Dogs are descendants of wolves that were domesticated thousands of years ago by man.
the wolf / dog
Canidae is the family of the wolf.
They belong in the "mammalia" kingdom. They also are relatives of dogs.
NO! it does not dogs come from wolves cats come from lions and tigers, WOW! who teaches you about animals
The answer is more a case of- why do dogs belong to the family of wolves? Dogs are the direct descendants of wolves, and so belong to that family. Some dogs don't look like they have wolf ancestors, but they do. Others look very similar, such as alsations.
Dogs are descendants from Canis lupus, the gray wolf.
it belongs to the canidae family
Bulldogs
No, bears, pigs, and dogs are not closely related. Bears belong to the family Ursidae, pigs belong to the family Suidae, and dogs belong to the family Canidae. They are all distinct families within the order Carnivora.
Coyotes belong to the same family as dogs but are from a different genus.
canis familiaris
Neither, they belong to their own family called Hyaenidae.