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Wolves Were Our Pets Before Dogs

Remains on a small island in the Baltic Sea suggest that humans kept and cared for wolves for thousands of years before they domesticated dogs.
Most pet dogs carry small fragments of wolf DNA, left behind after their long association with people. That genetic trace is ...
The three 'wolf -dogs' found roaming the streets of Preston were first thought to German Shepherds.
Every dog owner might like to think their furry companion is the cutest, but scientists have now revealed which pets really ...
The Daily Express reported last October 2025 how the three 'wolves' were spotted and caught roaming the streets of Preston, ...
Although wolves and domestic dogs live very different lives today, they still share a remarkable number of social behaviours ...
But there are plenty of things a dog looks forward to doing in their day, and in the case of one Golden Retriever, sitting ...
Such evidence suggests early heartworms evolved alongside canines millions of years ago. Mosquitoes existed long before ...
A gene that is important for human hearing could determine whether a dog’s ears are pendulous like a basset hound’s or stubby ...
The uproar in the dog yard woke me at 2 a.m. on one of those dark, moonless September nights. Groggily I pondered. Bear? Wolf ...