bbc guide to origin of the speciesThis is more information about the domestication of animals and the resulting variance achieved in captivity. It is interesting to think about the idea of pure breeds of dogs, and humans desire for them. While certain dogs were bred for specific functions, people tend to not use them in that way. Dobermans were created only a hundredtwenty years ago from rottweilers in germany. I don't know why. So as we go forward working with pets, not so much tamed wild animals, consider where that pet came from and why it came to be.Submitted by markb [Write Review]