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Yes all dogs were direct decendants of wolves.All dogs don't look like wolves because the DNA that produce different traits When humans started to domesticate them we messed up there DNA by giving them giving human food

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the dog species is a domesticated species of the wolf so yes, they are all related

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One theory is that all dogs evolved from wolves many years ago.
Wolves were the first "dogs" in the past.

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Yes. Dogs are actually decendants of Wolves.

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Yes. The wolf and all dogs are part of the canine family.

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No, but they originate from a common ancestor and then separated to become different, such as the wolf and the ordinary house dog, which started separating about four million years ago.

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Yes it is. Of you brought up a picture of a canine and a wolf, they almost look the same except for the fact that one is a bit more furry than the other.

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Dogs are genetically nearly identical to wolves. They are the same species but different subspecies.

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Not only are dogs in the same family as the wolf, they are the same species as the wolf, just a different subspecies.

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Yes all dogs have wolf ancestors.

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Are some dogs not direct descendents of wolves?

Depends on how you mean the question. Scientist generally think (a) that all dogs are descendents of wolves or (b) all dogs and all wolves are descendents of a common ancestor in the relatively recent past. Relatively recent, like, more recent than, say,100,000 years, is my understanding. I think that (a) is the more common belief at this point. At one time the scientist Konrad Lorentz thought that some dogs were descended from jackals, but he later retracted that belief. On the other hand dogs and wolves are completely interfertile (as contrasted with horses and donkeys, for instance) and some individual dogs are most certainly descended from an individual, amorous wolf. Not all dogs are Direct descendents of wolves, acctually some wolf-decendent-dogs were breed with others to create most of the dogs we know today


Why are all of the wolves alike but have lots of kinds of dogs?

Dogs are wolves that have been bred into looking a certain way. Wolves are the original, and dogs are how humans wanted their pets to look.


Why wolves belong to the family of dogs?

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.


How do you tell if your husky is part wolf?

all dogs are related to wolves so if you have a dog you also have a wolf because that means I have 7 wolves/dogs.


What are siberian huskies related to?

Like all dogs - wolves


Are grey wolvews similar to dogs?

Yes, grey wolves are similar to dogs as they belong to the same Canidae family. Both wolves and domestic dogs share common ancestors and exhibit similar behaviors, although wolves are typically larger and have different social structures compared to domestic dogs.


How are dogs and wolves alike?

Dogs are direct descendants of wolves; dogs have been selectively breed in different ways to develop the various breeds of dogs, but genetically they are all the same species.(yes, your chihuahua really is a wolf)


Is a wolf a descendant of the dog?

No, the wolf is a breed of it's own and in the canine family.


Are there more related dogs or is that all wolves coyotes jackals foxes are there any more wild dogs or is that all?

There are hyenas and wolverines.


How much are husky dogs?

it can range from 150$ to 1000$ it just depends.


Can wolves be considered pure bred dogs and why?

Yes. All breeds of domestic dogs are the same species as the wolf!


What all animals can breed with a dog?

Only dogs and closely related species such as wolves can successfully breed with dogs.