Since the beginning of this blog, we have discussed the ways evolution, selective breeding, biology, and neuroscience have combined to create the most popular pet in the world. From their earliest start as a domesticated species to the many active…
Category: Domestication
Working Hard, Sniffing Harder
In the previous post, we discussed the olfactory world of the dog, a world which is populated by millions of scents and odors that humans will never be able to detect. Today, we are going to look at how this…
An Olfactory World
During the past two weeks, we’ve discussed the evolution from wolf to dog, and the powerful communication that can exist between human and canine. Today, we’re going to dive deeper into the inner world of dogs by examining their olfactory…
“I Bark to Say I Love You” Coevolution and Communication
In our last post, we covered some of the genetic shifts that helped distinguish our dogs from their wolf ancestors – both physically and behaviorally. Today, we are going to discuss how this new relationship between dog and man has…
From Wolves to Dogs: the role of neural crest cells in changing one of man’s biggest fears into his best friend
Dogs are our closest companions. There are currently 77 million dogs in the United states – a number that outpaces the 74 million children under the age of 18. Most people know that dogs descended from wolves, but far fewer…