Dogs
Jilly top dog at leading show
Mar 10, 2013 19:35 EDT
A Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen called Jilly on Sunday won the Best in Show award at Britain's Crufts festival, the world's largest annual dog show.
Millions for a mastiff at China Tibetan dog expo
Mar 09, 2013 09:28 EST
Drooping eyes barely visible behind a mountain of glossy black fur, an enormous dog snoozes on stage in an industrial Chinese city. Its asking price: close to a million US dollars.
Top dogs from around the world turn out at Crufts
Mar 07, 2013 11:37 EST
Hounds from around the world donned their waterproofs and braved the British weather for the start of the annual Crufts dog show on Thursday.
33,000-year-old tooth shows links to modern dogs
Mar 06, 2013 18:16 EST
A 33,000-year-old tooth found in Siberia offers new evidence about the prehistoric ancestry of man's best friend, according to a new study out Wednesday in a US journal.
Owner claims dog show poisoning fishy
Mar 01, 2013 13:44 EST
Call it skulldog-ery. The owner of a fluffy white contestant in New York's prestigious Westminster Dog Show is claiming foul play in the poisoning death of her beloved pooch.
It's a dog's life for Singapore's pampered pets
Mar 01, 2013 01:22 EST
The guests lean over the side of the boat to catch the morning breeze as their catamaran eases off from a jetty in Singapore. A typical cruise, except for the fact that the passengers are dogs.
New York woman's body found in pieces
Feb 26, 2013 17:33 EST
A man walking his dog discovered a woman's body chopped up and placed in several bags near Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, police said.
Tiny affenpinscher is America's top dog
Feb 13, 2013 10:50 EST
A tiny black affenpinscher called Banana Joe became top dog Tuesday by winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York.
Berlusconi, Monti let the dogs out for Italy elections
Feb 08, 2013 07:52 EST
Would you vote for the sleek pedigree or a cheeky mongrel? The race for the top job in Italy's February vote has taken on a new angle, with rival candidates Mario Monti and Silvio Berlusconi adopting canine friends in a bizarre election ploy.
Sequins, beer, robberies at Rio's pet Carnival
Feb 03, 2013 20:25 EST
Hundreds of pets decked out with sequins, ruffles and hats paraded on Rio's famed Copacabana beach Sunday in an annual pre-Carnival extravaganza briefly interrupted by a spate of robberies.
Ex-first dog Barney Bush dead at 12
Feb 02, 2013 03:08 EST
Former first dog Barney, George W. Bush's black Scottish terrier has died at the age of 12 after losing a battle to lymphoma, the ex-president said.
Briton finds 'rare whale vomit' worth 50,000 euros
Jan 31, 2013 06:56 EST
A British man has been offered 50,000 euros for a strange-smelling rock his dog found on a beach, which is likely a rare form of whale vomit used in perfumes, the BBC reported Thursday.
Archaeologists unearth new fox species
Jan 23, 2013 12:27 EST
Archaeologists digging outside Johannesburg have unearthed a fossilised species of previously unknown fox, which they hope will help flesh out the evolutionary journey of modern canines.
Pets head to Vatican and Spain churches for blessing
Jan 17, 2013 10:57 EST
Dogs, cats, parrots and farm animals gathered at the Vatican and churches across Spain on Thursday to be blessed on the feast day of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.
Spanish pets head to church for blessing
Jan 17, 2013 09:04 EST
Dogs, cats, parrots and other pets, some dressed in their finest winter coats, entered churches across Spain on Thursday to be blessed on the feast day of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals.
Italy dog frequent churchgoer since owner died
Jan 16, 2013 06:00 EST
Since his owner died two months ago, Tommy the dog has not missed a single mass in the small church in southern Italy where his mistress's funeral was held, Italian media said Wednesday.
Mexico City steps up dog neutering drive after killings
Jan 10, 2013 22:27 EST
Hundreds of Mexico City residents brought poodles, labradors and chihuahuas to mobile sterilization units as the city stepped up a campaign to reduce the number of street dogs after a string of deadly attacks.
Beer for dogs is bad to the bone
Jan 08, 2013 17:39 EST
The latest addition to America's ever-growing list of craft beers gives new meaning to the time-honored idea of feeding leftovers to the dog.
Taiwan activists, police scuffle over animal welfare
Jan 04, 2013 10:33 EST
Dozens of Taiwanese animal rights activists scuffled with the police Friday in a protest against the widespread practice of killing stray animals, mainly dogs and cats.
Zuma in doghouse after pet comments
Dec 27, 2012 10:56 EST
South African president Jacob Zuma got into a spot of bother Thursday when he suggested that owning a dog was not African and belonged to white culture.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Domestic dog Fossil range: 0.015–0 Ma Pleistocene – Recent | |
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| An image of a yellow Labrador Retriever, currently one of the most popular breeds of dog. Other images of dogs | |
| Conservation status | |
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Domesticated
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Theria |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Subfamily: | Caninae |
| Tribe: | Canini[1] |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | C. lupus |
| Subspecies: | C. l. familiaris |
| Trinomial name | |
| Canis lupus familiaris | |
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