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2 posted on
07/17/2009 3:47:21 PM PDT by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
When I look at my tiny dog, it’s hard to imagine her wolf ancestor. And yet, that is the case.
4 posted on
07/17/2009 3:53:06 PM PDT by
mysterio
To: JoeProBono
I have a Basset Hound and I just love him to pieces. Never thought I’d like the breed, but I won him in a poker game, so I was stuck with him, LOL!
I look down at him sometimes, ruffle his GORGEOUS ears and say, “Rufus! God put your paws on sideways!” So now I know why he’s such a stub. ;)
Amazingly, he’s not much of a digger, but he goes for long walks with me; he’s not a total couch potato.
We also had a black & tan dachshund when I was a kid. Nice dog; very obedient, very protective of us kids.
7 posted on
07/17/2009 4:04:24 PM PDT by
Diana in Wisconsin
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12 posted on
07/17/2009 4:25:02 PM PDT by
kanawa
To: JoeProBono
I hate to argue with the author, but when it comes to dogs in the last 5,000 years, there's not much evolutionary about them unless they're feral and have been for the entire time. No other species has been as manipulated for human use. Short legs are a mutation, yes, but a trait for which specific breeds were developed, just like the higher hindquarters my dear and darling Havaneses have and the spectacular nose their predecessor, a yellow lab, had. Dogs are bred for personality and functionality traits and not much is left to chance. Well, unless a careless breeder leaves the gate open.
13 posted on
07/17/2009 4:33:26 PM PDT by
Desdemona
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15 posted on
07/17/2009 7:19:20 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: JoeProBono
My short-legged mutt certainly *thinks* she's a wolf: small dog with a big attitude. She is a good digger. Actually, it's quite amazing to watch her go after moles in the yard. She's very efficient. Her digging method naturally fills in her trail when she digs horizontally, too. Now, if I can just get her to replace her divits when she goes vertical....
17 posted on
07/17/2009 8:12:34 PM PDT by
FourPeas
(Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
To: JoeProBono
Interesting, these breedson thread are “hound” class. However, my Bichon Frise has short stumpy legs too, but I am not sure of their classification—don’t think they would be classed hounds....
I am guessing it gets the legs from wolf retrogene too.
21 posted on
07/17/2009 8:23:55 PM PDT by
Freedom56v2
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