What was the breed of the earliest known canine companion animal?

Answer 1

The Maltese breed is known to be over 5000 years old

Answer 2

The Basques were some of the earliest people to domesticate animals and during the nineteenth century they began to immigrate to Australia and to the United states with their sheep and their dogs. Because the dogs accompanied their Basque herdsmen from Australia, they came to be known as Australian Shepherds. However, the Australian Shepherd breed was actually developed in the United States and is the only American produced herding breed. Today's Aussie is both a popular farm dog, capable of handling all kinds of stock on any terrain, and also a loyal family companion dog. The versatile, intelligent Australian Shepherd is outstanding in obedience and agility too, often placing high in trial.

Answer 3

The saluki is one of the oldest breeds of dog known. It was and is used by bedouin nomads to hunt gazelle and hare in the middle east. To own one was a status symbol and the more you owned the richer you were as they were expensive back then. Bloodlines for the saluki are known and documented to go back 2-3 thousand years.

Answer 4

wikipedia says that dogs were domesticated from wolves like 15, 000 years ago..there are 14 breeds listesd as some of the oldest...
Chowchow, sharpei, akita inu, shiba inu and the basenji...plus many more

Answer 5

Wolf

Answer 6

Wolf

Answer 7

Probably whatever feral dog was around in whatever country at the time that man first start befriending dogs. I doubt there would have been specific breeds then - just wild dogs.

Answer 8

Dingoes of Australia.

Answer 9

Egyptians kept jackals as pets

Answer 10

Dog