ |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=Humane Society International |language=en-US |archive-date=1 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240401132701/https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/closing-south-koreas-dog-meat-farms/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Indonesia]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ayu |first1=Azizah Reski Ray |last2=Gobel |first2=Fatmah Afrianty |last3=Arman |first3=Arman |date=2022-12-30 |title=Proximate Levels of Dog Meat (Canis Lupus Familiaris) in Rantepao, North Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia |url=https://pasca-umi.ac.id/index.php/jahr/article/view/1223 |journal=Journal of Aafiyah Health Research (JAHR) |language=en |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=25–30 |doi=10.52103/jahr.v3i2.1223 |doi-broken-date=1 November 2024 |issn=2722-4945}}</ref> and the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite news|last= Anna Bueno|date= 6 January 2017|title= The legal and cultural implications of killing a dog for film|work=[[CNN Philippines]]|url= https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2017/01/05/oro-dog-killing-scene.html |access-date= 15 December 2020|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210416114758/https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2017/01/05/oro-dog-killing-scene.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> An estimated 30&nbsp;million dogs are killed and consumed in Asia every year.<ref name="Wangyun-2018" /> China is the world's largest consumer of dogs, with an estimated 10 to 20 million dogs killed every year for human consumption.<ref>{{Cite web |last= VnExpress |title= 47 dogs seized as police bust dog meat ring in southern Vietnam - VnExpress International |url= https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/47-dogs-seized-as-police-bust-dog-meat-ring-in-southern-vietnam-3518518.html |access-date= 1 April 2024 |website= VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230416214712/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/47-dogs-seized-as-police-bust-dog-meat-ring-in-southern-vietnam-3518518.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In Vietnam, about 5 million dogs are slaughtered annually.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Secondo |first=Joellen |date=2022-11-18 |title=Ending Viet Nam's dog and cat meat trades |url=https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/ending-viet-nams-dog-meat-trade/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Humane Society International |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, China, Singapore, and Thailand placed a ban on the consumption of dogs within their borders.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bans on dog meat sweep across Asia |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/05/30/bans-on-dog-meat-sweep-across-asia |access-date=2024-10-14 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> In some parts of [[Poland]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 August 2009 |title=Poland prosecutors probe dog lard sale |url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/08/10/Poland-prosecutors-probe-dog-lard-sale/63511249914379/?ur3=1 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210416102745/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/08/10/Poland-prosecutors-probe-dog-lard-sale/63511249914379/?ur3=1 |archive-date= 16 April 2021 |access-date= 15 December 2020 |work= [[United Press International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Day |first= Matthew |date= 7 August 2009 |title= Polish couple accused of making dog meat delicacy |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/5985367/Polish-couple-accused-of-making-dog-meat-delicacy.html |url-access= subscription |url-status= live |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/5985367/Polish-couple-accused-of-making-dog-meat-delicacy.html |archive-date= 10 January 2022 |access-date= 21 December 2010 |work= The Daily Telegraph |location= London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Central Asia]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= Ayzirek Imanaliyeva |date=13 August 2020 |title= Fighting COVID in Kyrgyzstan: Dog fat, ginger and bloodletting |url= https://eurasianet.org/fighting-covid-in-kyrgyzstan-dog-fat-ginger-and-bloodletting |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201217070504/https://eurasianet.org/fighting-covid-in-kyrgyzstan-dog-fat-ginger-and-bloodletting |archive-date= 17 December 2020 |access-date= 11 December 2020 |website= [[Eurasianet]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2009 |title= Dog meat restaurants spring up in Uzbekistan |url= http://www.uznews.net/news_single.php?lng=en&sub=&cid=2&nid=12323 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100616084942/http://uznews.net/news_single.php?lng=en&sub=&cid=2&nid=12323 |archive-date= 16 June 2010 |access-date= 24 October 2012 |publisher= [[Uznews.net]]}}</ref> dog fat is reportedly believed to be beneficial for the lungs.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Parker |first1=Lynette |title=The dog-eaters of bali |journal=Canberra Anthropology |date=April 1991 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=1–23 |doi=10.1080/03149099109508473 }}</ref> Proponents of eating dog meat have argued that placing a distinction between livestock and dogs is Western hypocrisy and that there is no difference in eating different animals' meat.<ref>{{cite journal |author=William Saletan |author-link= William Saletan |date= 16 January 2002 |title= Wok The Dog – What's wrong with eating man's best friend? |url= http://www.slate.com/id/2060840/ |url-status= live |journal= Slate |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120419051241/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/frame_game/2002/01/wok_the_dog.html |archive-date= 19 April 2012 |access-date= 23 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 December 2017 |title= Korea dog meat campaigners accused of hypocrisy |url= https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korea-dog-meat-campaigners-accused-of-hypocrisy |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220408065014/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korea-dog-meat-campaigners-accused-of-hypocrisy |archive-date= 8 April 2022 |access-date= 18 December 2020 |work= [[The Straits Times]] |agency= [[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Ahmed Zihni |year=2004 |title=Dog Meat Dilemma |url= http://www.sunysb.edu/writrhet/philosophy/handbook/essaycontest/2004essaywinners/2004+Ahmet+Zihni.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070811115017/http://www.sunysb.edu/writrhet/philosophy/handbook/essaycontest/2004essaywinners/2004%20Ahmet%20Zihni.htm |archive-date= 11 August 2007 |access-date= 11 May 2008 |publisher= [[Stony Brook University]] – The Program in Writing and Rhetoric}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= [[John Feffer]] |date= 2 June 2002 |title= The Politics of Dog – When globalization and culinary practice clash |url= http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/10/feffer-j.html |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060427201343/http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/10/feffer-j.html |archive-date= 27 April 2006 |access-date= 11 May 2007 |website= [[The American Prospect]]}}</ref>
A few basic [[:Category:Dog types|breed types]] have evolved gradually during the domesticated dog's relationship with man over the last 10,000 or more years, but most modern breeds are of relatively recent derivation. Many of these are the product of a deliberate process of [[artificial selection]]. Because of this, some breeds are highly specialized, and there is extraordinary morphological diversity across different breeds. Despite these differences, dogs are able to distinguish dogs from other kinds of animal.


There is a long history of [[dog meat consumption in South Korea]], but the practice has fallen out of favor.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jessie Yeung |author2=Gawon Bae |author3=Yoonjung Seo |author4=Marc Stewart |title=South Korea passes bill to ban eating dog meat, ending controversial practice as consumer habits change |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/asia/south-korea-bill-bans-dog-meat-bill-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |language=en |date=9 January 2024}}</ref> A 2017 survey found that under 40% of participants supported a ban on the distribution and consumption of dog meat. This increased to over 50% in 2020, suggesting changing attitudes, particularly among younger individuals.<ref name=":7" /> In 2018, the [[Government of South Korea|South Korean government]] passed a bill banning restaurants that sell dog meat from doing so during that year's [[2018 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= 9 January 2024 |title= South Korea parliament passes bill banning dog meat trade |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/09/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-dog-meat-ban/ |access-date= 24 March 2024 |website= The Japan Times |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240324094547/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/09/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-dog-meat-ban/ |url-status= live }}</ref> On 9 January 2024, the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|South Korean parliament]] passed a law banning the distribution and sale of dog meat. It will take effect in 2027, with plans to assist dog farmers in transitioning to other products.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2024 |title=Selling dog meat will soon be illegal in South Korea |url= https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/01/09/south-korea-plans-to-ban-the-consumption-of-dog-meat-by-the-end-of-the-year |access-date= 27 March 2024 |website= euronews |language= en |archive-date= 9 February 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240209195336/https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/01/09/south-korea-plans-to-ban-the-consumption-of-dog-meat-by-the-end-of-the-year |url-status= live }}</ref> The primary type of dog raised for meat in South Korea has been the [[Nureongi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= Hussain |first= Grace |date= 1 September 2023 |title=The Dog Meat Trade Is in Decline — but It's Far from Gone |url= https://sentientmedia.org/korean-dog-meat/ |access-date= 29 March 2024 |website= Sentient Media |language=en-US |archive-date=27 December 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231227024233/https://sentientmedia.org/korean-dog-meat/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[North Korea]] where meat is scarce, eating dog is a common and accepted practice, officially promoted by the government.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=M.H. |title=North Korea Embraces Dog Meat as Traditional Cuisine, Diverging from South's Ban |url=http://koreabizwire.com/north-korea-embraces-dog-meat-as-traditional-cuisine-diverging-from-souths-ban/292528 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The Korea Bizwire |date=16 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Talmadge |first1=Eric |title=Man bites dog: North Koreans eat dog meat to beat the heat |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/28/north-korean-dog-meat/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The Denver Post |agency=Associated Press |date=28 July 2018}}</ref>
The definition of a dog breed is a matter of some controversy. Some groups use a definition that ultimately requires extreme [[inbreeding]] to qualify due to the low [[gene pool]]. Dogs that are bred in this manner often end up with severe health or behavioural problems. Other organizations define a breed more loosely, such that an individual may be considered of one breed as long as 75% of its parentage is of that breed. These considerations come into play among breeders who enter their dogs in [[dog show]]s. Even prize-winning [[purebred]] dogs sometimes possess crippling [[Genetic disorder|genetic defect]]s due to [[inbreeding]].<!--Pages 57 to 72, Chapter Four, "Hereditary Problems in Purebred Dogs",''The Puppy Report: How to Select a Healthy, Happy Dog'', Larry Shook, Ballantine, 1995, mass market paperback, 130 pages, ISBN 0345384393--> These problems are not limited to [[purebred]] dogs and can affect mixed-breed populations. <!--Larry Shook, the author of ''The Puppy Report: How to Select a Healthy, Happy Dog'', Pages 13 to 34, Chapter Two, "Breeders Can Hazardous to Health",''The Puppy Report: How to Select a Healthy, Happy Dog'', Larry Shook, Ballantine, 1995, mass market paperback, 130 pages, ISBN 0345384393--> The behavior and appearance of a dog of a particular breed can be predicted fairly accurately, while mixed-breed dogs show a broader range of innovative appearance and behavior.


=== Health risks ===
In February 2004, the Canine Studies Institute in [[Aurora, Ohio]], arranged recognized breeds of dogs into ten categories.
{{Further|Dog bite|Canine vector-borne disease|Dog bite prevention}}


In 2018, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) reported that 59,000 people died globally from [[rabies]], with 59.6% of the deaths in Asia and 36.4% in Africa. Rabies is a disease for which dogs are the most significant [[Disease vector|vector]].<ref>{{citation|title=WHO expert consultation on rabies: Third report|series= WHO Technical Report Series, 931|publisher= World Health Organization|year=2018|hdl=10665/272364|isbn=978-92-4-121021-8|url= https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/272364|access-date= 30 May 2021|archive-date= 2 June 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213657/https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/272364|url-status= live}}</ref> Dog bites affect tens of millions of people globally each year.<ref name=":6" /> The primary victims of dog bite incidents are children. They are more likely to sustain more serious injuries from bites, which can lead to death.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|title=Animal bites Fact sheet|url= https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs373/en/|website= World Health Organization|access-date=29 May 2021|date=February 2018|archive-date=4 May 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150504100257/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs373/en/|url-status= live}}</ref> Sharp claws can lacerate flesh and cause serious infections.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Tierney |first1= David M. |last2= Strauss |first2= Leigh P. |last3= Sanchez |first3= Jason L. |title= Capnocytophaga canimorsus Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Why the Mailman Is Afraid of Dogs |journal= Journal of Clinical Microbiology |date= February 2006 |volume= 44 |issue= 2 |pages= 649–651 |doi= 10.1128/JCM.44.2.649-651.2006 |pmid= 16455937 |pmc= 1392675 }}</ref> [[Dogs in the United States|In the United States]], cats and dogs are a factor in more than 86,000 falls each year.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Injury Prevention Bulletin |url= http://www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca/english/services/health_promotion/pdf/injury_prevention_bulletin.pdf |publisher= Northwest Territories Health and Social Services |date= 25 March 2009 |access-date= 7 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110322113606/http://www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca/english/services/health_promotion/pdf/injury_prevention_bulletin.pdf |archive-date= 22 March 2011 }}</ref> It has been estimated that around 2% of dog-related injuries treated in U.K. hospitals are domestic accidents. The same study concluded that dog-associated [[Traffic collision|road accidents]] involving injuries more commonly involve [[Two-wheeler|two-wheeled vehicles]].<ref>{{Cite journal| last= Bewley |first= BR |title= Medical hazards from dogs |journal= British Medical Journal |volume= 291 |issue= 6498 |pages= 760–761 |year= 1985 |pmid= 3929930 |pmc= 1417177 |doi= 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.760}}</ref> Some countries and cities have also banned or restricted certain dog breeds, usually for safety concerns.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Kogan | first1=Lori R. | last2=Schoenfeld-Tacher | first2=Regina M. | last3=Hellyer | first3=Peter W. | last4=Oxley | first4=James A. | last5=Rishniw | first5=Mark | title=Small Animal Veterinarians' Perceptions, Experiences, and Views of Common Dog Breeds, Dog Aggression, and Breed-Specific Laws in the United States | journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | publisher=MDPI AG | volume=16 | issue=21 | date=23 October 2019 | issn=1660-4601 | doi=10.3390/ijerph16214081 | doi-access=free | page=4081| pmid=31652882 | pmc=6861953 }}</ref>
[[Mixed-breed dog]]s or [[Mongrel]]s are dogs that do not belong to specific breeds, being mixtures of two or more in variant percentages. Mixed breeds, or dogs with no purebred ancestry, are not inherently "better" or "worse" than purebred dogs as companions, [[pet]]s, [[working dog]]s, or competitors in [[dog sports]]. Sometimes mixed-breed dogs are deliberately bred, for example, the Cockapoo, a mixture of Cocker Spaniel and Miniature [[Poodle]]. Such deliberate crosses may display [[hybrid vigor]] and other desirable traits, but can also lack one or more of the desired traits of their parents, such as temperament or a particular color or coat. However, without genetic testing of the parents, the crosses can sometimes end up inheriting genetic defects that occur in both parental breeds. Deliberately crossing two or more breeds is also a manner of establishing new breeds.


''[[Toxocara canis]]'' (dog [[roundworm]]) eggs in dog feces can cause [[toxocariasis]]. It is estimated that nearly 14% of people in the United States are infected with ''Toxocara''; about 10,000 cases are reported each year.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229855-overview | title = Toxocariasis | date = 20 August 2008 | publisher = Medscape.com | first1 = Sun | last1 = Huh | first2 = Sooung | last2 = Lee | access-date = 15 February 2013 | archive-date = 9 February 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130209162930/http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229855-overview | url-status = live }}</ref> Untreated toxocariasis can cause retinal damage and decreased vision.<ref name="kidshealth">{{cite web|year= 2010|title= Toxocariasis|url= http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/toxocariasis.html|access-date=12 February 2010 |work= Kids' Health|publisher= The Nemours Foundation|archive-date= 18 February 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100218140629/http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/toxocariasis.html|url-status= live}}</ref> Dog feces can also contain [[hookworm]]s that cause [[cutaneous larva migrans]] in humans.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi= 10.1590/S0074-02762006000400009 |pmid= 16951810 |title= Related factors to human toxocariasis in a rural community of Argentina |year= 2006 |last1= Chiodo |first1= Paula |last2= Basualdo |first2= Juan |last3= Ciarmela |first3= Laura |last4= Pezzani |first4= Betina |last5= Apezteguía |first5= María |last6= Minvielle |first6= Marta |journal= Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |volume= 101 |issue= 4 |pages= 397–400|doi-access= free |s2cid= 18882843 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first1 = AH |last1 = Talaizadeh |first2= S |last2 = Maraghi |first3 = A |last3 = Jelowdar |first4 = M |last4 = Peyvasteh |url = http://pjms.com.pk/issues/octdec107/article/casereport6.html |title = Human toxocariasis: A report of 3 cases |journal = Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Quarterly |volume = 23 |issue = #5 |date = October–December 2007 |at = Part I |access-date = 28 June 2009 |archive-date = 22 September 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922163749/http://pjms.com.pk/issues/octdec107/article/casereport6.html |url-status = live }}</ref>
===Neoteny in the rapid evolution of diverse dog breeds===
This rapid evolution of dogs from wolves is an example of [[neoteny]] or [[pedomorphosis|paedomorphism]]. As with many species, the young wolves are more social and less [[dominant]] than adults; therefore, the selection for these characteristics, whether deliberate or inadvertent, is more likely to result in a simple retention of juvenile characteristics into adulthood than to generate a complex of independent new changes in behavior. This is true of many domesticated animals, including human beings themselves, who have many characteristics similar to young [[bonobo]]. This paedomorphic selection naturally results in a retention of juvenile physical characteristics as well. Compared to wolves, many adult dog breeds retain such juvenile characteristics as soft fuzzy fur, round torsos, large heads and eyes, ears that hang down rather than stand erect, etc.; characteristics which are shared by most juvenile [[mammal]]s, and therefore generally elicit some degree of protective and nurturing behavior cross-species from most adult mammals, including humans, who term such characteristics "cute" or "appealing".


=== Health benefits ===
The example of canine neoteny goes even further, in that the various breeds are differently neotenized according to the type of behavior that was selected.
[[File:Walking the dog (1945527533).jpg|thumb|Walking a dog]]
* [[Livestock guardian dog]]s retain the most juvenile characteristics: they stay close to home with their foster "litter" (which might include a flock of [[domestic sheep|sheep]]), rather than going out hunting, they have almost no predatory behavior (which would be disastrous in the vicinity of such a natural prey stimulus as sheep), they respond to perceived threats with a lot of vocalization and attempts to alert and engage the dominant individuals in their "pack" (''i.e.'' humans) whenever possible, engaging in actual combat only as a last resort. In addition, they retain very juvenile physical characteristics such as round bodies and heads, soft coats, ears that hang down, and so on, which do not elicit fear responses from the sheep in the way that an appearance similar to that of an adult wolf would. (Compare to the physical appearance of the [[border collie]], a sheep [[herding]] dog, whose physical configuration is closer to that of an adult wild canine and who therefore has a greater capacity to frighten sheep into a desired pattern of movement, along with the more adult aggressive temperament to do so).
* [[Gun dog]] breeds used in hunting&mdash;that is, [[pointer (dog)|pointer]]s, [[setter]]s, [[spaniel]]s, and [[retriever]]s&mdash;have an intermediate degree of paedomorphism; they are at the point where they share in the pack's hunting behavior, but are still in a junior role, not participating in the actual attack. They identify potential prey and freeze into immobility, for instance, but refrain from then stalking the prey as an adult predator would do next; this results in the "pointing" behavior for which such dogs are bred. Similarly, they seize dead or wounded prey and bring it back to the "pack", even though they did not attack it themselves, that is, "retrieving" behavior. Their physical characteristics are closer to that of the mature wild canine than the sheepdog breeds, but they typically do not have erect ears, etc.
* [[Scenthound]]s maintain an intermediate body type and behavior pattern that causes them to actually pursue prey by tracking their scent, but tend to refrain from actual individual attacks in favor of vocally summoning the pack leaders (in this case, humans) to do the job. This contrasts with [[sighthound]]s, who pursue and attack perceived prey on sight, and who maintain the mature canine body type with erect ears, lean bodies, and adult coats.
* [[Terrier]]s similarly have adult aggressive behavior, famously coupled with a lack of juvenile submission, and display correspondingly adult physical features such as erect ears, although many breeds have also been selected for size and sometimes [[achondroplasia|dwarfed legs]] to enable them to pursue prey in their burrows.
* The least paedomorphic behavior pattern may be that of the [[basenji]], bred in [[Africa]] to hunt alongside humans almost on a peer basis; this breed is often described as highly independent, neither needing nor appreciating a great deal of human attention or nurturing, often described as "catlike" in its behavior. It too has the body plan of an adult canine predator.
Of course, dogs in general possess a significant ability to modify their behavior according to experience, including adapting to the behavior of their "pack leaders"&mdash;again, humans. This allows them to be trained to behave in a way that is not specifically the most natural to their breed; nevertheless, the accumulated experience of thousands of years shows that some combinations of nature and nurture are quite daunting, for instance, training [[whippet]]s to guard flocks of sheep.


The scientific evidence is mixed as to whether a dog's companionship can enhance human physical and psychological well-being.<ref name="Pet ownership and human health: a brief review of evidence and issues">{{cite journal |doi= 10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1252 |title= Pet ownership and human health: A brief review of evidence and issues |year= 2005 |last1= McNicholas |first1= June |journal= BMJ |volume= 331 |issue= 7527 |pages= 1252–1254 |pmid= 16308387 |last2= Gilbey |first2= Andrew |last3= Rennie |first3= Ann |last4= Ahmedzai |first4= Sam |last5= Dono |first5= Jo-Ann |last6= Ormerod |first6= Elizabeth |pmc= 1289326}}</ref> Studies suggest that there are benefits to physical health and psychological well-being, but they have been criticized for being "poorly controlled".<ref name="Health effects of ownership of and attachment to companion animals in an older population">{{cite journal |doi= 10.1080/10705500802365532 |title= Health effects of ownership of and attachment to companion animals in an older population |year= 2008 |last1= Winefield |first1= Helen R. |last2= Black |first2= Anne |last3= Chur-Hansen |first3= Anna |journal= International Journal of Behavioral Medicine |volume= 15 |issue= 4 |pages= 303–310 |pmid= 19005930|s2cid= 30808366 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last= Podberscek |first= A.L. |year= 2006 |title= Positive and Negative Aspects of Our Relationship with Companion Animals |journal= Veterinary Research Communications |volume= 30 |issue= 1 |pages= 21–27 |doi= 10.1007/s11259-006-0005-0 |s2cid= 43327044 }}</ref> One study states that "the health of elderly people is related to their health habits and [[social support]]s but not to their ownership of, or attachment to, a companion animal".<ref name=":4" /> Earlier studies have shown that pet-dog or -cat guardians make fewer hospital visits and are less likely to be on medication for heart problems and sleeping difficulties than non-guardians.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal| author= Headey B.|year = 1999 |title = Health benefits and health cost savings due to pets: preliminary estimates from an Australian national survey|journal= Social Indicators Research |volume = 47 |pages = 233–243 |doi = 10.1023/A:1006892908532 | issue=2 |s2cid = 142618092}}</ref> People with pet dogs took considerably more physical exercise than those with cats or those without pets; these effects are relatively long-term.<ref name="autogenerated717">{{cite journal |last1=Serpell |first1=James |date=December 1991 |title=Beneficial Effects of Pet Ownership on Some Aspects of Human Health and Behaviour |journal=Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine |volume=84 |issue=12 |pages=717–720 |doi=10.1177/014107689108401208 |pmc=1295517 |pmid=1774745}}</ref> Pet guardianship has also been associated with increased survival in cases of [[coronary artery disease]]. Human guardians are significantly less likely to die within one year of an acute [[myocardial infarction]] than those who do not own dogs.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors= Friedmann E, Thomas SA |year= 1995 |title= Pet ownership, social support, and one-year survival after acute myocardial infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) |journal= The American Journal of Cardiology |volume= 76 |issue= 17 |pages= 1213–1217 |doi= 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)80343-9 |pmid= 7502998}}</ref> Studies have found a small to moderate correlation between dog-ownership and increased adult physical-activity levels.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Christian |first1=Hayley E. |last2=Westgarth |first2=Carri |last3=Bauman |first3=Adrian |last4=Richards |first4=Elizabeth A. |last5=Rhodes |first5=Ryan E. |last6=Evenson |first6=Kelly R. |last7=Mayer |first7=Joni A. |last8=Thorpe |first8=Roland J. |title=Dog Ownership and Physical Activity: A Review of the Evidence |journal=Journal of Physical Activity and Health |date=July 2013 |volume=10 |issue=5 |pages=750–759 |doi=10.1123/jpah.10.5.750 |pmid=23006510 |url=https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/9p290k34g |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615083221/https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/9p290k34g |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Dog communication]]
* [[bark (dog)]]
* [[List of dog breeds]]
* [[Dog licence]]


A 2005 paper states:<ref name="Pet ownership and human health: a brief review of evidence and issues" /><blockquote> recent research has failed to support earlier findings that pet ownership is associated with a reduced risk of [[cardiovascular disease]], a reduced use of [[general practitioner]] services, or any psychological or physical benefits on health for community dwelling older people. Research has, however, pointed to significantly less [[absenteeism]] from school through sickness among children who live with pets.</blockquote> Health benefits of dogs can result from contact with dogs in general, not solely from having dogs as pets. For example, when in a pet dog's presence, people show reductions in cardiovascular, behavioral, and psychological indicators of anxiety<ref>{{Cite journal |author= Wilson |first= Cindy C. |title= The pet as an anxiolytic intervention |journal= The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease |publication-date= August 1991 |volume= 179 |issue= 8 |pages= 482–489 |doi= 10.1097/00005053-199108000-00006 |pmid= 1856711 |s2cid= 22321266}}</ref> and are exposed to [[Probiotic|immune-stimulating microorganisms]], which can protect against allergies and autoimmune diseases (according to the [[hygiene hypothesis]]). Other benefits include dogs as social support.<ref>{{Cite book |last1= McNicholas | first1= J. | last2= Collis | first2= G. M. |chapter= Animals as social supports: Insights for understanding animal assisted therapy |editor= Fine, Aubrey H. | title= Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice | publisher= Elsevier/Academic Press | location= Amsterdam | year= 2006 | pages= 49–71 | isbn= 978-0-12-369484-3}}</ref>
==References and further reading==
* Abrantes, Roger (1999). ''Dogs Home Alone''. Wakan Tanka, 46 pages. ISBN 0966048423 (paperback).
* <sup>1</sup>A&E Television Networks (1998). ''Big Dogs, Little Dogs: The companion volume to the A&E special presentation'', A Lookout Book, GT Publishing. ISBN 1-57719-353-9 (hardcover).
* <sup>2</sup>Alderton, David (1984). ''The Dog'', Chartwell Books. ISBN 0-89009-786-0.
* Brewer, Douglas J. (2002) ''Dogs in Antiquity: Anubis to Cerberus: The Origins of the Domestic Dog'', Aris & Phillips ISBN 0856687049
*Cunliffe, Juliette (2004). ''The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds''. Parragon Publishing. ISBN 0-75258-276-3.
* Donaldson, Jean (1997). ''The Culture Clash''. James & Kenneth Publishers. ISBN 1888047054 (paperback).
*Fogle, Bruce, DVM (2000). ''The New Encyclopedia of the Dog''. Doring Kindersley (DK). ISBN 0-7894-6130-7.
* Milani, Myrna M. (1986). ''The Body Language and Emotion of Dogs: A practical guide to the Physical and Behavioral Displays Owners and Dogs Exchange and How to Use Them to Create a Lasting Bond'', William Morrow, 283 pages. ISBN 0688128416 (trade paperback).
* Pfaffenberger, Clare (1971). ''New Knowledge of Dog Behavior''. Wiley, ISBN 0876057040 (hardcover); Dogwise Publications, 2001, 208 pages, ISBN 1929242042 (paperback).
* Savolainen, P. et al. (2002). Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs. ''Science'' '''298'''. 5598: 1610&ndash;1613.
* Shook, Larry (1995). "Breeders Can Hazardous to Health",''The Puppy Report: How to Select a Healthy, Happy Dog'', Chapter Two, pp. 13&ndash;34. Ballantine, 130 pages, ISBN 0345384393 (mass market paperback); Globe Pequot, 1992, ISBN 1558211403 (hardcover; this is much cheaper should you buy).
* Shook, Larry (1995). ''The Puppy Report: How to Select a Healthy, Happy Dog'', Chapter Four, "Hereditary Problems in Purebred Dogs", pp. 57&ndash;72. Ballantine, 130 pages, ISBN 0345384393 (mass market paperback); Globe Pequot, 1992, ISBN 1558211403 (hardcover; this is much cheaper should you buy).
* Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall (1993). ''The Hidden Life of Dogs'' (hardcover), A Peter Davison Book, Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0395669588.
* Verginelli, F. et al. (2005). Mitochondrial DNA from Prehistoric Canids Highlights Relationships Between Dogs and South-East European Wolves. ''Mol. Biol. Evol.'' '''22''': 2541&ndash;2551.
* {{note|vila}}Vilà, C. et al. (1997). [http://www.mnh.si.edu/GeneticsLab/StaffPage/MaldonadoJ/PublicationsCV/Science_Dog_Paper.pdf Multiple and ancient origins of the domestic dog.] ''Science'' '''276''':1687&ndash;1689. (Also
[http://www.idir.net/~wolf2dog/wayne1.htm "Multiple and Ancient Origins of the Domestic Dog"])


One study indicated that wheelchair-users experience more positive social interactions with strangers when accompanied by a dog than when they are not.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors= Eddy J, Hart LA, Boltz RP |title= The effects of service dogs on social acknowledgments of people in wheelchairs |journal= The Journal of Psychology |volume= 122 |issue= 1 |pages= 39–45 |year= 1988 |pmid= 2967371|doi= 10.1080/00223980.1988.10542941|s2cid= 26115902 }}</ref> In a 2015 study, it was found that having a pet made people more inclined to foster positive relationships with their neighbors.<ref>{{cite journal|doi= 10.1371/journal.pone.0122085 | pmid= 25924013 | volume= 10 | issue= 4 | title= The Pet Factor – Companion Animals as a Conduit for Getting to Know People, Friendship Formation and Social Support | journal= PLOS ONE | pages= e0122085| year= 2015 | last1= Wood | first1= Lisa | last2= Martin | first2= Karen | last3= Christian | first3= Hayley | last4= Nathan | first4= Andrea | last5= Lauritsen | first5= Claire | last6= Houghton | first6= Steve | last7= Kawachi | first7= Ichiro | last8= McCune | first8=S andra | pmc= 4414420| bibcode= 2015PLoSO..1022085W | doi-access=free }}</ref> In one study, new guardians reported a significant reduction in minor health problems during the first month following pet acquisition, which was sustained through the 10-month study.<ref name="autogenerated717" />


Using dogs and other animals as a part of therapy dates back to the late-18th century, when animals were introduced into mental institutions to help socialize patients with [[mental disorder]]s.<ref>{{citation |last1=Kruger |first1=KA |last2=Serpell |first2=JA |year=2006 |title=Animal-assisted interventions in mental health: Definitions and theoretical foundations |editor-last=Fine |editor-first=A.H. |work=Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice |location=San Diego, CA |publisher=Academic Press |pages=21–38 |isbn=978-0-12-369484-3}}</ref> Animal-assisted intervention research has shown that animal-assisted therapy with a dog can increase smiling and laughing among people with [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{Cite book |author1= Batson, K. |author2 = McCabe, B. | author3= Baun, M.M. |author4= Wilson, C. |chapter=T he effect of a therapy dog on socialization and psychological indicators of stress in persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease |editor1= Turner, Dennis C. |editor2= Wilson, Cindy C. |title= Companion animals in human health |publisher= Sage Publications |location= Thousand Oaks, CA |year= 1998 |pages= 203–215 |isbn= 978-0-7619-1061-9}}</ref> One study demonstrated that children with ADHD and [[conduct disorder]]s who participated in an education program with dogs and other animals showed increased attendance, knowledge, and skill-objectives and decreased [[Anti-social behaviour|antisocial]] and [[Violence|violent behavior]] compared with those not in an animal-assisted program.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1016/B978-012369484-3/50011-6 |chapter=The Centaur's Lessons |title=Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy |date=2006 |last1=Katcher |first1=Aaron Honori |last2=Wilkins |first2=Gregory G. |pages=153–177 |isbn=978-0-12-369484-3 }}</ref>
*{{anb|Nelson}} ''Small animal internal medicine'', RW Nelson, Couto page 107


