[Closed] Why are dogs all different sizes...

deadlydarcy - Member

I reckon humans have genetically interfered less with (domestic) cats than dogs.

Careful now, if you start talking about selective breeding and using words like genetics you'll have the super foods, GMO fearmongers all over you.

Is it anything to do with them licking their dangleberries?

Would a warm sack at conception grow bigger offspring?

How can licking whinnets warm a scrotum?

Spend some time in Wales...

deadlydarcy - Member
I reckon humans have genetically interfered less with (domestic) cats than dogs.

Careful now, if you start talking about selective breeding and using words like genetics you'll have the super foods, GMO fearmongers all over you.

Thats the thing - theres no new genetic information the whole range of sizes and shapes come from the genes dogs had to start with. Our only interference has been choosing favourites.

[quote=maccruiskeen ]Thats the thing - theres no new genetic information the whole range of sizes and shapes come from the genes dogs had to start with.

If genes didn't mutate. We share 84% of our genes with dogs.

We share 84% of our genes with dogs.

Its because we're both made out meat

Of course we share a large proportion of our DNA with things that are made out of the same stuff. The differences in size and shape and behaviour of the stuff is a fairly superficial compared to the similarities of what the stuff (meat, bones, teeth, hair) is made of

Junkyard - lazarus

why are there no small elephants?

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Ah ha - Dassies.

Very good - I'd forgotten about them.....

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They're not on this list, but it might be of interest: [url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligence_of_Dogs ]CLICK[/url]

bearnecessities - Member
Sorry, but I still can't get over how hot Michael Jackson's got.