A selection of dogs and their kindred. The dog (Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species or Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the wolf is a domesticated carnivore of the family Canidae. Dogs vary widely in shape, size, and colors and perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship, and, more recently, aiding disabled people, and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend."

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A selection of dogs and their kindred. The dog (Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species or Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the wolf is a domesticated carnivore of the family Canidae. Dogs vary widely in shape, size, and colors and perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship, and, more recently, aiding disabled people, and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend." From a late 19th Century encyclopaedia illustration,

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