=== Cultural importance ===
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[[File:Cerberus-Blake.jpeg|thumb|right|[[Cerberus]] with the gluttons in [[Dante]]'s [[Third Circle of Hell]], depicted by [[William Blake]]]]
*[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0209_040209_dogsdogsdogs.html National Geographic News] Many articles and photos about dogs
Artworks have depicted dogs as symbols of [[Guide|guidance]], [[protection]], [[loyalty]], [[fidelity]], [[faithfulness]], [[alertness]], and [[love]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/animals2.htm|title=Animal Symbolism in Art and Culture|website= incredibleart.org|access-date= 30 November 2021|archive-date= 30 November 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211130234950/https://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/animals2.htm|url-status= live}}</ref> In ancient [[Mesopotamia]], from the [[Babylonia|Old Babylonian period]] until the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire|Neo-Babylonian period]], dogs were the symbol of [[Ninisina]], the goddess of healing and medicine,<ref name="BlackGreen1992">{{cite book|last1= Black |first1= Jeremy|first2= Anthony|last2= Green |title= Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=05LXAAAAMAAJ&q=Inana|publisher=The British Museum Press |year= 1992|isbn= 978-0-7141-1705-8|pages= 70, 101|access-date= 6 June 2020|archive-date= 17 March 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230317010626/https://books.google.com/books?id=05LXAAAAMAAJ&q=Inana|url-status= live}}</ref> and her worshippers frequently dedicated small models of seated dogs to her.<ref name="BlackGreen1992" /> In the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire|Neo-Assyrian]] and Neo-Babylonian periods, dogs served as emblems of magical protection.<ref name="BlackGreen1992" /> In [[China]], [[Korea]], and [[Japan]], dogs are viewed as kind protectors.<ref name="Sherman2008" />
;Genetics and origins
*Lindblad-Toh, K., et. al. [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7069/abs/nature04338.html "Genome sequence, comparative analysis, and haplotype structure of the domestic dog"] ''Nature'' 438:803-819, December 2005.
*[http://www.fiu.edu/~milesk/Genetics.htm Canid Genetics]
*[http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/11008069 "Dog Genome Sequencing"] - [[National Human Genome Research Institute|NHGRI]]
*[http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_713600.html "World's dogs are descended from Asian wolves"]
*[http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/01/01/html/ft_20020101.1.html#know "From Wolf to Woof - The Evolution of Dogs"]


In mythology, dogs often appear as pets or as watchdogs.<ref name="Sherman2008">{{cite book|author= Sherman, Josepha |title= Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore|year= 2008|publisher= Sharpe Reference|isbn= 978-0-7656-8047-1|pages= 118–121}}</ref> Stories of dogs guarding the gates of the underworld recur throughout Indo-European mythologies<ref name="MalloryAdams2006">{{cite Q|Q115264582|page= 439}}</ref><ref name="West2007">{{cite book|last= West|first= Martin Litchfield|author-link= Martin Litchfield West|title= Indo-European Poetry and Myth|date= 2007|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= Oxford|isbn= 978-0-19-928075-9|page= 392}}</ref> and may originate from [[Proto-Indo-European mythology|Proto-Indo-European traditions]].<ref name="MalloryAdams2006" /><ref name="West2007" /> In [[Greek mythology]], [[Cerberus]] is a three-headed, [[dragon]]-tailed watchdog who guards the gates of [[Hades]].<ref name="Sherman2008" /> Dogs also feature in association with the Greek goddess [[Hecate]].<ref>{{cite book|author= Oskar Seyffert |title= A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities: Mythology, Religion, Literature and Art |url= https://archive.org/details/b3135841x/page/270/mode/2up?view=theater|publisher=[[William Swan Sonnenschein|Swan Sonnenschein and Co]]|edition= 6|date= 1901|page= 271 |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> In [[Norse mythology]], a dog called [[Garmr]] guards [[Hel (location)|Hel]], a [[Death in Norse paganism#Afterlives and rebirth|realm of the dead]].<ref name="Sherman2008" /> In [[Persian mythology]], two four-eyed dogs guard the [[Chinvat Bridge]].<ref name="Sherman2008" /> In [[Welsh mythology]], [[Cŵn Annwn]] guards [[Annwn]].<ref name="Sherman2008" /> In [[Hindu mythology]], [[Yama]], the god of death, owns two watchdogs named [[Sharvara and Shyama|Shyama and Sharvara]], which each have four eyes—they are said to watch over the gates of [[Naraka]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/iml/iml08.htm | title= Indian Myth and Legend: Chapter III: Yama, the First Man, and King of the Dead | publisher= Sacred-texts.com | access-date= 4 July 2013 | archive-date= 23 April 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210423065558/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/iml/iml08.htm | url-status= live }}</ref> A black dog is considered to be the ''[[vahana]]'' (vehicle) of [[Bhairava]] (an incarnation of Shiva).<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2015 |title=Dogs in Hinduism |publisher=Hindu Human Rights Worldwide |url= https://www.hinduhumanrights.info/dogs-in-hinduism/ |access-date= 28 February 2022 |archive-date= 28 February 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220228112236/https://www.hinduhumanrights.info/dogs-in-hinduism/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;Training and behavior
*[http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/dog.htm Noncommercial site sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point]


In [[Christianity]], dogs represent faithfulness.<ref name="Sherman2008" /> Within the [[Roman Catholic]] denomination specifically, the iconography of [[Saint Dominic]] includes a dog after the saint's mother dreamt of a dog springing from her womb and became pregnant shortly after that.<ref name="CP2017">{{cite web|url= https://churchpop.com/2017/08/07/hounds-of-the-lord-the-little-known-meaning-of-the-dominican-dog/|title= 'Hounds of the Lord': The Little-Known Meaning of the Dominican Dog|date= 7 August 2017|publisher= ChurchPOP|access-date= 9 December 2017|archive-date=2 September 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170902173732/https://churchpop.com/2017/08/07/hounds-of-the-lord-the-little-known-meaning-of-the-dominican-dog/|url-status= live}}</ref> As such, the [[Dominican Order]] ([[Ecclesiastical Latin]]: ''Domini canis'') means "dog of the Lord" or "hound of the Lord".<ref name="CP2017" /> In Christian folklore, a [[church grim]] often takes the form of a black dog to guard Christian churches and their [[churchyard]]s from [[sacrilege]].<ref name="Dyer1898">{{cite book|last= Dyer|first= Thomas Firminger Thiselton|title= The Ghost World|year= 1898|publisher= Ward & Downey|pages= 125–126|isbn=978-1-85958-547-4 |url= https://archive.org/details/ghostworld0000this/page/125/mode/2up}}</ref> [[Jewish law]] does not prohibit keeping dogs and other pets but requires Jews to feed dogs (and other animals that they own) before themselves and to make arrangements for feeding them before obtaining them.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Citron |first= Aryeh |title= Feeding Animals |url= https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1008420/jewish/Feeding-Animals.htm#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20Torah%20commands,will%20eat%20and%20be%20sated.%E2%80%9D |website= Chabad |access-date= 24 March 2024 |archive-date= 24 March 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240324082858/https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1008420/jewish/Feeding-Animals.htm#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20Torah%20commands,will%20eat%20and%20be%20sated.%E2%80%9D |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Judaism, Lessons, Times {{!}} Yeshiva.co |url= https://www.yeshiva.co/?ignoreuniversal=1 |access-date= 24 March 2024 |website= Yeshiva Site |language= en |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240324082858/https://www.yeshiva.co/?ignoreuniversal=1 |url-status= live }}</ref> The view on dogs in [[Islam]] is mixed, with some schools of thought viewing them as unclean,<ref name="Sherman2008" /> although [[Khaled Abou El Fadl]] states that this view is based on "pre-Islamic Arab mythology" and "a tradition [...] falsely attributed to the Prophet".<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title= Dogs in the Islamic Tradition and Nature|author= Khaled Abou El Fadl|year= 2004|encyclopedia= Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature|publisher= Scholar of the House|location=New York|url= http://scholarofthehouse.org/dinistrandna.html|access-date= 19 November 2022|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210202110428/http://www.scholarofthehouse.org/dinistrandna.html |url-status= live}}</ref> The Sunni [[Maliki school]] jurists disagree with the idea that dogs are unclean.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dogs and Islam: The Devil and the Seeing-Eye Dog |url= https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201003/dogs-and-islam-the-devil-and-the-seeing-eye-dog |work= Psychology Today|last= Coren|first= Stanley|date= 23 March 2010|access-date= 26 May 2014}}</ref>
;Breed listings from major [[kennel club]]s
*[http://www.canelupodisaarloos.com Cane lupo di Saarloos]
*[http://www.akc.org/ American Kennel Club]
*[http://www.ankc.aust.com/breed_list.html Australian National Kennel Club]
*[http://www.ckc.ca/ Canadian Kennel Club]
*[http://www.fci.be FCI] Fédération Cynologique Internationale - FCI
*[http://www.dogdomain.com/fci-1.htm FCI] International breed standards
*[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk The Kennel Club (UK)]
*[http://www.nzkc.org.nz/dogselect.html New Zealand Kennel Club]
*[http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/ United Kennel Club] Breed lists for many breeds and types not recognized by the AKC--and for many that are (U.S.)


== Terminology ==
[[Category:Dogs| ]]
* ''Dog'' – the species (or subspecies) as a whole, also any male member of the same.{{sfnp|HarperCollins|2021|loc=[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dog "dog"]}}
[[Category:Dog health| ]]
* ''Bitch'' – any female member of the species (or subspecies).{{sfnp|HarperCollins|2021|loc=[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bitch "bitch"]}}
[[Category:Animals kept as pets]]
* ''[[Puppy]]'' or ''pup'' – a young member of the species (or subspecies) under 12 months old.<ref name=Alderton>{{cite book |last=Alderton |first=David |author-link=David Alderton |date=1987 |title=The dog: the most complete, illustrated, practical guide to dogs and their world |location=London |publisher=New Burlington Books |pages=200–203|isbn=978-0-948872-13-6}}</ref>
[[Category:Canines]]
* ''Sire'' – the male parent of a litter.{{r|Alderton}}
* ''Dam'' – the female parent of a litter.{{r|Alderton}}
* ''[[Litter (animal)|Litter]]'' – all of the puppies resulting from a single whelping.{{r|Alderton}}
* ''Whelping'' – the act of a bitch giving birth.{{r|Alderton}}
* ''Whelps'' – puppies still dependent upon their dam.{{r|Alderton}}


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== External links ==
{{Sister project links|wikt=dog|auto=1|n=yes|s=1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Dog}}
* [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Canis_lupus_familiaris Biodiversity Heritage Library bibliography] for ''Canis lupus familiaris''
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* [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/184/dogs-in-the-ancient-world/ Dogs in the Ancient World], an article on the history of dogs
* View the [http://www.ensembl.org/Canis_familiaris/Info/Index dog genome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213145734/http://www.ensembl.org/Canis_familiaris/Info/Index |date=13 December 2013 }} on [[Ensembl]]
* [https://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?db=canFam4&lastVirtModeType=default&lastVirtModeExtraState=&virtModeType=default&virtMode=0&nonVirtPosition=&position=chr14%3A4739511%2D11213510&hgsid=1430153621_Itf5zwuMWjkMYyVclRNzVMNAp83j Genome of ''Canis lupus familiaris'' (version UU_Cfam_GSD_1.0/canFam4)], via [[UCSC Genome Browser]]
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/85 Data of the genome of ''Canis lupus familiaris''], via [[NCBI]]
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/assembly/GCF_011100685.1/ Data of the genome assembly of ''Canis lupus familiaris'' (version UU_Cfam_GSD_1.0/canFam4)], via [[NCBI]]

