Biomics

The possible scenarios of the transformation of ancient now extinct wolves into a proto-dogs and the domestication of the latter, which could occur repeatedly, often ending for various reasons, are considered. It is noted that only a few ancient dog breeds are similar to their wolf ancestors and the Siberian Husky stands out among them, especially given the fact that now there is more and more evidence that the ancestral home of dogs is Siberia. Attention is drawn to a certain amazing attitude of people in modern society not to dogs themselves, but to their reflection as part of our life, when the word "dog" is often used in everyday speech mainly with a negative connotation. The future of dogs is predicted, assuming their total DNA registration, which can bring a lot of benefits to both the whole society and its individual members in the form of dog breeders, and to the dogs themselves, as a result of which homeless stray dogs that pose a serious threat to human health and life will cease to appear, since they can be tracked at the DNA level, and the urban environment, including park areas, will become cleaner.

dogs, ancient dogs, proto-dogs, dog walking, DNA polymorphism, genotyping

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