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the oldest known ancestor to gray wolves, called creodont, are known to have lived in the northern hemisphere 100 to 120 million years ago

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today's dog first began to diverge from grey wolves. It remains somewhat of a grey area though, many scientific resources report that conformation from morphological factors combined with some fossil records indicate that domesticated dogs first diverged from grey wolves 14,000 to 15,000 years ago

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The heads of two domestic dogs were discovered in western Russia

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Archeologists discover fossils and remains of domesticated dogs in Asia, Europe and the Americas, specifically located at Mesolithic sites

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Domestication of dogs in China began

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The first ancestors of todays bloodhound, dash hound, and foxhound first appear. but would not be fully established as those breeds that they are today before the 1800's

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Most breeds of this time periods domesticated dogs were related to todays saluki, mastiff, greyhound, and dachshund dog breeds, and were still considered subservient to humans and were treated as such. They mainly were used as hunters or watch dogs.

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Dogs were being used by humans solely for domesticated purposes

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A painting discovered near Pompeii reveals that the romans used domesticated dogs to help guide them.

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During this time period, is when history reveals a dramatic increase in all animals, which includes dogs, as being documented as creatures who should be respected and empathized with, instead of being abused.