Wolf-dog hybrids are bred by crossing domestic dogs with wolves, sometimes just a few generations back. They carry physical traits and instincts that set them far apart from standard breeds. These ...

The huge range of dog breeds that exists today is often thought of as a modern phenomenon, but new research suggests this ...

But within a few thousand years, generations of domesticated life had started to become visible in dogs’ bones. The oldest ...

In a 2022 study published in Nature, researchers identified the Siberian husky as one of the dog breeds most closely related to wolves. Unlike their wolf ancestors, huskies bark as much as they howl.

Distinct domestic dog types could have started developing thousands of years before modern breeding, archaeologists find.