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FoundationNarrow6940 t1_j8hy17v wrote

Reply to comment by Anschluss11 in Upon hearing recordings of wolf howls, older family dogs from more ancient breeds respond with longer howls — suggesting that genetic similarity with wolves affects dogs’ repertoire by marketrent

I have a book about dogs which shows an awesome chart of "basil" dog breeds. I think they are looking at genetics: which breeds are genetically closest to wild wolves. Not looking at which breeds are the most old in a time-scale.

https://www.hepper.com/dog-breeds-closest-to-wolves-genetically/

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scubaSteve181 t1_j8ng64s wrote

I refuse to believe that a Shih Tzu is closer to a wolf than my GSD (who looks like a wolf and regularly howls at the moon).

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Anschluss11 t1_j8i5t1w wrote

Ahaa! Ok, this makes sense. Thank you for this, really appreciate it :)

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return_the_urn t1_j8lqoi5 wrote

I was going to say dingoes must be high on that list! But I guess they aren’t really domesticated (anymore?)

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