Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dogs have been loyal companions to people since we made them our first domesticated animals, descending ...

The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years—5,000 years earlier ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs ...

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