Recreation - Pets - Dogs - Origins - Newsletter - News - Reviews - Education

Origins

Websites

Multiple and Ancient Origins of the Domestic Dog

1997 Science magazine article. Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences were analyzed from both dogs and wolves, showed considerable diversity and supported the hypothesis that wolves were the ancestors of dogs. Robert K. Wayne, et. al.

http://www.kc.net/~wolf2dog/wayne1.htm

Primitive Dogs

Article by Bonnie Dalzell, from NetPets.

http://www.netpets.com/dogs/reference/breedinfo/primitive.html

Early Man Needs Dog

Evolution of the first dogs in the Middle East, including the Saluki.

http://members.tripod.com/~SalukiHO/earlyman.html

Molecular Evolution of the Dog Family

The dog family, Canidae, is a diverse group of 34 species ranging in size and proportion from squat, dachshund-like bushdogs to the long-legged maned wolf. Robert K. Wayne examines their genetic relationships.

http://www.kc.net/~wolf2dog/wayne2.htm

References to Wolf/Dog Genetic History

Although the subject continues to be controversial, most authorities agree that all dogs, are descended from wolves which were tamed in the Near East ten or twelve thousand years ago.

http://www.kc.net/~wolf2dog/genetic1.htm

Stalking the Ancient Dog

Man's best friend may go way back. In-depth feature article by Christine Mlot in Science News Online. (June 28, 1997)

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/6_28_97/bob1.htm

Primitive Thai Ridgeback

Evidence for this primitive breed goes back 5,300 years in this Asian country.

http://www.thaidog.org/atra/primitive.html