Dog History

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The extinct woolly dog: Science sheds light on the pet’s history and purpose

A Chihuahua named Spike has been named the world’s oldest dog

This dog just set a jump rope record on his hind legs and we’re super impressed

A deeper look into K9 police service units and the courageous dogs that make the team

ZOOLóGICO DE MADRID , MADRID, SPAIN - 2017/12/11: A gray wolf pictured during his first day in his enclosure at Madrid zoo. The gray wolf or grey wolf, also known as the timber wolf or western wolf, is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. (Photo by Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Interesting new facts found about how dogs were first domesticated, a study shows

Deaf, dumb and blind American author Dr Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) visits St Dunstans Hospital in England. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Women in History: Helen Keller’s life with dogs

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Lucas, a six year-old, Staffordshire Bull Terrier is pictured in a kennel at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, where it has lived for 90 days on December 13, 2018 in London, England. The animal shelter, which was founded in London in 1860, is currently seeking homes for some of its longest standing residents. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Dog History: Who was Mary Tealby?

OAKS, PA - NOVEMBER 16: Eduardo Paris, a native of Peru, competes with his Bulldog named "Thor" that won the "Best in Show" at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on November 16, 2019 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Featuring over 2,000 dog entrants across 200 breeds, the National Dog Show, now it its 18th year, is televised on NBC directly after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and has a viewership of 20 million. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

National Dog Show winners: A 20th anniversary look back

NORMAN, OK - OCTOBER 27: Mascot of the Oklahoma Sooners performs before a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 27, 2012 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Fighting Irish defeated the Sooners 30-13. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Oklahoma Sooners once had live canine mascot

US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) holds a stamp under a magnifying glass while seated at his desk with his stamp collection, Washington, DC, circa 1944. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dog History: Major Biden is not the first Major in the White House to have a nipping incident

American blues singer Billie Holiday (1915 - 1959) singing with an orchid in her hair, early 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dog History: Billie Holiday once had a dog who caused quite the public stir

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: A detail of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur fossil skeleton is displayed in a gallery at Christie’s auction house on September 17, 2020 in New York City. Owned by the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in South Dakota, the skeleton is known as “Stan” for the amateur paleontologist Stan Sacrison who found the initial bones in 1987. The bones were discovered in a remote area that spans North and South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. Stan, with an estimated value between $6 million and $8 million, is considered one of the largest and most complete examples of a T-Rex, with 188 original bones. The skeleton will be auctioned as part of Christie’s 20th Century evening auction on Oct. 6 in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Dog bone fossil found in Alaska

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 30: New York City Police Officer Robert McArdle stands with his rescue dog T.C. during a tribute at the 9/11 Memorial for recovery workers and first responders on the10-year anniversary of the formal end of cleanup operations at Ground Zero on May 30, 2012 in New York City. Thousands of men and women came to Ground Zero following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to help with the recovery effort. Numerous first responders, including police and fire fighters, have subsequently been plagued with health issues many believe are related to the air they breathed in the weeks and months following the attacks. The nine-month recovery effort at the site ended May 30, 2002. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

September 11: Remembering the canine heroes

ST LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 22: St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird watches the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds from the stands at Busch Stadium on August 22, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

The Cincinnati Reds once lost a game because of a stray dog

over the rainbow bridge (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)

Over the Rainbow Bridge: Where did this phrase come from?

Dogs on the Titanic (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Looking back at the dogs on the Titanic

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 10: Dylan, a Papillon from Belgium, poses next to the trophy after winning Best in Show on the last day of Crufts Dog Show at the National Exhibition Centre on March 10, 2019 in Birmingham, England. First held in 1891, Crufts is said to be the largest show of its kind in the world. The annual four-day event features thousands of dogs, with competitors travelling from countries across the globe to take part and vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Crufts 101 – The lowdown on England’s premier dog event

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: A Pembroke Welsh Corgi runs during competition at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, February 13, 2017 in New York City. There are 2874 dogs entered in this show with a total entry of 2908 in 200 different breeds or varieties, including 23 obedience entries. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

What makes Westminster so special?

AVIEMORE, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 21: A Siberian Huskys seen at Feshiebridge ahead of the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain 37th Aviemore Sled Dog Rally on January 21, 2020 in Aviemore, Scotland. Since1984, mushers from across the UK have gathered in the forests around Aviemore for the biggest event in the British sled dog racing calendar, The Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain Aviemore Sled Dog Rally. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The origins and meanings of common canine expressions

DOGS – An Amazing Animal Family. Host Patrick Aryee and a wolf. Photo provided by Smithsonian Channel.

Amazing Dogs episode 1 review: Man’s Best Friend

ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 29: U.S. Army veteran Jonathan Lopez, of Miami, Florida, and his dog, 2-year-old huskie Zoe, walk through Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day May 29, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Lopez works with Operation Enduring Warrior and participated in the Ruck to Remember, a 60 mile hike from Harpers Ferry to the cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend. Lopez served tours of duty in Kosovo, Bosnia and Macedonia with the Army Quick Reaction Force before being hit by a drunk driver and losing his arm in 2000. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

AKC Museum of the Dog celebrates Memorial Day weekend

ATHENS, GA - OCTOBER 15: Georgia Bulldogs Mascot Uga watches the action against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Sanford Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Sgt Stubby, WWI hero, gets statue at Museum of the Dog

KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 25: Queen Elizabeth II leaves after attending Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on December 25, 2018 in King's Lynn, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

History of dogs: Queen Elizabeth once had a dog carry her purse during official outing

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Taco the boxer jumps into a pool of water as he competes in the Extreme Vertical at the "Common Woof Games" during the 2018 Melbourne Dog Lovers Show on May 4, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. The show is hosting the first ever "Common Woof Games" with dogs from around the world competing in 11 canine sports including basketball, discus, hurdles and barrel racing. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Breeds 101: Meet the Boxer

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: A Great Dane competes in the working category on the final night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, February 14, 2017 in New York City. There are 2874 dogs entered in this show with a total entry of 2908 in 200 different breeds or varieties, including 23 obedience entries. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Breeds 101: The Great Dane

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Owner Yvette Short smiles as Tease the Whippet wins Best In Show on day four of the Cruft's dog show at the NEC Arena on March 11, 2018 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Breeds 101: The slender Whippet

Rin Tin Tin the famous Warner Brothers animal film star, being groomed in his dressing room by his owner Lee Duncan, for his forthcoming role in 'Jaws Of Steel.' (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A retrospective look at Rin Tin Tin

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 21: A Yorkshire Terrier, the 9th most popular breed of 2016, is shown at The American Kennel Club Reveals The Most Popular Dog Breeds Of 2016 at AKC Canine Retreat on March 21, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Breeds 101: The Yorkshire Terrier