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They are elegant, ancient dogs dating back more than 4000 years ago.

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The genome from this ancient specimen, which has been radiocarbon dated to 35,000 years ago, reveals that the Taimyr wolf represents the most recent common ancestor of modern wolves and dogs.

To date, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia have all been proposed as potential locations for the origin of dog domestication based on modern genomic data, archaeological evidence and ancient mitochondrial lineages5, 7,9,33.

Afghans are ancient, elegant dogs — The Dog of Kings — dating back thousands of years.

The Basenji is an ancient breed which is distantly related to other dog breeds (most of which are European or Asian), and it has the earliest separation date from all other breed populations.

Great Danes are actually not Danish but date back some 3000 years to ancient Egypt where similar giant dogs have been depicted on monuments and throughout various civilizations in history!

The oldest record of the breed dates back to 500 BC and references to this type of dog have been found in both Ancient Greek and Roman literature.

Archeologists have found many artifacts, dating back to Babylonian times, and there are images of Dane - like dogs on ancient Egyptian buildings, dating from 3000 B. C.

Known for their slender long legs and majestic figure, and with muscles straining against their skin, the graceful Greyhound is a dog with a long history, dating back to at least ancient Egypt, as depicted in tomb drawings.

Of all domesticated dogs on official record, this hound dog breed is also one of the oldest, dating back to 3000 BC in ancient Egypt.

In spite of his youthful history, the Labrala has some pretty ancient lineage that includes the Labrador retriever who dates back to 19th century Newfoundland where he was used as a working dog on fishing boats as well as the Vizsla who comes from Hungary and dates back almost a thousand years where he was used for hunting in Central Europe.

While both the Affenpinscher and the Shih Tzu are ancient breeds that date back to Germany and China respectively, the Affen Tzu is a relatively new dog that likely goes back just 30 years to when Designer Dogs first became popular.

History and Facts: The Portuguese Podengo Medio's roots date back to 1,000 B.C. when a group of ancient hound dogs came to the Iberian Peninsula.

History and Facts: This wild Native American dog, fond in a remote region in South Carolina, dates back to ancient times and looks almost identical to the Dingo.

Others believe that the Spinone was the foundation of those and other breeds and that it dates to the ancient Italian Segugio Italiano and perhaps even to hunting dogs from Greece and ancient Rome.

Known as the «Apollo of all dogs,» Great Danes are a very old breed dating back to the ancient Egyptians and Chinese.

History and Facts: The Portuguese Podengo Grande's roots date back to 1,000 B.C. when a group of ancient hound dogs came to the Iberian Peninsula.

The Shih Tzu is widely regarded to be one of the most ancient of the existing dog breeds, tracing its roots back to fossilized remains dated to approximately 10,000 years ago.

History and Facts: Originally bred from ancient wild dogs (dating back over 4,000 years) in the 1930s to guard and herd sheep.

There are no written records to support this theory prior to the 9th century but ancient artifacts such as handmade pottery dating back to 300BC have been seen to feature the image of dogs that could be early ancestors of the Chihuahua breed.

And, ancient Great Dane history is also pretty amazing as writings of Dane like dogs in Chinese literature date back to around 1120 BC!

This fascinating and up - to - date account unravels the current debate about the relationship of dogs and wolves, and explores dogs in mythology, religion and in ancient cults.