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I wrote earlier this morning about our Jack Russell terrier, Ollie. Our other dog, Mickey, is a Yorkshire terrier, a generally quiet little animal except for when he knows he is about to be taken out for a walk when the excited noise he makes has to be heard to be believed.
Unlikely as it seems, Mickey, like all other dogs, is supposed to be descended from wolves and gene research by scientists at the University of California show that this is indeed the case. Moreover, they’ve discovered that small dogs may all originate from the Middle East and that their small size probably originated as a result of the wolf's domestication.
Archaeologists have found the remains of small dogs dating back 12,000 years in the Middle East and scientists believe people may have preferred smaller dogs because they were easier to house in farming societies where space was at a premium.
It’s a pity though that the scientists can’t explain why such a small dog as Mickey can generate a noise level akin to a jumbo jet taking off when he knows he’s about to be taken out for a walk!
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I wrote earlier this morning about our Jack Russell terrier, Ollie. Our other dog, Mickey, is a Yorkshire terrier, a generally quiet little animal except for when he knows he is about to be taken out for a walk when the excited noise he makes has to be heard to be believed.
Unlikely as it seems, Mickey, like all other dogs, is supposed to be descended from wolves and gene research by scientists at the University of California show that this is indeed the case. Moreover, they’ve discovered that small dogs may all originate from the Middle East and that their small size probably originated as a result of the wolf's domestication.
Archaeologists have found the remains of small dogs dating back 12,000 years in the Middle East and scientists believe people may have preferred smaller dogs because they were easier to house in farming societies where space was at a premium.
It’s a pity though that the scientists can’t explain why such a small dog as Mickey can generate a noise level akin to a jumbo jet taking off when he knows he’s about to be taken out for a walk!
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