When dogs were first domesticated in prehistoric times, humans encouraged the survival of certain types of dogs by feeding and caring for the ones that were useful to them, and killing or neglecting the others. As a result, certain dog types emerged. People encouraged these distinctions by mating dogs of a certain type with each […]
We all have preferences about what kind of dog we like. And there are so many breed types to choose from including hair length and all shapes and sizes. But how did these dogs (and other pets) develop? The ancestors of modern dog breeds certainly didn’t look the same. We know that breeds were developed […]