tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post8043895165275854926..comments2024-03-18T04:55:23.399-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: The Wolf in the Dog HousePBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-2908404244950198472018-08-14T22:18:52.750-04:002018-08-14T22:18:52.750-04:00And wow. Finally telling it like it is, a process ...And wow. Finally telling it like it is, a process still going on. Just like each breed is in the process of changing.Bullmastiff nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219104836082388292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-50523335760073611722018-08-10T01:04:39.828-04:002018-08-10T01:04:39.828-04:00Have you read "How to Tame a Fox (and Build a...Have you read "How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)"? I enjoyed it, even if I'm not sure about the scientists theory of self domestication. There was a lot of discussion of dog domestication. Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166124370722384705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-80687600730259988112018-08-05T02:18:08.348-04:002018-08-05T02:18:08.348-04:00Dogs aren't made from wolves/coyotes/dingo/jac...Dogs aren't made from wolves/coyotes/dingo/jackals/etc, even if they can interbreed. they do have a common ancestor though. then they diverged, each into a niche. probably near around the time humans came around.<br />dog behavior is actually very different from wolf behavior, with strikingly different inborn rules (that don't rely on socialization or environment, it's genetic) -- though there are many similarities too. and i can back that up with solid experience.tuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113985064101042445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-18958836365975057192018-08-03T22:14:07.977-04:002018-08-03T22:14:07.977-04:00Love all the pix, including the red wolf that seem...Love all the pix, including the red wolf that seems pop up in numerous arguments. And then we have the Belyaev results where selecting for a behavioral trait - short flight distsance - gave a friendly outgoing fox with some different morphological features in just 30-40 generations. That is a "magic moment" in evolution.<br />Bullmastiff nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219104836082388292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-69898928106624028152014-07-17T13:06:04.163-04:002014-07-17T13:06:04.163-04:00A dog's still a wolf more than any other canid...A dog's still a wolf more than any other canid. I'm sure I read the same articles you did on google and it clearly states that dog DNA doffers about 1.8% from wolves' while the other canids differ at least 4% from wolves'. I like your take on the morphological differences but if used correctly it's pretty hard to argue with DNA evidence. Eventually the little smarty-pantses working on this will figure out most of the story. All about sub-speciation and various taming evens I bet.Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-26361252159164118682014-01-18T13:30:15.999-05:002014-01-18T13:30:15.999-05:00Great post and interesting pics. I read years ago ...Great post and interesting pics. I read years ago that our big coyotes were gray wolf - coyote crosses.<br />Haven't seen any near my house luckily since my dog is only 35 lbs. We have lots of Fox even on our street but so far the cats are ok. The dog hates them.<br />Kathyconcretenprimroseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615278788874155439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-74903730800417607052014-01-17T12:21:55.586-05:002014-01-17T12:21:55.586-05:00Except for his floppy ears my partner's hound ...Except for his floppy ears my partner's hound mix could pass for one of the desert versions of these canids. Same lean build and natural camouflage.Pishkeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261164597093156192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-87853771120829647152014-01-16T14:44:55.803-05:002014-01-16T14:44:55.803-05:00I suspect that all these canids are the "defa...I suspect that all these canids are the "default" matrix that human interference can only temporarily distort for purposes good and bad. Romanticizing or demonizing them is one of those distortions, with -- again -- consequences both good and bad. I just enjoy their raw existence, esp. when spotted by surprise on the prairie. Of course, I don't raise sheep.<br /><br />Prairie Mary Mary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-44069971184184856432014-01-15T18:26:15.844-05:002014-01-15T18:26:15.844-05:00Great post. The Turkisk wolf looks like a Basenji...Great post. The Turkisk wolf looks like a Basenji in the face...geonni bannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698766164965033468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-73619966339555061512012-05-20T23:16:48.894-04:002012-05-20T23:16:48.894-04:00Great article.
Spottydog, I was walking my Poli...Great article. <br /><br /> Spottydog, I was walking my Police trained German Shepherd this past week on a farm that overlooks the Connecticut river here in CT. It was just dusk and a lone coyote came out from a thicket. He traveled through an overgrown horse pasture where we lost site of him; then appeared on the gravel road about 120 feet ahead of us. It then took off into the treeline. Something about its actions made me think it was an ambush. Now that I have read your comments, I am glad I didn't yield to the urge for him to give chase! Contrary to popular belief coyotes are cooperative hunters!The Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174395085293911309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-21829697005623496582012-01-31T16:30:57.312-05:002012-01-31T16:30:57.312-05:00great stuff !!
we have run into the coyote hybred...great stuff !! <br />we have run into the coyote hybred up here in Massachusetts many times. <br />They come in packs and are bold as heck. They have a way of hunting dogs that is prety smart. <br />A small coyote will show itself and run into the wood line when a dog gives chase...the pack is laying in wait. tricksters are no joke!Spottydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339560325916485946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-32257606251285273782012-01-28T19:49:48.755-05:002012-01-28T19:49:48.755-05:00Fantastic collection of primitive dog pictures! I...Fantastic collection of primitive dog pictures! It was fun to see so many in one spot. <br /><br />On another note, if anyone is interested in domesticated dog history, the book "A History of Dogs in the Early Americas" by Marion Schwartz is an awesome read - but most parts are not for the bunny hugger set. <br /><br />In part of the book, the author presents the thought that there are no primitive domesticated dogs left in North America - that they went the way of the Dodo and the Carrier Pigeon when the Europeans brought their dogs over.HurricaneDeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872007172340493656noreply@blogger.com