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Dog
Temporal range: 0.0142–0 Ma
Late Pleistocene to present[1]
Domesticated
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
C. familiaris
Binomial name
Canis familiaris
Synonyms[3]
List
  • C. aegyptius Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. alco C. E. H. Smith, 1839,
  • C. americanus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. anglicus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. antarcticus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. aprinus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. aquatilis Gmelin, 1792
  • C. avicularis Gmelin, 1792
  • C. borealis C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. brevipilis Gmelin, 1792
  • C. cursorius Gmelin, 1792
  • C. domesticus Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. extrarius Gmelin, 1792
  • C. ferus C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. fricator Gmelin, 1792
  • C. fricatrix Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. fuillus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. gallicus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. glaucus C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. graius Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. grajus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. hagenbecki Krumbiegel, 1950
  • C. haitensis C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. hibernicus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. hirsutus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. hybridus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. islandicus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. italicus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. laniarius Gmelin, 1792
  • C. leoninus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. leporarius C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. lupus familiaris Linnaeus,1758
  • C. major Gmelin, 1792
  • C. mastinus Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. melitacus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. melitaeus Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. minor Gmelin, 1792
  • C. molossus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. mustelinus Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. obesus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. orientalis Gmelin, 1792
  • C. pacificus C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. plancus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. pomeranus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. sagaces C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. sanguinarius C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. sagax Linnaeus, 1758
  • C. scoticus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. sibiricus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. suillus C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. terraenovae C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. terrarius C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. turcicus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. urcani C. E. H. Smith, 1839
  • C. variegatus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. venaticus Gmelin, 1792
  • C. vertegus Gmelin, 1792

The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from an extinct population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans, over 14,000 years ago and before the development of agriculture. Experts estimate that due to their long association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids.

Dogs have been bred for desired behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Dog breeds vary widely in shape, size, and color. They have the same number of bones (with the exception of the tail), powerful jaws that house around 42 teeth, and well-developed senses of smell, hearing, and sight. Compared to humans, dogs have an inferior visual acuity, a superior sense of smell, and a relatively large olfactory cortex. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, companionship, therapy, aiding disabled people, and assisting police and the military.

Communication in dogs includes eye gaze, facial expression, vocalization, body posture (including movements of bodies and limbs), and gustatory communication (scents, pheromones, and taste). They mark their territories by urinating on them, which is more likely when entering a new environment. Over the millennia, dogs became uniquely adapted to human behavior; this adaptation includes being able to understand and communicate with humans. As such, the human–canine bond has been a topic of frequent study, and dogs' influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend".

The global dog population is estimated at 700 million to 1 billion, distributed around the world. The dog is the most popular pet in the United States, present in 34–40% of households. Developed countries make up approximately 20% of the global dog population. 75% of the global dog population is estimated to consist of feral and community dogs from developing countries.

Taxonomy

Canine phylogeny with ages of divergence

Gray wolf (domestic dog)

Coyote

1.10 mya

African wolf

1.32 mya

Ethiopian wolf

1.62 mya

Golden jackal

1.92 mya

Dhole

2.74 mya

African wild dog

3.06 mya
2.62 mya
3.50 mya
Cladogram and divergence of the gray wolf (including the domestic dog) among its closest extant relatives[4]

Dogs are domesticated members of the family Canidae. They are classified as a subspecies of Canis lupus, along with wolves and dingoes.[5][6] Dogs were domesticated from wolves over 14,000 years ago by hunter-gatherers, before the development of agriculture.[7][8] The remains of the Bonn–Oberkassel dog, buried alongside humans between 14,000 to 15,000 years ago, are the earliest to be conclusively identified as a domesticated dog.[9][7] Genetic studies show that dogs likely diverged from wolves between 27,000 to 40,000 years ago.[10] The dingo and the related New Guinea singing dog resulted from the geographic isolation and feralization of dogs in Oceania over 8,000 years ago.[11][12]

Dogs, wolves, and dingoes have sometimes been classified as separate species.[6] In 1758, the Swedish botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus assigned the genus name Canis (which is the Latin word for "dog")[13] to the domestic dog, the wolf, and the golden jackal in his book, Systema Naturae. He classified the domestic dog as Canis familiaris and, on the next page, classified the grey wolf as Canis lupus.[2] Linnaeus considered the dog to be a separate species from the wolf because of its upturning tail (cauda recurvata in Latin term), which is not found in any other canid.[14] In the 2005 edition of Mammal Species of the World, mammalogist W. Christopher Wozencraft listed the wolf as a wild subspecies of Canis lupus and proposed two additional subspecies: familiaris, as named by Linnaeus in 1758, and dingo, named by Meyer in 1793. Wozencraft included hallstromi (the New Guinea singing dog) as another name (junior synonym) for the dingo. This classification was informed by a 1999 mitochondrial DNA study.[3]

The classification of dingoes is disputed and a political issue in Australia. Classifying dingoes as wild dogs simplifies reducing or controlling dingo populations that threaten livestock. Treating dingoes as a separate species allows conservation programs to protect the dingo population.[15] Dingo classification affects wildlife management policies, legislation, and societal attitudes.[16] In 2019, a workshop hosted by the IUCN/Species Survival Commission's Canid Specialist Group considered the dingo and the New Guinea singing dog to be feral Canis familiaris. Therefore, it did not assess them for the IUCN Red List of threatened species.[17]

Domestication

Wolves (left) were domesticated by humans into dogs (right)

The earliest remains generally accepted to be those of a domesticated dog were discovered in Bonn-Oberkassel, Germany. Contextual, isotopic, genetic, and morphological evidence shows that this dog was not a local wolf.[18] The dog was dated to 14,223 years ago and was found buried along with a man and a woman, all three having been sprayed with red hematite powder and buried under large, thick basalt blocks. The dog had died of canine distemper.[19] This timing indicates that the dog was the first species to be domesticated[20][21] in the time of hunter-gatherers,[22] which predates agriculture.[1] Earlier remains dating back to 30,000 years ago have been described as Paleolithic dogs, but their status as dogs or wolves remains debated[23] because considerable morphological diversity existed among wolves during the Late Pleistocene.[1]

DNA sequences show that all ancient and modern dogs share a common ancestry and descended from an ancient, extinct wolf population that was distinct from any modern wolf lineage. Some studies have posited that all living wolves are more closely related to each other than to dogs,[24][22] while others have suggested that dogs are more closely related to modern Eurasian wolves than to American wolves.[25]

The dog is a domestic animal that likely travelled a commensal pathway into domestication (i.e. humans initially neither benefitted nor were harmed by wild dogs eating refuse from their camps).[23][26] The questions of when and where dogs were first domesticated remains uncertain.[20] Genetic studies suggest a domestication process commencing over 25,000 years ago, in one or several wolf populations in either Europe, the high Arctic, or eastern Asia.[27] In 2021, a literature review of the current evidence infers that the dog was domesticated in Siberia 23,000 years ago by ancient North Siberians, then later dispersed eastward into the Americas and westward across Eurasia,[18] with dogs likely accompanying the first humans to inhabit the Americas.[18] Some studies have suggested that the extinct Japanese wolf is closely related to the ancestor of domestic dogs.[25]

In 2018, a study identified 429 genes that differed between modern dogs and modern wolves. As the differences in these genes could also be found in ancient dog fossils, these were regarded as being the result of the initial domestication and not from recent breed formation. These genes are linked to neural crest and central nervous system development. These genes affect embryogenesis and can confer tameness, smaller jaws, floppy ears, and diminished craniofacial development, which distinguish domesticated dogs from wolves and are considered to reflect domestication syndrome. The study concluded that during early dog domestication, the initial selection was for behavior. This trait is influenced by those genes which act in the neural crest, which led to the phenotypes observed in modern dogs.[28]

Breeds

There are around 450 official dog breeds, the most of any mammal.[27][29] Dogs began diversifying in the Victorian era, when humans took control of their natural selection.[21] Most breeds were derived from small numbers of founders within the last 200 years.[21][27] Since then, dogs have undergone rapid phenotypic change and have been subjected to artificial selection by humans. The skull, body, and limb proportions between breeds display more phenotypic diversity than can be found within the entire order of carnivores. These breeds possess distinct traits related to morphology, which include body size, skull shape, tail phenotype, fur type, and colour.[21] As such, humans have long used dogs for their desirable traits to complete or fulfill a certain work or role. Their behavioural traits include guarding, herding, hunting,[21] retrieving, and scent detection. Their personality traits include hypersocial behavior, boldness, and aggression.[21] Present-day dogs are dispersed around the world.[27] An example of this dispersal is the numerous modern breeds of European lineage during the Victorian era.[22]

Anatomy and physiology

Size and skeleton

A lateral view of a dog skeleton

Dogs are extremely variable in size, ranging from one of the largest breeds, the Great Dane, at 50 to 79 kg (110 to 174 lb) and 71 to 81 cm (28 to 32 in), to one of the smallest, the Chihuahua, at 0.5 to 3 kg (1.1 to 6.6 lb) and 13 to 20 cm (5.1 to 7.9 in).[30][31] All healthy dogs, regardless of their size and type, have the same amount of bones (with the exception of the tail), although there is significant skeletal variation between dogs of different types.[32][33] The dog's skeleton is well adapted for running; the vertebrae on the neck and back have extensions for back muscles, consisting of epaxial muscles and hypaxial muscles, to connect to; the long ribs provide room for the heart and lungs; and the shoulders are unattached to the skeleton, allowing for flexibility.[32][33][34]

Compared to the dog's wolf-like ancestors, selective breeding since domestication has seen the dog's skeleton increase in size for larger types such as mastiffs and miniaturised for smaller types such as terriers; dwarfism has been selectively bred for some types where short legs are preferred, such as dachshunds and corgis.[33] Most dogs naturally have 26 vertebrae in their tails, but some with naturally short tails have as few as three.[32]

Skulls of different breeds, from left to right: Pug; Boxer; Rottweiler; Wolf; Collie; Standard Poodle.

The dog's skull has identical components regardless of breed type, but there is significant divergence in terms of skull shape between types.[33][35] The three basic skull shapes are the elongated dolichocephalic type as seen in sighthounds, the intermediate mesocephalic or mesaticephalic type, and the very short and broad brachycephalic type exemplified by mastiff type skulls.[33][35] The jaw contains around 42 teeth, and it has evolved for the consumption of flesh. Dogs use their carnassial teeth to cut food into bite-sized chunks, more especially meat.[36]

Senses

The left half of the image shows the estimated difference in a dog's vision.

