Ancient breeds

Assyria                          : Great Dane type for hunting lions, bull, wild ass.

Egypt                             : Hounds (Pharoah And Afghan type). Types like dachshund and greyhound. Creamy
                                         mastiff war dog.

Greece                           :Wolfdogs. Beagle type of scenting hound. Ferocious large guard dogs for livestock
                                         and home.

Rome                             : Three major categories: Canes villatici(house)
                                                                                   C.venatici (mastiff type)
                                                                                   BoarHound, Grey Hound, Italian GreyHound

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Man meets dog

The dog has been domesticated for some fourteen or fifteen thousand years. it was man's first true companion among the many creatures with whom he shared this earth. All over the world, men have tamed members of the dog family. Wolves, jackals and coyotes can still be bred with domestic dogs and they share many characteristics of physiology and behaviour.

Chance proximity led the North American Indians to tame the coyote, while the South American Indians tamed the fox-like Dusicyon genus, halfway between the true vulpine foxes and the canid wolves. The ancestors of most of today's domesticated dogs are wolf and jackal.


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About dogs as human's best friend

This site is dedicated to dogs- containing a delightful mixture of serious and zany facts and fancies about man's best friend. There are blushing dogs and singing dogs; war heroes and life savers; beasts and beauties; venerated and despised dogs; royal and presidential dogs.

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