Dogs play an important role in human life all over the world - whether as a family member or as a working animal. But where the dog comes from and how old various groups of dogs are is still a bit of ...

Dogs have held special significance in many people's lives for thousands of years. Researchers have found evidence that dogs were domesticated as long as 40,000 years ago. There is still controversy ...

A unique group of dogs helped the Inuit conquer the tough terrain of the North American Arctic, major new analysis of the remains of hundreds of animals shows. The study shows that the Inuit brought ...

Inuit sled dogs have changed little since people migrated with them to the North American Arctic across the Bering Strait from Siberia, according to researchers who have examined DNA from the dogs ...

An analysis of the genes of renowned sledge dog Balto, long believed to be a Siberian husky, reveals he was a mixture of different Arctic and Asian breeds. Balto is perhaps the most famous sledge dog ...

The dog is known for being man’s best friend, but never was that relationship more obvious than among the Inuit people in the North American Arctic. Research has revealed new details about the types ...

Jules Verne : how fiction transported the first dogs to the North Pole -- Sir John Franklin How, in reality, a lost explorer needed dogs -- What was the Greenland dog? -- "Sledge" or "sled"? -- Toodla ...

The personnel of Kamchatka archaeological group of the Institute of Archaeology RAS have studied the traces of the fortified settlements in the valley of the river Kamchatka and Lake Azabache aroused ...

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but many humans also view them as commodities to be bought and sold. The rise of dog breeding in the 19th century, spurred by a Victorian belief in eugenics, led to a ...

KALAMZOO, MI-- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) recently welcomed two furry members to the team. The two 18-month-olds, Groot, a German Shepherd and Sledge, a Dutch Shepherd started ...

June 26 (UPI) --Modern sled dogs are part of an ancient lineage, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science. Genetic analysis suggests sled dogs emerged much earlier than previously ...