Basic about Dogs

Basic About Dogs It's hard to know what you need to do in order to take care of your dog There are a lot of things that go into taking care of a dog and it can be tough to figure out what you need to do, where you should go for help, and what's best for your furry friend. We've written a book about it! "Basic About Dogs" is a comprehensive guide that covers the basics about dogs. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to...
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Basic About Dogs
It's hard to know what you need to do in order to take care of your dog



There are a lot of things that go into taking care of a dog and it can be tough to figure out what you need to do, where you should go for help, and what's best for your furry friend.

We've written a book about it! "Basic About Dogs" is a comprehensive guide that covers the basics about dogs. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to make sure they're giving their pup the best possible life.

By
Paul Hesch



DOGS' ORIGINS AND HISTORY

• Ancestry
• Paleontologists and archaeologists have discovered that a little mammal like a weasel lived in the area that is now Asia some 60 million years ago. It's called Miacis, and it's the genus that gave rise to the canids we know today: dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes. Miacis did not leave any direct offspring, but it did give rise to doglike canids. Miacis had evolved into the first true dog, Cynodictis, around 30 to 40 million years ago. This was a medium-sized animal with a long tail and a brushy coat that was longer than it was tall. Cynodictis split into two branches over millennia, one in Africa and the other in Eurasia. Tomarctus, the Eurasian branch, is the progenitor of wolves, dogs, and foxes.
  Dogs descended straight from wolves (Canis), according to genetic data, and the now-extinct wolf lineages that generated dogs split off from the line that produced present live wolves between 27,000 and 40,000 years ago. The exact date and location of dog domestication is a point of contention. However, there is considerable genetic evidence suggesting the initial domestication events took place between 14,000 and 29,000 years ago in northern Eurasia. Wolves in this region are said to have aided domestication by following nomadic peoples in northern Eurasia and eating the carcasses of game animals left behind by hunters.