[brytlea]

Are you sure about this?

The differences among these three Canis species is far greater than the difference among various breeds of dog.

I was under the impression that DNA testing could not tell if a dog was part wolf, altho that may no longer be true. Here is a reference:

http://www.idir.net/~wolf2dog/genetic1.htm

susie

[Coyoteman]

I was under the impression that DNA testing could not tell if a dog was part wolf, altho that may no longer be true

There has been a lot of research in DNA, particularly mtDNA in the past ten years. Here are two good links:

Multiple and Ancient Origins of the Domestic Dog (its from the same site which you linked to)

Evolution of the family dog