The scientists found that 64.1% of modern breed dogs carry wolf ancestry due to genetic crossbreeding nearly 1,000 ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

Every family dog carries a long evolutionary story in its cells, one that traces back to gray wolves even if the animal on ...

People and pups may be more genetically similar than widely believed. In A Nutshell A gene linked to dog aggression is also ...

To get around that, a team of researchers recently did the largest gene/behavior association study within a single dog breed.

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...

Dogs evolved from gray wolves, but scientists debate exactly where, when and how many times dogs were domesticated. Ancient DNA evidence suggests that domestication happened twice, in eastern and ...

The way we associate certain behavioral traits with certain breeds can be a huge factor in our relationships with dogs, from parents with toddlers and family-friendly labradors to couch potatoes and ...

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Alaskan sled dogs are a hybrid canine athlete combining traits of arctic adaptation, speed, endurance, and mental and physical fortitude. They were originally developed as working dogs to haul ...

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