The dog, Canis familiaris, is a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus: In other words, dogs as we know them are domesticated wolves. Not only their behavior changed; domestic dogs are ...

In fact, the evolution of the majority of dog breeds is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning with selective breeding practices during the past 200 years. Today, various breeds demonstrate a ...

The reasons for this are many and include a human misunderstanding of dog expressions due to a bias towards projecting human emotions onto our pets. In a new paper, "Barking up the wrong tree ...