DOGS. Recent archaeological discoveries place the domestication of the dog thousands if not tens of thousands of years prior to that of any of the other animals with which humanity has shared its cultural evolution. This shared heritage is reflected in...

A barking dog does not bite. (Egyptian) A barking dog was never a good hunter. (Portuguese) A biting dog does not bark. (Korean) A cur’s tail grows fast. (Italian) A dog does not flee from a bone. (Irish) A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a...

‘Dog’ is used vocatively in two distinct ways. It is either an insulting term of contempt, or it is almost a compliment, implying that the man addressed is a jolly fellow. As an insult, ‘dog’ has been in use since at least the...

Any member of the canine genus Canis, particularly the domestic species, Canis familiaris. Domestic dogs seem to have decended from the wolf or a wolflike ancestor. Dogs were apparently the first animals to be domesticated, and domestication seems to...

A puppy fears not the lion. (English) Pigs and puppies have a very different smell. (Roman) The bitch in her haste brings forth blind puppies....

A dog and a cat will eat from the very same plate....

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term encompasses both feral and pet varieties and is also sometimes used to describe wild canids of other subspecies or...