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The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from extinct Pleistocene wolves, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Dogs were the first species to be domesticated by hunter-gatherers over 15,000 years ago before the development of agriculture. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have expanded to a large number of domestic individuals and gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids.

The dog has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Dog breeds vary widely in shape, size, and color. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and the military, companionship, therapy, and aiding disabled people. Over the millennia, dogs became uniquely adapted to human behavior, and the human–canine bond has been a topic of frequent study. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend". (Full article...)

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The Siberian Husky is a medium-sized working sled dog breed. The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognizable by its thickly furred double coat, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings, and is smaller than the similar-looking Alaskan Malamute.

Siberian Huskies originated in Northeast Asia where they are bred by the Chukchi people of Siberia for sled pulling, and companionship. It is an active, energetic, resilient breed, whose ancestors lived in the extremely cold and harsh environment of the Siberian Arctic. William Goosak, a Russian fur trader, introduced them to Nome, Alaska, during the Nome Gold Rush, initially as sled dogs to work the mining fields and for expeditions through otherwise impassable terrain. Today, the Siberian Husky is typically kept as a house pet, though they are still frequently used as sled dogs by competitive and recreational mushers. (Full article...)

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A dachshund dressed in homage to the legend of the naming of the hot dog.

The naming of the modern American hot dog is supposedly influenced by the dachshund. In 1852, the butcher's guild in Frankfurt am Main created a smoked, spiced sausage in a thin casing, dubbed a "little-dog" or "dachshund sausage" for its obvious resemblance to the low-riding German dog. The popular legend on the etymology of hot dog holds that a cartoonist named Tad Dorgan attended a polo match in New York in 1901 where vendors roamed the aisles imploring patrons to "get your red-hot dachshund sausages." Enchanted, Dorgan drew a smiling dachshund nestled in a long bun, but couldn't spell dachshund, so he captioned it "hot dog!" and thus the food got its name.

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Bluey is an Australian animated television series created, written and directed by Joe Brumm. The program was produced by Queensland-based company Ludo Studio and premiered on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. It was commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation, with BBC Studios holding global distribution and merchandising rights. The series made its premiere on Disney Junior in the United States and is released internationally on Disney+.

