Dog? Wolf? Rat?

For loving dogs so damn much, I'm kind of surprised in myself that I don't know more than the basic types of dogs. Part of that may be that I have one of, if not the most, common domestic dog. I think the main reason is just that I've never needed to know different breeds of dogs. So, if you're like me, and you're looking for a new dog, you should probably take this quiz on what general type of dog would be best for you! I guess I'm a 95% match for an English Setter . . .

Personally, I am a large-dog person. Sure, small puppies are fine, as long as they grow up to be larger dogs. Due to a bad experience with a next door neighbor who had a Yorkshire Terrier, my family has a bad taste in our moths when it comes to small dogs; my dad calls them "rat-dogs". To be honest, even though I love almost all dogs, smaller dogs are pretty darn weird. Dogs came from wolves, and to think that I wolf could be related to a Yorkshire Terrier or Chihuahua baffles me.

What is thought to be the dog history tree. Photo Credit: wisdom panel.com

Don't get me wrong, I love dogs more than anything. But they are very strange animals. We specifically breed different kinds of dogs together to get the exact one that we want. We're basically creating our own subspecies of dogs. In my biology class, we are just getting into the subject of evolution and the theory of natural selection. Everything that has happened with wolves and domesticated dogs does not follow either of these methods. The domestication and creation of dogs have been completely caused by men over a somewhat rather short period of time. Nature has no part in this process. It's very odd that we basically created our own species. Even though it's a bizarre topic that I'm not sure how to feel about, I'm so thankful there are dogs today. I'm not really sure where I would be without the comfort and love of my dog.