I love dogs, the canis lupus.
I really want a dog. Whats a canis lupus?
It is another word for domestic dog.
Oh that sounds fancy. Do you have a dog?
I do not have a domestic dog.
Ah. All of my friends have one and I recently decided I'm gonna try to get one.
was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently
Indiana and Arkansas allow the ownership of hybrid animals, but they regulate it strictly with health records, immunization records, and registration of the animal while other states, such as Arizona, do not have any laws about owning a wolfdog hybrid. States may or may not create their own laws regarding the issue of wolfdog hybrids.
Wolf hybrids.
Wolf hybrids Wolfdog hybrid.
The domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris") is a domesticated form of the gray wolf ("Canis lupus lupus") and therefore belongs