Dogs have been showing up in human history the way glitter shows up in your house: everywhere, permanently, and usually without anyone remembering how it started. They’ve hauled nets, guarded homes, ...

Before electricity and modern appliances, kitchens relied on ingenuity—and sometimes, on dogs. One now-extinct breed, known as the Turnspit Dog, was specifically bred to help cook meals by running ...

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Some dog breeds didn’t vanish all at once. It was more gradual than that. Their roles faded, numbers dropped, and before long ...