You’ve heard of tales as old as time—now meet the tails as old as time! The oldest dog breeds in the world have been around for thousands of years, serving as hunters, guardians, and companions long ...

All dogs, big or small, claim the mighty wolf as their ancestor. Our modern breeds descended from the apex predator in a process of domestication that began tens of thousands of years ago.

Thanks to the dedication of researchers like archeologists and zoologists, we now know that dogs and humans have lived side by side for at least 15 thousand years. The earliest remains of a ...