Talk:Dog

skeletal variation
"All healthy dogs, regardless of their size and type, have an identical skeletal structure…, although there is significant skeletal variation between dogs of different types." isn't this a direct contradiction? Miiyooh (talk) 00:23, 22 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Not to mention that variations in tail bone count and the baculum in male dogs mean that they are, in fact, not identical. Better wording would be something like “Dogs’ skeletons generally are morphologically similar regardless of size or breed, though notable variation in bone structure and arrangement, tail bone count, and (in male dogs only) the baculum means significant variation exists.” Or something like that. Jtrevor99 (talk) 03:43, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I actually don't find that contradictory. The structure is the same, for instance in the foreleg, where there will always be radius and ulna, carpals, metacarpals and phalanges. Within that universal pattern, there can be wide variation in factors like length and thickness, etc. Compare whippets, afghan hounds, bulldogs, and corgis. Dgndenver (talk) 19:25, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
 * No, the types of bones are the same they just vary in size. Traumnovelle (talk) 08:10, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

I think the article needs more info about dog attacks
"Dog bites pose a serious health risk to our communities and society. More than 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year in the United States, and more than 800,000 receive medical attention for dog bites, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). At least half of those bitten are children."

Source: American Veterinary Medical Associaton

https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/pet-owners/dog-bite-prevention

2A02:AA7:4607:6C45:425:12E5:D086:7DAF (talk) 12:40, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * We have an entire article about it. See dog bite. --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107; 01:21, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2024
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Nearly Extinct Gray Wolf
Rework sentence or change extinct to Pleistocene. Gray wolves are not extinct 97.126.89.248 (talk) 00:04, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * It once read "an extinct population of gray wolves", which is accurate because these were genetically distinct, however with the passage of time and people making uninformed changes to the lede of the article, this has now become lost. 182.239.146.143 (talk) 08:40, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Though people nearly hunted wolves to extinction in the lower 48 states, northern gray wolves have returned to the Great Lakes, the northern Rockies, California and the Pacific Northwest. But just as the U.S. was making progress for gray wolves, protections were stripped. Credits: Defenders of Wildlife — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.254.72 (talk) 15:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Article mentioned in media, and it's not positive
But it is funny. https://clickhole.com/what-do-they-think-were-all-complete-idiots-or-something-wikipedia-has-a-page-for-dog/ Ab e g92 contribs 02:53, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * It's stupid clickbait. --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107; 03:13, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * It’s satire, and in good fun, lighten up. 173.22.12.194 (talk) 21:48, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Deliberate ignorance isn't funny, especially in this modern world full of rampant assholism. --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107; 22:09, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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Copy Editing
I took an initial swing at copy editing the article, but it needs a LOT of work. I started removing the excessive use of semicolons, adding commas in some areas and breaking others into separate sentences. Much of the article, especially in the behavior section, needs more copy work done. nf utvol (talk) 12:55, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

wrong link
The link for "welfare-purpose dogs" goes to an article about warfare, rather than welfare... whether the leaking abstractions are from "broken telephone" or "AI hallucinations", the failure to lead towards peaceful employment of canine friends is slightly distressing. 80.230.56.154 (talk) 23:19, 4 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Changed it to service dogs, which is what I presume the term refers to. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)