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The Canine Family
From the gray wolf to the Labrador at your feet: the family that followed us home.
5 entries · curated by QuanShu
Canidae
Dog
The dog is the domesticated descendant of the gray wolf — the oldest companion species, reshaped by millennia of human selection into hundreds of breeds and spread across every human landscape.
Canidae
Gray Wolf
The gray wolf is the largest wild canid, a pack-hunting carnivore of the Northern Hemisphere whose range and reputation have been reshaped by people.
Dog breeds
Labrador Retriever
The Labrador Retriever is a medium-to-large gundog from the North Atlantic, bred to retrieve in cold water and ranked among the most popular breeds in the United States and Britain.
Dog breeds
German Shepherd Dog
The German Shepherd Dog is a large herding breed from Germany, built for work and prized for its trainability — and it needs a job to stay sound in body and mind.
Dog breeds
Border Collie
The Border Collie is the sheepdog of the Anglo-Scottish border: an intense, biddable herder whose working and show lines have diverged, and whose exercise and health needs are often underestimated.