P e t Dogs W ild Dog s Dogs have lived with humans for thousands of years but they still have lots in common with their wild cousins Wild Dogs The friendly pet dog is descended from the wolf and is related to wild dogs such as dingoes found in Australia African hunting dogs and the dhole and raccoon dogs in Asia Some pet dogs look like the wolf the husky for example with its thick coat and broad head The wolf left and husky right t look very similar with erect ears fur around the face and a pointed muzzle 4
Some collie dogs are working dogs used by farmers to herd s and look after their sheep Man’s Best Friend Dogs have lived with people for at least 15,000 years and possibly for as long as 100,000 years Dogs were found around the first settlements where they fed on scraps of food left by people a bit like coyotes in towns and cities today Gradually the dogs became tame and people took them into their homes PET POINT is a A dog that is cal particular breed a pedigree dog is a cross A mixed breed between different breeds Jobs for Dogs People started to breed dogs to do a particular job Larger led dogs were used to guard people and animals collie-like dogs herded animals Dogs that had a good sense of smell were used for hunting In the snowy Arctic huskies are still used to pull sleds 5
