A dog in the yard of the house

The homegrown canine (Canis familiaris when considered a particular animal types or Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the wolf)[5] is an individual from the family Canidae. It is essential for the wolf-like canids,[6] and is the most broadly bountiful earthly carnivore.[7][8][9] The canine and the surviving dim wolf are sister taxa as present day wolves are not firmly identified with the wolves that were first domesticated,[10][11][12] which infers that the immediate predecessor of the canine is extinct.[13] The canine was the main species to be domesticated,[12][14] and has been specifically reproduced over centuries for different practices, tactile abilities, and physical attributes.[15]

Their long relationship with people has driven canines to be particularly sensitive to human behavior,[16] and they can blossom with a starch-rich eating routine that would be deficient for other canids.[17] Dogs change generally fit as a fiddle, size, and colors.[18] They perform numerous jobs for people, for example, chasing, crowding, pulling loads, insurance, helping police and military, friendship, and, all the more as of late, supporting incapacitated individuals, and restorative jobs. This effect on human culture has given them the sobriquet of "man's closest companion."