For thousands of years, dogs have been man’s best friend. When humans still lived primarily in hunter-gatherer societies, dogs were among the first domesticated animals. And as the millennia passed, ...

The origins of how dogs became man's best friend across large swaths of the globe are becoming more clear. Dogs may have been widely distributed throughout western Eurasia at least 14,200 years ago, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs using samples from ancient human sites across Europe, ...

Cattle and dogs have been a part of human existence for thousands of years. Both species served humans, dogs as protectors, companions and even as food. Cattle were used as a ready source of meat and ...

About 20,000 years ago, humans domesticated a now-extinct population of gray wolves (Canis lupus). And that’s how Canis lupus familiaris came to be the dog breeds and mutts we know and love today.