Do you like dogs?
Love them.  The official name for a domestic dog is actually canis lupus
Canis lupus familiaris or Canis familiaris depending on if dogs are considered a sub species of the gray wolf or not, actually.
Dog
The domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris" when considered a subspecies of the wolf or "Canis familiaris" when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus "Canis" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog
Caninae.
- True dogs – Tribe
- Genus "Canis" (see also List of Canis species and subspecies which also includes some varieties)
- Gray wolf, "Canis lupus" (2.723 Mya to present)
- Domestic dog, "Canis lupus familiaris"
- Dingo, most often classified as "Canis lupus dingo"
- Many other subspecies
- Red wolf, "Canis rufus" (sometimes considered a subspecies of the gray wolf, but including several subtaxa of its own, including