The show follows Bluey, an anthropomorphic six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy who is characterised by her abundance of energy, imagination and curiosity of the world. The young dog lives with her father, Bandit; mother, Chilli; and younger sister, Bingo, who regularly joins Bluey on adventures as the pair embark on imaginative play together. Other characters featured each represent a different dog breed. Overarching themes include the focus on family, growing up and Australian culture. The program was created and is produced in Queensland; its capital city Brisbane inspires the show's setting. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various dog-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Image of dog teeth (from Dog anatomy)
Image 2Watercolor tracing made by archaeologist Henri Breuil from a cave painting of a wolf-like canid, Font-de-Gaume, France dated 19,000 years ago. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 3Sled dogs, 1833 (from Dog type)
Image 4Mandible of the oldest recognised dog discovered in Bonn-Oberkassel, Germany, and dated 14,200 years old. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 5St. Bernard puppy (from Puppy)
Image 6Dog retina showing optic disc and vasculature [epiCam] (from Dog anatomy)
Image 7An 1897 illustration showing a range of European dog breeds (from Dog breed)
Image 8Cart dogs, c. 1900; different in appearance but doing the same work (from Dog type)
Image 9Frontal view of a dog skull (from Dog anatomy)
Image 10Petroglyph depicting two dogs hunting – Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 11Chihuahua puppy (from Puppy)
Image 12Australian Cattle Dog puppy (from Puppy)
Image 13Cavapoo puppy (from Puppy)
Image 14An extinct Turnspit dog, 1800 (from Dog type)
Image 15NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout (from Dog behavior)
Image 16A drawing by Konrad Lorenz showing facial expressions of a dog - a communication behavior. X-axis is aggression, y-axis is fear. (from Dog behavior)
Image 17The Greenland dog carries 3.5% genetic material inherited from a 35,000-year-old wolf from the Taymyr Peninsula, Arctic Siberia. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 18The difference in overall body size between a Cane Corso (Italian mastiff) and a Yorkshire terrier is over 30-fold, yet both are members of the same species. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 19Mammoth bone dwelling, Mezhirich site, Ukraine. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 20Lateral view of a dog skeleton (from Dog anatomy)
Image 21Sled dog types, sketched in 1833. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 22Basenji puppy (from Puppy)
Image 23President Lyndon B. Johnson with a basket of puppies in 1966 (from Puppy)
Image 24Chihuahua mix and purebred Great Dane (from Dog breed)
Image 25Skull of a dog (from Dog anatomy)
Image 26Lateral view of a dog skull - jaws open (from Dog anatomy)
Image 27The highly sensitive nose of a dog. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 28Montage showing the coat variation of the dog. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 29Newborn Welsh Springer Spaniels (from Puppy)
Image 30A mongrel puppy (from Puppy)
Image 31Montage showing the morphological variation of the dog. (from Dog breed)
Image 32The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000-40,000 years ago immediately before the Last Glacial Maximum, when much of the mammoth steppe was cold and dry. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 33Newborn Basenji puppies (from Puppy)
Image 34Bison surrounded by grey wolf pack. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 35Bloodhound puppy (from Puppy)
Image 36Schematic anatomy of the ear. In dogs, the ear canal has a "L" shape, with the vertical canal (first half) and the horizontal canal (deeper half, ending with the eardrum) (from Dog anatomy)
Image 37"Five different types of dogs", c. 1547. (from Dog breed)
Image 38Tesem, an ancient Egyptian sight-hound (from Dog breed)
Image 39West Highland White Terrier puppies (from Puppy)
Image 40Wolf mandible diagram showing the names and positions of the teeth. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 41Skeleton of a dog. 1. Cranium 2. Maxilla 3. Mandible 4. Atlas 5. Axis 6. Scapula 7. Spine of scapula 8. Humerus 9. Radius 10. Ulna 11. Phalanges 12. Metacarpal Bones 13. Carpal Bones 14. Sternum 15. Cartilaginous part of rib 16. Ribs 17. Phalanges 18. Metatarsal Bones 19. Tarsal Bones 20. Calcaneus 21. Fibula 22. Tibia 23. Patella 24. Femur 25. Ischium 26. Pelvis (from Dog anatomy)
Image 42The difference in overall body size between a Cane Corso (Italian mastiff) and a Yorkshire terrier is over 30-fold, yet both are members of the same species. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 43Puggle puppy (from Puppy)
Image 44Cave wolf skull, Natural History Museum, Berlin (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 45Golden Retriever puppy (from Puppy)
Image 46Two Shih Tzu puppies (from Puppy)
Image 47External anatomy (topography) of a typical dog:1. Stop 2. Muzzle 3. Dewlap (throat, neck skin) 4. Shoulder 5. Elbow 6. Forefeet 7. Croup (rump) 8. Leg (thigh and hip) 9. Hock 10. Hind feet 11. Withers 12. Stifle 13. Paws 14. Tail (from Dog anatomy)
Image 48A dog's whiskers act as sensing organs. (from Dog anatomy)
Image 49Dog knee (from Dog anatomy)
Image 50Basset Hound (from Puppy)
Image 51Diagram of a wolf skull with key features labelled. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 52A little mongrel puppy on the shore, on Halong Bay (from Puppy)
Image 53German Spitz puppy (from Puppy)
Image 54Reduction in size under selective breeding – grey wolf and chihuahua skulls. (from Domestication of the dog)
Image 55Lateral view of a dog skull (from Dog anatomy)
Image 56Sled dog types, sketched in 1833 (from Dog breed)
Image 57Jack Russell Terrier puppy (from Puppy)

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...that Tillamook Cheddar (pictured), a Jack Russell Terrier from Brooklyn, New York, is the world's most successful and widely shown animal artist?
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...that Able Seaman Just Nuisance is the only dog to have been officially enlisted in the Royal Navy?
...that the Moscow Water Dog, developed as a water rescue dog, preferred to bite drowning people instead of saving them?

...that past Olympic mascots include several bears named Misha, Coal, Howdy and Hidy, and dogs Cobi and Waldi ?
...that the dog called the Miniature Fox Terrier (or Mini Foxie) originated in Australia?
...that the Brown Dog affair, an Edwardian-era vivisection cause célèbre, led to massive riots?
...that in addition to human spaceflight, there have been many animals in space, including monkeys, apes, mice, dogs, guinea pigs, frogs, rats, cats, tortoises, fish, newts, insects, snails, spiders and nematodes?

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