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The dog, “man’s best friend,” didn’t necessarily start out that way. Although it is probable that the dog was the first animal to be domesticated — most likely around 15,000 years ago — it was descended from the wolf, which appeared in Europe about one million years ago and in the Americas some 700,000 years later. The dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds, with height ranging from a few inches in the Chihuahua to a few feet in the Irish Wolfhound; color varying in a wide variation of patterns; coats short to long, straight or curly.

In addition to natural evolution, dogs have been selectively bred through the centuries for special purposes, particularly to track and retrieve game, for use as draft animals, and as guides for the blind and the disabled. Their acute sense of smell makes the dog especially useful in hunting and tracking, but it also has been effectively put to work in law enforcement, such as in the detection of drugs and explosives in luggage and packages.

And then, of course, there’s always Fido’s best gig: being the ideal pet and most loyal companion. Because smooches from pooches are always unconditional.

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  • RIP -Ray Manzarek


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    No! Not Ray!!! Man, thats a bummer. Much Doors music will be played this week. Not only was he a great keyboardist and writer, but he was technically a great "bass player" in his own right. The Doors were a huge influence on me and Ray was a big part of that.
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  • Terrifying: Adventure Time Characters Rendered IRL


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    This is a small series (theres three) of Adventure Time characters imagined in real life by digital sculptor Thomas Lishman . Theyre all pretty scary. So the next time youre thinking about how great it would be to live in cartoonland, think again. You just cant see the detail of what characters actually look ...
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  • Have a lead.... Fingers crossed


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    Family member in Ottawa area, through a friend, will share more once I go see them tomorrow... Will say its a male, older puppy
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  • Chinooks Puppy picture thread.


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    Well now that weve actually picked a puppy - she needs a picture thread ;) She comes home in about 1.5 weeks! So, without further ado - introducing Chinook (Chinook is her reg. name) :)
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  • A rock crystal group representing Pho dogs with puppet, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century


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    A rock crystal group representing Pho dogs with puppet, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century . Photo Cambi Casa dAste h cm 16 -  Estimation : 1 000 / 1 500 € Cambi Casa dAste. Jeudi 23 mai 2013. Castello Mackenzie  - Mura di San Bartolomeo 16. Contact: Emilie Volka 0039 (0) 108395029 -emilie@cambiaste.com
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  • Daily Sketch: Dog-squid-thingamajigger


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