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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Ancestors of Dogs

All dog breeds ancestors most likely come from five choices:

  • Grey Wolf,
  • Golden Jackal,
  • Coyote,
  • African Wild Dog. 
It is hard to imagine our toy breed dolls has any of these wild characters in their background. According to researchers, all canines have their roots in one of these five categories. I don't think I could ever be in love with a real live wolf or a coyote. A coyote makes those strange sounding "howls." I have heard some toy dogs  howl rather than bark.





Out of the five groups, wolves and dogs share 71 of 90 charted behavioral patterns, more than any other two canid species. My thinking is then probably most breeds as we know them today have the wolf as its ancestor.

The fact that these little toy dogs have ancestors in the wolf family, however, does not thrill me in the least, but fact is, this is probably true.

The Egyptians had a real talent for taming animals and kept a variety of pets. They probably receive the most credit for the domestication of the cat, but there were dogs in the Egyptians' homes as well. We can imagine this because of the many canines that prance across egyptian tomb paintings. Some of those canines have been identified as greyhounds, salukis, pharoah hounds and Ibizan hounds.

I have to admit the only one in this group I recognize is the "greyhound." However, less frequently, were paintings of small, short-legged dogs in domestic settings. They could have been the watchdogs for the Egyptians or just simply pets.

The Romans were crazy about dogs and seemed to realize they could choose dogs to mate based on appearance or behavior and develop specific abilities. They had guard dogs and dogs who fought in battles. They had a variety of house dogs including one that most likely was of the Maltese type.

The Chinese emperors were quite fond of pets. Their puppies had human nurses and their adult dogs had human servants. The Pekingese existed as a breed at least from the period of A.D. 700. They were developed to resemble the spirit lion to ward off evil and bring good luck. These dogs were sometimes called "sleeve dogs."

There are ancient imperial dog cemeteries scattered about Beijing in China. Pekingese dogs were very often entombed with their emperors. The thing that really amazes me is how the faces of some our shih tzu look like the faces of chinese men and women. How did the Chinese accomplish that?
During the 14th Century the Chinese began to recognize the dog's many functions such as being able to lead the blind.

Henry III of France was noted to have kept at least 2,000 lap dogs, who lived in luxury. Louis XIV spent 200,000 gold francs for the construction of the royal kennels at Versailles where he kenneled hunting hounds, truffle terriers and toy poodles.

Tsuanayoshi of Japan nearly plunged Japan into bankruptcy to feed his 100,000 dogs.

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