Dogs' senses include vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and magnetoreception. One study suggests that dogs can feel small variations in Earth's magnetic field.[37] Dogs prefer to defecate with their spines aligned in a north–south position in calm magnetic field conditions.[38]

Dogs' vision is dichromatic; their visual world consists of yellows, blues, and grays.[39] They have difficulty differentiating between red and green,[40] and much like other mammals, the dog's eye is composed of two types of cone cells compared to the human's three. The divergence of the eye axis of dogs ranges from 12 to 25°, depending on the breed, which can have different retina configurations.[41][42] The fovea centralis area of the eye is attached to a nerve fiber, and is the most sensitive to photons.[43] Additionally, a study found that dogs' visual acuity was up to eight times less effective than a human, and their ability to discriminate levels of brightness was about two times worse than a human.[44]

While the human brain is dominated by a large visual cortex, the dog brain is dominated by a large olfactory cortex. Dogs have roughly forty times more smell-sensitive receptors than humans, ranging from about 125 million to nearly 300 million in some dog breeds, such as bloodhounds.[45] This sense of smell is the most prominent sense of the species; it detects chemical changes in the environment, allowing dogs to pinpoint the location of mating partners, potential stressors, resources, etc.[46] Dogs also have an acute sense of hearing up to four times greater than that of humans. They can pick up the slightest sounds from about 400 m (1,300 ft) compared to 90 m (300 ft) for humans.[47]

Dogs have stiff, deeply embedded hairs known as whiskers that sense atmospheric changes, vibrations, and objects not visible in low light conditions. The lower most part of whiskers hold more receptor cells than other hair types, which help in alerting dogs of objects that could collide with the nose, ears, and jaw. Whiskers likely also facilitate the movement of food towards the mouth.[48]

Coat

The coats of domestic dogs are of two varieties: "double" being common in dogs (as well as wolves) originating from colder climates, made up of a coarse guard hair and a soft down hair, or "single", with the topcoat only. Breeds may have an occasional "blaze", stripe, or "star" of white fur on their chest or underside.[49] Premature graying can occur in dogs as early as one year of age; this is associated with impulsive behaviors, anxiety behaviors, and fear of unfamiliar noise, people, or animals.[50] Some dog breeds are hairless, while others have a very thick corded coat. The coats of certain breeds are often groomed to a characteristic style, for example, the Yorkshire Terrier's "show cut".[36]

Dewclaw

A dog's dewclaw is the fifth digit in its forelimb and hind legs. Dewclaws on the forelimbs are attached by bone and ligament, while the dewclaws on the hind legs are attached only by skin. Most dogs aren't born with dewclaws in their hind legs, and some are without them in their forelimbs. Dogs' dewclaws consist of the proximal phalanges and distal phalanges. Some publications theorize that dewclaws in wolves, who usually do not have dewclaws, were a sign of hybridization with dogs.[51][52]

Tail

A dog's tail is the terminal appendage of the vertebral column, which is made up of a string of 5 to 23 vertebrae enclosed in muscles and skin that support the dog's back extensor muscles. One of the primary functions of a dog's tail is to communicate their emotional state.[53] The tail also helps the dog maintain balance by putting its weight on the opposite side of the dog's tilt, and it can also help the dog spread its anal gland's scent through the tail's position and movement.[54] Dogs can have a violet gland (or supracaudal gland) characterized by sebaceous glands on the dorsal surface of their tails; in some breeds, it may be vestigial or absent. The enlargement of the violet gland in the tail, which can create a bald spot from hair loss, can be caused by Cushing's disease or an excess of sebum from androgens in the sebaceous glands.[55]

A study suggests that dogs show asymmetric tail-wagging responses to different emotive stimuli. "Stimuli that could be expected to elicit approach tendencies seem to be associated with [a] higher amplitude of tail-wagging movements to the right side".[56][57] Dogs can injure themselves by wagging their tails forcefully; this condition is called kennel tail, happy tail, bleeding tail, or splitting tail.[58] In some hunting dogs, the tail is traditionally docked to avoid injuries. Some dogs can be born without tails because of a DNA variant in the T gene, which can also result in a congenitally short (bobtail) tail.[59] Tail docking is opposed by many veterinary and animal welfare organisations such as the American Veterinary Medical Association[60] and the British Veterinary Association.[61] Evidence from veterinary practices and questionnaires showed that around 500 dogs would need to have their tail docked to prevent one injury.[62]

A black Standard Schnauzer with a docked tail

Health

Numerous disorders have been known to affect dogs. Some are congenital and others are acquired. Dogs can acquire upper respiratory tract diseases including diseases that affect the nasal cavity, the larynx, and the trachea; lower respiratory tract diseases which includes pulmonary disease and acute respiratory diseases; heart diseases which includes any cardiovascular inflammation or dysfunction of the heart; haemopoietic diseases including anaemia and clotting disorders; gastrointestinal disease such as diarrhoea and gastric dilatation volvulus; hepatic disease such as portosystemic shunts and liver failure; pancreatic disease such as pancreatitis; renal disease; lower urinary tract disease such as cystitis and urolithiasis; endocrine disorders such as diabetes mellitus, Cushing's syndrome, hypoadrenocorticism, and hypothyroidism; nervous system diseases such as seizures and spinal injury; musculoskeletal disease such as arthritis and myopathies; dermatological disorders such as alopecia and pyoderma; ophthalmological diseases such as conjunctivitis, glaucoma, entropion, and progressive retinal atrophy; and neoplasia.[63]

Common dog parasites are lice, fleas, fly larvae, ticks, mites, cestodes, nematodes, and coccidia. Taenia is a notable genus with 5 species in which dogs are the definitive host.[64] Additionally, dogs are a source of zoonoses for humans. They are responsible for 99% of rabies cases worldwide;[65] however, in some developed countries such as the UK, rabies is absent from dogs and is instead only transmitted by bats.[66] Other common zoonoses are hydatid disease, leptospirosis, pasteurellosis, ringworm, and toxocariasis.[66] Common infections in dogs include canine adenovirus, canine distemper virus, canine parvovirus, leptospirosis, canine influenza, and canine coronavirus. All of these conditions have vaccines available.[66]

Dogs are the companion animal most frequently reported for exposure to toxins. Most poisonings are accidental and over 80% of reports of exposure to the ASPCA animal poisoning hotline are due to oral exposure. The most common substances people report exposure to are: pharmaceuticals, toxic foods, and rodenticides.[67] Data from the Pet Poison Helpline shows that human drugs are the most frequent cause of toxicosis death. The most common household products ingested are cleaning products. Most food related poisonings involved theobromine poisoning (chocolate). Other common food poisonings include xylitol, Vitis (grapes, raisins, etc.) and Allium (garlic, oninions, etc.). Pyrethrin insecticides were the most common cause of pesticide poisoning. Metaldehyde a common pesticide for snails and slugs typically causes severe outcomes when ingested by dogs.[68]

Neoplasia is the most common cause of death for dogs.[69][70][71] Other common causes of death are heart and renal failure.[71] Their pathology is similar to that of humans, as is their response to treatment and their outcomes. Genes found in humans to be responsible for disorders are investigated in dogs as being the cause and vice versa.[27][72]

Lifespan

The typical lifespan of dogs varies widely among breeds, but the median longevity (the age at which half the dogs in a population have died and half are still alive) is approximately 12.7 years.[73][74] Obesity correlates negatively with longevity with one study finding obese dogs to have a life expectancy approximately a year and a half less than dogs with a healthy weight.[73]

In a 2024 UK study analyzing 584,734 dogs, it was concluded that purebred dogs lived longer than crossbred dogs, challenging the previous notion of the latter having the higher life expectancies. The authors noted that their study included "designer dogs" as crossbred and that purebred dogs were typically given better care than their crossbred counterparts, which likely influenced the outcome of the study.[75] Other studies also show that fully mongrel dogs live about a year longer on average than dogs with pedigrees.[76] Furthermore, small dogs with longer muzzles have been shown to have higher lifespans than larger medium-sized dogs with much more depressed muzzles.[77] For free-ranging dogs, less than 1 in 5 reach sexual maturity,[78] and the median life expectancy for feral dogs is less than half of dogs living with humans.[79]

Reproduction

Two dogs tied after mating

In domestic dogs, sexual maturity happens around six months to one year for both males and females, although this can be delayed until up to two years of age for some large breeds. This is the time at which female dogs will have their first estrous cycle, characterized by their vulvas swelling and producing discharges, usually lasting between 4 and 20 days.[80][81] They will experience subsequent estrous cycles semiannually, during which the body prepares for pregnancy. At the peak of the cycle, females will become estrous, mentally and physically receptive to copulation. Because the ova survive and can be fertilized for a week after ovulation, more than one male can sire the same litter.[82] Fertilization typically occurs two to five days after ovulation. After ejaculation, the dogs are coitally tied for around 5–30 minutes because of the male's bulbus glandis swelling and the female's constrictor vestibuli contracting; the male will continue ejaculating until they untie naturally due to muscle relaxation.[83] 14–16 days after ovulation, the embryo attaches to the uterus, and after seven to eight more days, a heartbeat is detectable.[84][85] Dogs bear their litters roughly 58 to 68 days after fertilization,[82][86] with an average of 63 days, although the length of gestation can vary. An average litter consists of about six puppies.[87]

Neutering

Neutering is the sterilization of animals via gonadectomy, which is an orchidectomy (castration) in dogs and ovariohysterectomy (spay) in bitches. Neutering reduces problems caused by hypersexuality, especially in male dogs.[88] Spayed females are less likely to develop cancers affecting the mammary glands, ovaries, and other reproductive organs.[89] However, neutering increases the risk of urinary incontinence in bitches,[90] prostate cancer in dogs,[91] and osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, cruciate ligament rupture, pyometra, obesity, and diabetes mellitus in either sex.[92]

Neutering is the most common surgical procedure in dogs less than a year old in the US and is seen as a control method for overpopulation. Neutering often occurs as early as 6–14 weeks in shelters in the US.[93] The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) advises that dogs not intended for further breeding should be neutered so that they do not have undesired puppies that may later be euthanized.[94][95] However, the Society for Theriogenology and the American College of Theriogenologists made a joint statement that opposes mandatory neutering; they said that the cause of overpopulation in the US is cultural.[93]

Neutering is less common in most European countries, especially in Nordic countries—except for the UK, where it is common. In Norway, neutering is illegal unless for the benefit of the animal's health (e.g., ovariohysterectomy in case of ovarian or uterine neoplasia). Some European countries have similar laws to Norway, but their wording either explicitly allows for neutering for controlling reproduction or it is allowed in practice or by contradiction through other laws. Italy and Portugal have passed recent laws that promote it. Germany forbids early age neutering, but neutering is still allowed at the usual age. In Romania, neutering is mandatory except for when a pedigree to select breeds can be shown.[93][96]

