Does your dog seem a bit wolfy? A new study explains why.

The scientists found that 64.1% of modern breed dogs carry wolf ancestry due to genetic crossbreeding nearly 1,000 ...

Most dogs have some wolf DNA, scientists say. These breeds have more than others.

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

Scientists Discover Detectable Wolf DNA in Two-Thirds of Dog Breeds, Including Tiny Chihuahuas

U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...
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Even Chihuahuas Still Have Some Wolf in Them — Here’s How Some Dogs Still Carry This DNA

Among dogs without a history of purposeful crossbreeding, samples from two Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore hounds led the way, ...

Most modern dogs have detectable wolf ancestry, including the tiny chihuahua

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable ...