June 25, 2015

5 Fascinating Behaviors Dogs Inherit From Wolves

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Check out my article at Pet360,  written by Deidre Grieves.  CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE.

Although the origin of the domesticated dog is a topic of debate in scientific communities, the wolf still remains the modern-day canine’s closest living ancestor. The long-held belief that dogs evolved directly from the gray wolf was challenged this year when researchers found genomic evidence that links both dogs and wolves to a common wolf-like primogenitor. Even though the exact genesis of our four-legged friends is still a mystery, many commonplace dog behaviors can be explained by looking at the behaviors of wolves.

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