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  2. Dog breed - Wikipedia

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    A dog breed is a particular type of dog that was purposefully bred by humans to perform specific tasks, such as herding, hunting, and guarding. Dogs are the most variable mammal on Earth, with artificial selection producing upward of 360 globally recognized breeds. [1] These breeds possess distinct traits related to morphology, which include ...

  3. Dog - Wikipedia

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    Dogs are the most variable mammal on earth, with around 450 globally recognized dog breeds. [20] [21] In the Victorian era, directed human selection developed the modern dog breeds, which resulted in a vast range of phenotypes. [16] Most breeds were derived from small numbers of founders within the last 200 years.

  4. List of dog breeds - Wikipedia

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    Selection of different dog breeds. This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types.A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage".

  5. 10 incredible scientific discoveries about dogs - AOL

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    Number 9: Dogs really do love their humans. There's scientific proof of it. MRI scans revealed that when presented with the scents of various people and canines, the reward centers of the dogs ...

  6. Think You Love Dogs? America's Biggest Dog Lovers ... - AOL

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    With an abundance of outdoor activities, it's no wonder Colorado is the second best spot for dogs. This state wins for the highest number of dog walkers per 100,000 residents: 24. That's 251.3 ...

  7. Dogs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, there were 83.3 million dogs and about 47% of households had a dog. [48] 70% of the owners had only one dog, 20% of the owners had two dogs, and 10% of the owners had three or more dogs. [48] In 2017 there was an average of 1.5 pet dogs per household. [49]

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