Currently, there are 89.7 million pet dogs in the United States: purebred, cross-bred, and multi-bred. All of them trace their ancestry to a now-extinct grey wolf species. Today, all dogs still share 99.9% of their DNA with the modern grey wolf and belong to the same species, Canis lupus.
This book explores how the domestication of the wolf thousands of years ago led to the development of over 300 breeds of dogs worldwide. Why do we have so many breeds? What are their similarities and differences? Central to this study is the thesis that dogs have earned the title “man’s best friend” because of their significant impact on society and the countless individuals whose lives they have enriched.
New Release by Cheryl Peyton