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You probably thought you knew just about everything about dogs. Not even close, you'll discover when you look at this comprehensive encyclopedic article about (hu)mans' best friend... their history, their attributes, their anatomy and loads more... fascinating reading.

"The dog is a canine omnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for somewhere between 14,000 and 150,000 years. In this time, the dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of variation. For example, heights ranging from just a few inches (such as the Chihuahua) to nearly three feet (such as the Irish Wolfhound), and colors ranging from white to black with reds, grays, and browns also occurring in a tremendous variation of patterns. The dog is known for its trainability, its playfulness, and for its ability to fit into human households and social situations. See dog training for details.

In some countries dogs are most often kept as pets, although a wide range of dog sports provides opportunities for dogs to exhibit their natural skills, and working dogs of all kinds still fill traditional dog roles such as herding sheep and cattle while moving into new jobs such as detecting contraband. They have lived with and worked with humans in so many roles that they have earned the sobriquet Man's best friend." Read more...

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