Inbreeding depression

A common breeding practice for pet dogs is to mate them between close relatives (e.g., between half- and full-siblings).[97] In a study of seven dog breeds (the Bernese Mountain Dog, Basset Hound, Cairn Terrier, Brittany, German Shepherd Dog, Leonberger, and West Highland White Terrier), it was found that inbreeding decreases litter size and survival.[98] Another analysis of data on 42,855 Dachshund litters found that as the inbreeding coefficient increased, litter size decreased and the percentage of stillborn puppies increased, thus indicating inbreeding depression.[99] In a study of Boxer litters, 22% of puppies died before reaching 7 weeks of age. Stillbirth was the most frequent cause of death, followed by infection. Mortality due to infection increased significantly with increases in inbreeding.[100]

Behavior

Dog behavior has been shaped by millennia of contact with humans. They have acquired the ability to understand and communicate with humans and are uniquely attuned to human behaviors.[101][102] Behavioral scientists suggest that a set of social-cognitive abilities in domestic dogs that are not possessed by the dog's canine relatives or other highly intelligent mammals, such as great apes, are parallel to children's social-cognitive skills.[103]

Most domestic animals were initially bred for the production of goods. Dogs, on the other hand, were selectively bred for desirable behavioral traits.[104][105] In 2016, a study found that only 11 fixed genes showed variation between wolves and dogs.[106] These gene variations indicate the occurrence of artificial selection and the subsequent divergence of behavior and anatomical features. These genes have been shown to affect the catecholamine synthesis pathway, with the majority of the genes affecting the fight-or-flight response[105][107] (i.e., selection for tameness) and emotional processing.[105] Compared to their wolf counterparts, dogs tend to be less timid and less aggressive, though some of these genes have been associated with aggression in certain dog breeds.[108][105] Traits of high sociability and lack of fear in dogs may include genetic modifications related to Williams-Beuren syndrome in humans, which cause hypersociability at the expense of problem-solving ability.[109] In a 2023 study of 58 dogs, some dogs classified as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-like showed lower serotonin and dopamine concentrations.[110] A similar study claims that hyperactivity is more common in male and young dogs.[111] A dog can become aggressive because of trauma or abuse, fear or anxiety, territorial protection, or protecting an item it considers valuable.[112] Acute stress reactions from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seen in dogs can evolve into chronic stress.[113] Police dogs with PTSD can often refuse to work.[114]

Dog swimming over to catch a ball

Dogs have a natural instinct called prey drive (the term is chiefly used to describe training dogs' habits) which can be influenced by breeding. These instincts can drive dogs to consider objects or other animals to be prey or drive possessive behavior. These traits have been enhanced in some breeds so that they may be used to hunt and kill vermin or other pests.[115] Puppies or dogs sometimes bury food underground. One study found that wolves outperformed dogs in finding food caches, likely due to a "difference in motivation" between wolves and dogs.[116] Some puppies and dogs engage in coprophagy out of habit, stress, for attention, or boredom; most of them will not do it later in life. A study hypothesizes that the behavior was inherited from wolves, a behavior likely evolved to lessen the presence of intestinal parasites in dens.[117] Most dogs can swim. In a study of 412 dogs, around 36.5% of the dogs could not swim; the other 63.5% were able to swim without a trainer in a swimming pool.[118] A study of 55 dogs found a correlation between swimming and 'improvement' of the hip osteoarthritis joint.[119]

Nursing

A female dog nursing her newborn puppies.

The female dog may produce colostrum, a type of milk high in nutrients and antibodies, 1–7 days before giving birth. Milk production lasts for around three months,[120][121] and increases with litter size.[121] The dog can sometimes vomit and refuse food during child contractions.[122] In the later stages of the dog's pregnancy, nesting behaviour may occur.[123] Puppies are born with a protective fetal membrane that the mother usually removes shortly after birth. Dogs can have the maternal instincts to start grooming their puppies, consume their puppies' feces, and protect their puppies, likely due to their hormonal state.[124][125] While male-parent dogs can show more disinterested behaviour toward their own puppies,[126] most can play with the young pups as they would with other dogs or humans.[127] A female dog may abandon or attack her puppies or her male partner dog if she is stressed or in pain.[128]

Intelligence

Researchers have tested dogs' ability to perceive information, retain it as knowledge, and apply it to solve problems. Studies of two dogs suggest that dogs can learn by inference. A study with Rico, a Border Collie, showed that he knew the labels of over 200 different items. He inferred the names of novel things by exclusion learning and correctly retrieved those new items after four weeks of the initial exposure. A study of another Border Collie, Chaser, documented that he had learned the names and could associate them by verbal command with over 1,000 words.[129]

One study of canine cognitive abilities found that dogs' capabilities are similar to those of horses, chimpanzees, or cats.[130] One study of 18 household dogs found that the dogs could not distinguish food bowls at specific locations without distinguishing cues; the study stated that this indicates a lack of spatial memory.[131] A study stated that dogs have a visual sense for number. The dogs showed a ratio-dependent activation both for numerical values from 1–3 to larger than four.[132]

Dogs demonstrate a theory of mind by engaging in deception.[133] Another experimental study showed evidence that Australian dingos can outperform domestic dogs in non-social problem-solving, indicating that domestic dogs may have lost much of their original problem-solving abilities once they joined humans.[134] Another study showed that dogs stared at humans after failing to complete an impossible version of the same task they had been trained to solve. Wolves, under the same situation, avoided staring at humans altogether.[135]

Communication

Dog communication is the transfer of information between dogs, as well as between dogs and humans.[136] Communication behaviors of dogs include eye gaze, facial expression,[137][138] vocalization, body posture (including movements of bodies and limbs), and gustatory communication (scents, pheromones, and taste). Dogs mark their territories by urinating on them, which is more likely when entering a new environment.[139][140] Both sexes of dogs may also urinate to communicate anxiety or frustration, submissiveness, or when in exciting or relaxing situations.[141] Aroused dogs can be a result of the dogs' higher cortisol levels.[142] Dogs begin socializing with other dogs by the time they reach the ages of 3 to 8 weeks, and at about 5 to 12 weeks of age, they alter their focus from dogs to humans.[143] Belly exposure in dogs can be a defensive behavior that can lead to a bite or to seek comfort.[144]

Humans communicate with dogs by using vocalization, hand signals, and body posture. With their acute sense of hearing, dogs rely on the auditory aspect of communication for understanding and responding to various cues, including the distinctive barking patterns that convey different messages. A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has shown that dogs respond to both vocal and nonvocal voices using the brain's region towards the temporal pole, similar to that of humans' brains. Most dogs also looked significantly longer at the face whose expression matched the valence of vocalization.[145][146][147] A study of caudate responses shows that dogs tend to respond more positively to social rewards than to food rewards.[148]

Ecology

Population

The dog is the most widely abundant large carnivoran living in the human environment.[149][150] In 2020, the estimated global dog population was between 700 million and 1 billion.[151] In the same year, a study found the dog to be the most popular pet in the United States, with there being a dog in 34 out of every 100 homes.[5] About 20% of the dog population live in developed countries.[152] In the developing world, it is estimated that three-quarters of the world's dog population lives in the developing world as feral, village, or community dogs.[153] Most of these dogs live as scavengers and have never been owned by humans, with one study showing that village dogs' most common response when approached by strangers is to run away (52%) or respond aggressively (11%).[154]

Competitors

Feral and free-ranging dogs' potential to compete with other large carnivores is limited by their strong association with humans.[149] Although wolves are known to kill dogs, they tend to live in pairs in areas where they are highly persecuted, giving them a disadvantage when facing large dog groups.[155][156] In some instances, wolves have displayed an uncharacteristic fearlessness of humans and buildings when attacking dogs, to the extent that they have to be beaten off or killed.[157] Although the numbers of dogs killed each year are relatively low, there is still a fear among humans of wolves entering villages and farmyards to take dogs, and losses of dogs to wolves have led to demands for more liberal wolf hunting regulations.[155]

Coyotes and big cats have also been known to attack dogs. In particular, leopards are known to have a preference for dogs and have been recorded to kill and consume them, no matter their size.[158] Siberian tigers in the Amur river region have killed dogs in the middle of villages. They will not tolerate wolves as competitors within their territories, and the tigers could be considering dogs in the same way.[159] Striped hyenas are known to kill dogs in their range.[160] Dogs as introduced predators have affected the ecology of New Zealand, which lacked indigenous land-based mammals before human settlement.[161] Dogs have made 11 vertebrate species extinct and are identified as a 'potential threat' to at least 188 threatened species worldwide;[162] another figure is that dogs have also been linked to the extinction of 156 animal species.[163] Dogs have been documented to have killed a few birds of the endangered species, the kagu, in New Caledonia.[164]

Diet

A golden retriever gnawing on a pig's foot bone

Dogs are typically described as omnivores.[82][165][166] Compared to wolves, dogs from agricultural societies have extra copies of amylase and other genes involved in starch digestion that contribute to an increased ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet.[167] Similar to humans, some dog breeds produce amylase in their saliva and are classified as having a high-starch diet.[168] Despite being an omnivore, dogs are only able to produce bile acid with taurine. They must get their intake of vitamin D from consuming other animals.[169]

Of the twenty-one amino acids common to all life forms (including selenocysteine), dogs cannot synthesize ten: arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.[170][171][172] Like cats, dogs require arginine to maintain nitrogen balance. These nutritional requirements place dogs halfway between carnivores and omnivores.[173]

Range

As a domesticated or semi-domesticated animal, the dog has notable exceptions of presence in:

Dogs were introduced to Antarctica as sled dogs. Starting practice in December 1993, dogs were later outlawed by the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty international agreement due to the possible risk of spreading infections.[186]

Roles with humans

The domesticated dog originated as a predator and scavenger.[187][188] They inherited complex behaviors, such as bite inhibition, from their wolf ancestors, which would have been pack hunters with complex body language. These sophisticated forms of social cognition and communication may account for dogs' trainability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human households and social situations,[189] and probably also their co-existence with early human hunter-gatherers.[190][191] Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and the military, companionship, and aiding disabled individuals. These roles in human society have earned them the nickname "man's best friend" in the Western world. In some cultures, however, dogs are also a source of meat.[192][193]

Pets

A Siberian husky with a human companion

The keeping of dogs as companions, particularly by elites, has a long history.[194] Pet-dog populations grew significantly after World War II as suburbanization increased.[194] In the 1980s, there have been changes in the pet dog's functions, such as the increased role of dogs in the emotional support of their human guardians.[195][196][197] Within the second half of the 20th century, more and more dog owners considered their animal to be a part of the family. This major social status shift allowed the dog to conform to social expectations of personality and behavior.[197] The second has been the broadening of the concepts of family and the home to include dogs-as-dogs within everyday routines and practices.[197]

