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I can tell you for a fact that hyenas aren't dogs. They're more closely related to cats actually, but they're a separate animal family of their own. Wild dogs, if you mean the African wild dog, belong to the family canidae as do dogs and wolves, but they are a separate genus, Lycaon. Modern thinking classes domestic dogs and grey wolves as the same species, canis lupus. You will see some older sources distinguish them as canis domesticus and canis lupus, but genetic studies have shown this is not valid.

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What wild dogs are related to pitbulls?

All domesticated dogs come from wild ones.


Are there wild dogs?

There have always been wild dogs present in the wild. Wild dogs are the origin of domesticated dogs. Dogs were domesticated millions of years ago by people as hunting aids and companions and obviously not all wild dogs could be domesticated due to the number of wild dogs present on the earth in comparison to the number of people in those times, so some wild dogs remain, though the number of wolves are becoming minimal in comparison to domesticated dogs.


Where are dogs origanally from?

Dogs originally came from wolves. Primitive men domesticated this wild wolves and they became the domesticated dogs we now have.


Is there Wild Dogs?

There have always been wild dogs present in the wild. Wild dogs are the origin of domesticated dogs. Dogs were domesticated millions of years ago by people as hunting aids and companions and obviously not all wild dogs could be domesticated due to the number of wild dogs present on the earth in comparison to the number of people in those times, so some wild dogs remain, though the number of wolves are becoming minimal in comparison to domesticated dogs.


What wild dogs are related to dogs in your homes?

Nearly all domestic dogs are descendants of domesticated gray wolves (canis lupus). Some "wild dogs" such as the dingo and the Carolina dog are themselves the descendants of domestic dogs. The African Wild Dog is a separate species and even a separate genus.


What are same examples of the domestication of wild animals?

Wild horses were domesticated to use for transportation. Cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens were also domesticated from wild species. Dingoes were domesticated into dogs, as were wolves. The ancient egyptians domesticated cats.


Do African wild dog have claws or paws?

Wild dogs have both paws and claws, just like domesticated dogs.


Are dogs are domesticated or wild?

Dogs can be wild, but the ones we keep as pets or are homeless pets are domesticated dogs.Individual dogs can be living in the wild, just like cats or American wild horses can. Nevertheless, the word for these animals is feral, not wild. The species as a whole is domesticated, even though some individuals are living without humans and indeed may never have seen a human except from a distance.


What is the name for a group of puppy dogs?

Domesticated dogs: kennel Wild dogs: pack Puppies: litter


Where does a dog survive?

all dogs are domesticated. there are no wild ones now, but there were.


What kind of wild animal is a antcester of a dog?

dogs were domesticated from wolves


Is a dog a wild animal?

Some dogs, such as wolves are. On the other hand there are many more domesticated dogs