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References and resources for this tutorial

Robert C. Dysko, et. al., "The Biology and Diseases of Dogs," Chapter 11 in Laboratory Animal Medicine, 2nd Edition, James G. Fox, et. al., editors (New York: Academic Press, 2002)

Laboratory Animal Management: Dogs (online book from National Academy Press, 1994)

Chapter 28 in The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals, 7th Edition, Volume 1, Trevor Poole Editor, Pauline English Editorial Assistant (Malden: Blackwell Science, Inc., 1999)

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Dogs are descended from a tree climbing carnivore that appeared some 40,000,000 years ago; 7,000,000 years ago the Canidae family began to differentiate into wolves, foxes, coyotes, fennecs and jackals. It has long been assumed that dogs were first domesticated in Europe and Asia around 10,000 years ago; they followed nomadic groups eating leftovers and gradually became used as watchdogs and protectors. Recent studies of fossil records, however (see Stalking the Ancient Dog), have generated the hypothesis that domestication occurred much earlier. …show more content…
There continues to be conservation efforts focused on the entire canine family, e.g. see the Canid Specialist Group. Suffice it to say that dogs are an ancient species with a long history of living with human beings. Because of their socialization with human beings they are used as therapy aids for particular populations of patients (see Psychiatric Dogs) and as Police
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