I have a dog named Spike. He is fun to play with with.
It would interest you to know that the dog is the  most widely abundant terrestrial carnivor
Yeah that is interesting to know. Dogs have been living with humans a very long time.
I totally agree with you, he dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa
Do you have a dog? I have one. He is 9 years old.
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
never been owned by humans, with one study showing their most common response when approached by strangers is to run away (52%) or respond aggressively (11%). Little is known about these dogs, or the dogs in developed countries that are feral, stray or are in shelters, because the great majority of modern research on dog cognition has focused on pet dogs living in human homes.
Ecology Competitors and predators.
Although dogs are the most abundant and widely distributed terrestrial carnivores, the potential of feral and