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Article: You've got a friend . . .; WANT A CANINE COMPANION BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START? TAKE THESE TIPS FROM NICK MAYS.(Features)
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- Sunday Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 23, 1997
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The phrase "man's best friend" is an apt one, particularly when you consider that dogs have accompanied mankind throughout most of our recorded history. Scientific research shows dogs were first domesticated by man the hunter 100,000 years ago and, even more remarkably, indicates that well over 90 per cent of the world's population of domestic dogs originated from a single female wolf.
From accompanying ancient man on his hunting trips, dogs were bred in a variety of shapes and sizes to undertake different tasks throughout history. Nowadays, however, most are kept ...