The History Of Dogs And Dog Breeds! All You Ever Wanted To Know About Dogs And Dog Breeds!

We all know that  is a man's best four-legged friend.

But have you ever wondered, when and how it happened, and since when its origins date back? These and some other questions, I will look back on, in this post.

 are found in distant prehistoric in the Stone Age as evidenced by the oldest skeletons of , found 12,000 years ago. Therefore, we can say that  is the first animal species that was domesticated by man - before sheep, cattle, pigs, or ducks.

However, the real story of the development of  as an animal species begins 50 million years ago, with the appearance of carnivorous mammals from the order of the beast.

They were carnivorous myacides with short legs and long bodies, as we find today in wolves and weasels. Their upper jaw had 2 strong tusks, 6 small incisors, and 6 molars, the lower also, plus 8 front teeth.

DOMESTIC DOG (Canis familiaris) also developed from them, and together with the wolf, coyote, jackal, and fox, they belong to the Canidae family, which appeared 25-30 million years ago. Today we find them on all continents except Antarctica.

 evolved during the Oligocene period (34-23 million years ago) in the area of present-day North America from animal size and fox-like.

There are several theories about the origin of . Thus Darwin assumes that  evolved from wolves, coyotes, and various species of jackals, while the famous modern zoologist, Norad Konrad Lorenz believes that some BREEDS of DOGS evolved from wolves and others from golden jackals. He later modified that theory, saying that  is actually a descendant of the Asian wolf species.

At the forefront of modern science is the theory that evolved by domesticating the wolf.

 are thought to be descended from jackals in the south and from WOLVES in the north. Its closest relatives are the common wolf, jackal, prairie wolf, and Australian  (dingo).

We come across the first connections between man and wolf with the appearance of homo sapiens 40 thousand years ago, while the DOMESTIC DOG appears 12-15 thousand years ago. The relationship between man and was fully established at the end of the Ice Age 10,000 years ago.

Here's how it all went. Man has domesticated the wolf, isolating it in conditions different from its natural habitat, which has influenced the development of new genetic traits of the wolf — those similar to today’s DOMESTIC DOG

Opinions that dominate are that the domestication of  began in different areas of the globe, as evidenced by the existence of different  from the very beginning of breeding, and climatic and geographical conditions have played an important role in this development.

Thus, in the area of Europe, South Asia, and Australia the were developed which are probably the descendants of the little wolf from West Asia (Canis lupus Arabs), while in China the first  developed from the small Chinese . It's assumed that the Eskimo , descendants of the North American wolf. By crossbreeding selectionhave developed, and each of these  has further developed to lead to other, new , etc. All these  have been bred by man.

There are 358 BREEDS of DOGS in the world today. They differ in: physique, mental abilities, color and length of fur, temperament, visual and auditory abilities, etc.

They can be divided into 5 groups:

1. VERY LARGE (from 45 kg and more) 

1. LARGE (26 kg-44 kg)

1. MEDIUM (11 kg-25 kg)

1. SMALL (5 kg-10 kg) ) 

1. VERY SMALL DOGS (up to 4 kg).

Except for the zoological classification, there is one based on their practical application: HUNTING DOGS ...), SHEPHERD DOGS AND GUARDS ST. BERNARD DOGBERN MOUNTAIN DOGGERMAN SHEPHERDLUXURY DOGSPEKINGESE DOGMALTESE DOG

In the end, we can conclude that has always and in all periods of civilization played an important role for men and the development of industry in the early 19th century "imposed" on him the popular "title" of , which he still proudly carries.

"We take care of our pets as for ourselves."