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{{subpages}} {{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Domestic dog | status = | image = | image_width = | image_caption = | domain = [[Eukaryota]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Carnivora]] | familia = [[Canidae]] | genus = ''[[Canis]]'' | species = ''[[Grey Wolf|C. lupus]]'' | subspecies = '''''C. l. familiaris''''' | trinomial = ''Canis lupus familiaris''<ref>[[International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature]]: [http://www.iczn.org/BZNMar2003opinions.htm#opinion2027 Opinion 2027: Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved]</ref> }} '''Dogs''' are [[artificial selection|domesticated]] [[canines]] that have been closely associated with humans ever since they first evolved from [[Canis lupus|gray wolves]] several thousand years ago. Throughout the world dogs are still intimately associated with humans in a variety of roles, and because of this they are often called "man's best friend". Today they are nearly ubiquitous, as household [[pet]]s, cherished companions, full-time workers, and even, in some cultures, as food. Dogs and people may communicate better with each other than any other two [[species]].<ref>Stephen Budiansky, The Truth about Dogs: An Inquiry into Ancestry Social Conventions. Mental Habits Moral Fiber ''Canis familiaris''. 2001 ISBN 014100228X</ref> Dogs and humans understand each other on a basic level: we are able to interpret the dog's instinctive body language (along with canine vocalizations like the growl and whine); and the dog, in turn, has an innate ability to respond appropriately both to human body language, as well as to the emotional tone of the human voice. Some research suggests that dogs may be better at interpreting cues from humans than even our closest relatives, the [[chimpanzee]]s. <ref> In an 2002 article for BBC News Online, Christine McGourty cites two separate American studies, one at Harvard University and the other at the Wolf Hollow Wolf Sanctuary, both in the United States. Puppies were found to be as good as older dogs at finding hidden food using clues from humans. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/h/hi/science/nature/2498669.stm] sourced on 7/20/2007. </ref>People can be educated beyond these basics to manage their dogs more precisely, and dogs can be trained to be extremely responsive to people. In addition, dogs can modify the behaviour of their humans to a surprising degree.

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