IN these two bulky volumes, Mr. Ash has for the most part succeeded in tracing the histories of practically all the domesticated varieties of dogs which are known at the present day. In an opening ...
Dogs were part of a key moment in human history - when our ancestors began trying their hand at farming. As the first farmers moved out of the Middle East, herding animals such as sheep and goats ...
The profusion of breeds today -- at least 150 -- reflects intense, purposeful interbreeding of dogs in the past 150 years. At the same time, the entire history of dogs and their relationship with ...