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Canis lupus familiaris (or dogs, as we know them) are all of the same family.

Dogs were reclassified in 1993 as a sub-species of wolf (Canis lupus), having formally been classified simply as Canis familiaris.

In simpler terms, all household dogs, which you may have at home as pets, are classified as dogs, but in the grand scheme of things dogs are part of the wolf family.

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