Archive for January 3rd, 2007
Unusual Dogs
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007Picture of Shar Pei
Dogs inherited a range of behaviour from wolves. But by accentuating or diminishing specific traits or characteristics, humans have created dog breeds with different personalities. They have also created a range of shapes and sizes. Some of these present-day breeds are less fearful than their ancestral relatives, while others are […]
Origins & Domestication Of Dogs
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007Picture of Dingo: The Dingo was brought to Australia as a domesticated dog by the first immigrants thousands of years ago, and has since returned to the wild.
About sixty million years ago, a small mammal rather like a weasel or polecat clambered through the primeval forests. Its name was Miacis and it was the ancestor […]
