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How long have dogs existed?

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The first dog-like mammal that appeared on Earth evolved during the Eocene Epoch, about 50 million years ago. The dog family (wolves/domestic dogs, foxes, jackals, coyotes, etc.) are closely related to turtles, and other amphibious creatures, including frogs and newts. This accounts for the disappearences of dogs for long periods of time, as they are mearly returning to their ancestual habitat, under the water.

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12y ago

ever since man walked the earth. they did not look like we now know them but they were still dogs. it took a lot of breeding to get them the way they are now and to get them into how many breeds we now have. after all they descended from the wolf.

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11y ago

The relationship between "dog years" and "human years" is not linear - it's about 7 dog years to 1 human year for the first year or so, then it tapers down to about 4 dog years to 1 human year.

This also varies depending upon the breed of the dog - smaller dogs tend to have less dog years per human year while larger breed dogs tend to have more dog years per human year.

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14y ago

Dogs have exist and have been domesticated for about 12000 years ago.

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13y ago

Foxes have been on earth for more than ten thousand years. they were used for hunting for lots of people a long time ago.

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12y ago

They've been around for quite some time... i'd say they evolved way before humans existed

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dogs have been around a long time, some think that all dogs are decedents of wolves.

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over 1200000000

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800bc

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