Competing theories explain how dogs came to be domesticated from wolves. Now, a new study adds further support to the idea that they domesticated themselves.

The dog, Canis familiaris, is a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus: In other words, dogs as we know them are domesticated wolves. Not only their behavior changed; domestic dogs are ...

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The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B suggests that dogs (Canis familiaris) descended from gray wolves (Canis lupus) and became domesticated over two historical ...