Products such as dog-training books, classes, and television programs, target dog owners.[198][199] Some dog-trainers have promoted a dominance model of dog-human relationships. However, the idea of the "alpha dog" trying to be dominant is based on a controversial theory about wolf packs.[200][201] It has been disputed that "trying to achieve status" is characteristic of dog-human interactions.[202] Human family members have increased participation in activities in which the dog is an integral partner, such as dog dancing and dog yoga.[198]

According to statistics published by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association in the National Pet Owner Survey in 2009–2010, an estimated 77.5 million people in the United States have pet dogs.[203] The source shows that nearly 40% of American households own at least one dog, of which 67% own just one dog, 25% own two dogs, and nearly 9% own more than two dogs. The data also shows an equal number of male and female pet dogs; less than one-fifth of the owned dogs come from shelters.[204]

Workers

In addition to dogs' role as companion animals, dogs have been bred for herding livestock (such as collies and sheepdogs); for hunting; for rodent control (such as terriers); as search and rescue dogs;[205][206] as detection dogs (such as those trained to detect illicit drugs or chemical weapons);[207][208] as homeguard dogs; as police dogs (sometimes nicknamed "K-9"); as welfare-purpose dogs; as dogs who assist fishermen retrieve their nets; and as dogs that pull loads (such as sled dogs).[82] In 1957, the dog Laika became one of the first animals to be launched into Earth orbit aboard the Soviets's Sputnik 2; Laika died during the flight from overheating.[209][210] Various kinds of service dogs and assistance dogs, including guide dogs, hearing dogs, mobility assistance dogs, and psychiatric service dogs, assist individuals with disabilities.[211][212] A study of 29 dogs found that 9 dogs owned by people with epilepsy were reported to exhibit attention-getting behavior to their handler 30 seconds to 45 minutes prior to an impending seizure; there was no significant correlation between the patients' demographics, health, or attitude towards their pets.[213]

Shows and sports

Dogs compete in breed-conformation shows and dog sports (including racing, sledding, and agility competitions). In dog shows, also referred to as "breed shows", a judge familiar with the specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for conformity with their established breed type as described in a breed standard.[214] Weight pulling, a dog sport involving pulling weight, has been criticized for promoting doping and for its risk of injury.[215]

Dogs as food

Humans have consumed dog meat going back at least 14,000 years. It's unknown to what extent prehistoric dogs were consumed and bred for meat. For centuries, the practice was prevalent in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Africa, and Oceania before cultural changes triggered by the spread of religions resulted in dog meat consumption declining and becoming more taboo.[216] Switzerland, Polynesia, and pre-Columbian Mexico historically consumed dog meat.[217][218][219] Some Native American dogs, like the Peruvian Hairless Dog and Xoloitzcuintle, were raised to be sacrificed and eaten.[220][221] Han Chinese traditionally ate dogs.[222] Consumption of dog meat declined but did not end during the Sui dynasty (581–618) and Tang dynasty (618–907) due in part to the spread of Buddhism and the upper class rejecting the practice.[223][224] Dog consumption was rare in India, Iran, and Europe.[216]

Eating dog meat is a social taboo in most parts of the world,[225] though some still consume it in modern times.[226][227] It is still consumed in some East Asian countries, including China,[192] Vietnam,[193] Korea,[228] Indonesia,[229] and the Philippines.[230] An estimated 30 million dogs are killed and consumed in Asia every year.[222] China is the world's largest consumer of dogs, with an estimated 10 to 20 million dogs killed every year for human consumption.[231] In Vietnam, about 5 million dogs are slaughtered annually.[232] In 2024, China, Singapore, and Thailand placed a ban on the consumption of dogs within their borders.[233] In some parts of Poland[234][235] and Central Asia,[236][237] dog fat is reportedly believed to be beneficial for the lungs.[238] Proponents of eating dog meat have argued that placing a distinction between livestock and dogs is Western hypocrisy and that there is no difference in eating different animals' meat.[239][240][241][242]

There is a long history of dog meat consumption in South Korea, but the practice has fallen out of favor.[243] A 2017 survey found that under 40% of participants supported a ban on the distribution and consumption of dog meat. This increased to over 50% in 2020, suggesting changing attitudes, particularly among younger individuals.[7] In 2018, the South Korean government passed a bill banning restaurants that sell dog meat from doing so during that year's Winter Olympics.[244] On 9 January 2024, the South Korean parliament passed a law banning the distribution and sale of dog meat. It will take effect in 2027, with plans to assist dog farmers in transitioning to other products.[245] The primary type of dog raised for meat in South Korea has been the Nureongi.[246] In North Korea where meat is scarce, eating dog is a common and accepted practice, officially promoted by the government.[247][248]

Health risks

In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 59,000 people died globally from rabies, with 59.6% of the deaths in Asia and 36.4% in Africa. Rabies is a disease for which dogs are the most significant vector.[249] Dog bites affect tens of millions of people globally each year.[250] The primary victims of dog bite incidents are children. They are more likely to sustain more serious injuries from bites, which can lead to death.[250] Sharp claws can lacerate flesh and cause serious infections.[251] In the United States, cats and dogs are a factor in more than 86,000 falls each year.[252] It has been estimated that around 2% of dog-related injuries treated in U.K. hospitals are domestic accidents. The same study concluded that dog-associated road accidents involving injuries more commonly involve two-wheeled vehicles.[253] Some countries and cities have also banned or restricted certain dog breeds, usually for safety concerns.[254]

Toxocara canis (dog roundworm) eggs in dog feces can cause toxocariasis. It is estimated that nearly 14% of people in the United States are infected with Toxocara; about 10,000 cases are reported each year.[255] Untreated toxocariasis can cause retinal damage and decreased vision.[256] Dog feces can also contain hookworms that cause cutaneous larva migrans in humans.[257][258]

Health benefits

Walking a dog

The scientific evidence is mixed as to whether a dog's companionship can enhance human physical and psychological well-being.[259] Studies suggest that there are benefits to physical health and psychological well-being, but they have been criticized for being "poorly controlled".[260][261] One study states that "the health of elderly people is related to their health habits and social supports but not to their ownership of, or attachment to, a companion animal".[262] Earlier studies have shown that pet-dog or -cat guardians make fewer hospital visits and are less likely to be on medication for heart problems and sleeping difficulties than non-guardians.[262] People with pet dogs took considerably more physical exercise than those with cats or those without pets; these effects are relatively long-term.[263] Pet guardianship has also been associated with increased survival in cases of coronary artery disease. Human guardians are significantly less likely to die within one year of an acute myocardial infarction than those who do not own dogs.[264] Studies have found a small to moderate correlation between dog-ownership and increased adult physical-activity levels.[265]

A 2005 paper states:[259]

recent research has failed to support earlier findings that pet ownership is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, a reduced use of general practitioner services, or any psychological or physical benefits on health for community dwelling older people. Research has, however, pointed to significantly less absenteeism from school through sickness among children who live with pets.

Health benefits of dogs can result from contact with dogs in general, not solely from having dogs as pets. For example, when in a pet dog's presence, people show reductions in cardiovascular, behavioral, and psychological indicators of anxiety[266] and are exposed to immune-stimulating microorganisms, which can protect against allergies and autoimmune diseases (according to the hygiene hypothesis). Other benefits include dogs as social support.[267]

One study indicated that wheelchair-users experience more positive social interactions with strangers when accompanied by a dog than when they are not.[268] In a 2015 study, it was found that having a pet made people more inclined to foster positive relationships with their neighbors.[269] In one study, new guardians reported a significant reduction in minor health problems during the first month following pet acquisition, which was sustained through the 10-month study.[263]

Using dogs and other animals as a part of therapy dates back to the late-18th century, when animals were introduced into mental institutions to help socialize patients with mental disorders.[270] Animal-assisted intervention research has shown that animal-assisted therapy with a dog can increase smiling and laughing among people with Alzheimer's disease.[271] One study demonstrated that children with ADHD and conduct disorders who participated in an education program with dogs and other animals showed increased attendance, knowledge, and skill-objectives and decreased antisocial and violent behavior compared with those not in an animal-assisted program.[272]

Cultural importance

Cerberus with the gluttons in Dante's Third Circle of Hell, depicted by William Blake

Artworks have depicted dogs as symbols of guidance, protection, loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness, alertness, and love.[273] In ancient Mesopotamia, from the Old Babylonian period until the Neo-Babylonian period, dogs were the symbol of Ninisina, the goddess of healing and medicine,[274] and her worshippers frequently dedicated small models of seated dogs to her.[274] In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods, dogs served as emblems of magical protection.[274] In China, Korea, and Japan, dogs are viewed as kind protectors.[275]

In mythology, dogs often appear as pets or as watchdogs.[275] Stories of dogs guarding the gates of the underworld recur throughout Indo-European mythologies[276][277] and may originate from Proto-Indo-European traditions.[276][277] In Greek mythology, Cerberus is a three-headed, dragon-tailed watchdog who guards the gates of Hades.[275] Dogs also feature in association with the Greek goddess Hecate.[278] In Norse mythology, a dog called Garmr guards Hel, a realm of the dead.[275] In Persian mythology, two four-eyed dogs guard the Chinvat Bridge.[275] In Welsh mythology, Cŵn Annwn guards Annwn.[275] In Hindu mythology, Yama, the god of death, owns two watchdogs named Shyama and Sharvara, which each have four eyes—they are said to watch over the gates of Naraka.[279] A black dog is considered to be the vahana (vehicle) of Bhairava (an incarnation of Shiva).[280]

In Christianity, dogs represent faithfulness.[275] Within the Roman Catholic denomination specifically, the iconography of Saint Dominic includes a dog after the saint's mother dreamt of a dog springing from her womb and became pregnant shortly after that.[281] As such, the Dominican Order (Ecclesiastical Latin: Domini canis) means "dog of the Lord" or "hound of the Lord".[281] In Christian folklore, a church grim often takes the form of a black dog to guard Christian churches and their churchyards from sacrilege.[282] Jewish law does not prohibit keeping dogs and other pets but requires Jews to feed dogs (and other animals that they own) before themselves and to make arrangements for feeding them before obtaining them.[283][284] The view on dogs in Islam is mixed, with some schools of thought viewing them as unclean,[275] although Khaled Abou El Fadl states that this view is based on "pre-Islamic Arab mythology" and "a tradition [...] falsely attributed to the Prophet".[285] The Sunni Maliki school jurists disagree with the idea that dogs are unclean.[286]

Terminology

  • Dog – the species (or subspecies) as a whole, also any male member of the same.[287]
  • Bitch – any female member of the species (or subspecies).[288]
  • Puppy or pup – a young member of the species (or subspecies) under 12 months old.[289]
  • Sire – the male parent of a litter.[289]
  • Dam – the female parent of a litter.[289]
  • Litter – all of the puppies resulting from a single whelping.[289]
  • Whelping – the act of a bitch giving birth.[289]
  • Whelps – puppies still dependent upon their dam.[289]

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