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Ep. 466: Direwolves and Ancient Hunting Dogs

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The Origins of Dog Breeding

Dogs that are good at being in the water and have a better coat can look very different from dogs used to hunt bison or white-tailed deer. And so these things can happen fairly rapidly. Up north, they need dogs that are pulling sleds and have a certain physiology for high altitudes. That's what they breed for; it's just breeding for characteristics.

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