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...
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...
