The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dogs:
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was domesticated from an extinct population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene, over 14,000 years ago by hunter-gatherers, prior to the development of agriculture. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans. Experts estimate that 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.
What type of things are dogs?
editDogs can be described as all of the following:
Biological classification
edit- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Canidae
- Genus: Canis
- Species: Canis lupus
- Subspecies: Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo
Types of dogs
editBy breed
editBy function
editDog type (list) – dog type refers to the grouping of dogs by their function.
- Companion dog: primarily provide companionship.
- Guard dog: watch for and guard against unwanted or unexpected people or animals.
- Fighting dog: fight and sometimes kill other dogs or animals.
- Hunting dog: assists humans in hunting game.
- Gun dog: assists gun hunters in finding or retrieving game.
- Flushing dog/Spaniel: assists hunters by flushing game.
- Springer Spaniel[disambiguation needed]/Cocker Spaniel: flush birds.
- Water Spaniel: flush game from the water.
- Pointer: assists hunters by pointing it's muzzle towards game.
- Setter: silently locate game by scent.
- Retriever: assist in retrieving game.
- Flushing dog/Spaniel: assists hunters by flushing game.
- Hound: assist humans in tracking.
- Scenthound: assist humans by tracking scent.
- Gun dog: assists gun hunters in finding or retrieving game.
Sighthound: assist humans by spotting and chasing down prey.
- Terrier: locate game that lives underground.
- Fell Terrier: hold or kill game that lives underground.
- Hunt Terrier: locate game and flush or kill game that lives underground.
- Terrier: locate game that lives underground.
- Pastoral
- Herding dog: assists humans by herding.
- Livestock guardian dog: protects livestock from predators.
Working dogs
edit- Facility dog
History of dogs
editBiology of dogs
editAnatomy of dogs
editDog health
editDog diet
editDog behavior
editDog sports
editDog-related professions
editDogs in culture
editDog-related organizations
editPublications about dogs
editNotable dogs
editNotable groups and people
editSee also
editOther
edit- Breed type (dog)
- Canid hybrid
- Canine physical therapy
- Canine Therapy Corps
- Chiengora
- Cropping (animal)
- Cynology
- Cynophobia
- List of beagle, harrier and basset packs of the United Kingdom
- List of bloodhound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of draghound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of foxhound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of minkhound packs of the United Kingdom
- List of hound packs of Australia
- List of hound packs of Ireland
- List of hound packs of New Zealand
- Lychee and Dog Meat Festival
References
editExternal links
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library bibliography for Canis lupus familiaris
- Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) – World Canine Organisation
- Dogs in the Ancient World, an article on the history of dogs
- View the dog genome on Ensembl