Talk:Dog

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Suggestion: merge "temperament test" as a section

Suggestion: I ran across the dog temperament test article earlier today, and it seems to me like the topic would work better as (and benefit from being) a sub-section of this one than as the stand-alone piece it is now. —xyzzymage 02:17, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Do dogs mimic human sounds?

I'm not saying they understand it but stray dogs seem to uncannily mimic sounds humans make when chasing dogs away. Dogs in South India seem to be doing this ("out" sound like a common bark but the language here is distinct). It's frightening. The dog really sounded like "Dae, Dae, Dae, Dae!. 61.3.190.42 (talk) 17:08, 17 November 2013 (UTC)Bumpinthenight

Dogs come from Europe

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/14/health/dogs-domesticated-europe/index.html?hpt=hp_bn13

needs to be in article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.199.68.204 (talk) 02:17, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Our anonymous friend is correct - all dogs come from an extinct European wolf. Last November Dr Olaf Thalmann, together with a team of international researchers from 20 universities across Europe and the Americas, published a paper titled “Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Ancient Canids Suggest a European Origin of Domestic Dogs”. The team analyzed the DNA taken from the skeletons of 18 prehistoric wolves and prehistoric dogs found in Eurasia and the New World, along with a wide range of modern dogs and wolves. The DNA of all modern dogs is most closely related to a European wolf that is now extinct. Molecular dating suggests domestication occurred between 18,800 to 32,100 years ago.

The reference is found here: https://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6160/871#aff-1 I will suggest an amendment to the webpage shortly.

William of Aragon (talk) 03:45, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 December 2013

There is a rumor started by the movie Shaun of the Dead that dogs cannot look up when Shaun says: "Yea, but Big Al says dogs can't look up." This is untrue. DogMaster1985 (talk) 03:15, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

Not done: this article already has over 9000 words and occupies nearly half a gigabyte. Let's not waste space on false rumours. --Stfg (talk) 10:09, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

in Dog#Vision it is said humans have 180° FOV. Its 120° actually [1]. Please fix — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.176.3.145 (talk) 02:56, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Adding information to the 'Dog' article about mythology / religion

Hey. I wanted to contribute to the article, but it seems to be closed.

I wanted to expand the 'mythology' section, to add under 'Hindu Mythology' a small paragraph about the popular Hindu deity Kala Bhairava, whose 'vehicle' (vahana) is the dog -due to the 'unclean' nature of the dog, and how Bhairava, being beyond duality, encompasses both clean and unclean into Himself- as well as how the dog (nocturnal and feral in urban India) as the vehicle of Bhairava is seen as a quasi 'friendly demon' in such cities as Varanasi (whose tutelary deity is Kala Bhairava), and how the dog is then subsequently respected.

How do i 'apply' for the right to update this wiki?

The Archmage of the Aether (talk) 07:47, 30 December 2013 (UTC)tAotA, 30-12-13

Perhaps you could start your own Wikipedia webpage on Dog Mythology, and leave this Dog section to science. There is a whole lot more research that needs to go on here.

William of Aragon (talk) 04:01, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Dogs

Dogs are one of the oldest known friends of the human race. Dogs are surprisingly a close realative to dolphins because they are both friendly, social, and nice — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.173.161.189 (talk) 02:33, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2014

39.45.36.238 (talk) 14:13, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Note: No request was made. --ElHef (Meep?) 14:55, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

DOGS

Dogs are probably the pet that nearly every household will have. they are sometimes known as "mans best friend". this is because dogs are loyal, loving companions, and they can make a great family member in no time. having a dog or a puppy is very useful. did you know that dog can smell cancer, so can save their owners lives. they have also been known in the past to have saved toddlers and babies from drowning, as well as other dogs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.151.135 (talk) 17:09, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Fixing a typo "species" written when you meant "biological family"

At the very beginning, when this page refers to the disambiguation, it says "For related species known as 'dogs', see Canidae"

I believe you meant to write "biological family", not "Species", as "Canidae" is the biological family -- the *species* would be "Canis lupus", Canidae is the biological family, and the *genus* would be "Canis". If you are redirecting to "Canidae", you are referring to a biological family. I suggest this typo be fixed quickly, as it is one that can be embarrassing. 99.110.76.28 (talk) 07:02, 27 January 2014 (UTC) Sophia

Other species related to Canis lupus are part of the family Canidae. What's wrong with that? Ian Dalziel (talk) 16:59, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

I concur with Ian. The species and family are given both in the first paragraph and the scientific classification table on the right of the screen, and can be removed from the first line altogether. Plus, by your own definition all dogs are domestic, so remove that word. It currently reads:

This article is about the domestic dog. For related species known as "dogs", see Canidae. For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation).

Amend to: This article is about the dog. For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation).

Coding should be:

This article is about the dog. For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation).

William of Aragon (talk) 04:11, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Can't use the ambiguous word on its own to specify one use of it - "about the domestic animal" if you like. Ian Dalziel (talk) 07:30, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Now I understand - many thanks to Yorkshire.

William of Aragon (talk) 22:31, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Dog is not a sub-species of the Gray Wolf

Currently reads: The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)[2][3] is a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus), a member of the Canidae family of the mammalian order Carnivora.

My Comment: The domestic dog is now known to be a descendent of an extinct European wolf.

Last November Dr Olaf Thalmann, together with a team of international researchers from 20 universities across Europe and the Americas, published a paper titled “Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Ancient Canids Suggest a European Origin of Domestic Dogs”. The team analyzed the DNA taken from the skeletons of 18 prehistoric wolves and prehistoric dogs found in Eurasia and the New World, along with a wide range of modern dogs and wolves. The DNA of all modern dogs is most closely related to a European wolf that is now extinct. Molecular dating suggests domestication occurred between 18,800 to 32,100 years ago. Citation: https://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6160/871#aff-1

Also, its scientific classification appears in the table to the right of the article entry and therefore can be removed from the text.

Wording should be amended to read: The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)[2][3] is a sub-species of the wolf (Canis lupus).

Coding should read: The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)[2][3] is a sub-species of the wolf Canis Lupus.

Additionally, this webpage has become over-sized and does not encapsulate the rapid changes in dog research that has taken place over the last few years. I recommend that sections of it be redistributed into new articles that are not protected in order to keep up with the pace of change - much of the research cited on this webpage is already super-ceded. Can you point me to any team or group that is collaborating on developing this topic, please?

William of Aragon (talk) 03:37, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Dogs and dolphins

Dogs are surprisingly related to DOLPHINS. they are both social, friendly, and have both helped the world one way or another.

Dogs and dolphins

Dogs are surprisingly related to DOLPHINS. they are both social, friendly, and have both helped the world one way or another. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomas story (talk • contribs) 14:14, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Any mammal is surprising like any other mammal - we all shared a common ancestor and our brains appear to be wired much the same way. Your statement may be true, but what would it add to this article I wonder? "Helped the world in one way or another" might lead to further development of some text.

Regards, William of Aragon (talk) 22:34, 1 February 2014 (UTC)