history: I want to get a dog and can't decide on a breed!  I'm thinking bassett hound or collie - what do you think?
knowledge: The dog was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
response: I couldn't say, but I know that dogs were the first species that were domesticated.
history: I want to get a dog and can't decide on a breed!  I'm thinking bassett hound or collie - what do you think?
I couldn't say, but I know that dogs were the first species that were domesticated.
That's cool! What else do you know about dogs?
knowledge: Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors.
response: Well, they vary quite a bit in size and shape, as well as color.
history: I want to get a dog and can't decide on a breed!  I'm thinking bassett hound or collie - what do you think?
I couldn't say, but I know that dogs were the first species that were domesticated.
That's cool! What else do you know about dogs?
Well, they vary quite a bit in size and shape, as well as color.
I like brown and white dogs that are medium in size, with a good temperament.  Can I breed one like that?
knowledge: This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet ''man's best friend''.
response: I'm not 100% sure on that, but I know dogs are called "man's best friend".
history: I want to get a dog and can't decide on a breed!  I'm thinking bassett hound or collie - what do you think?
I couldn't say, but I know that dogs were the first species that were domesticated.
That's cool! What else do you know about dogs?
Well, they vary quite a bit in size and shape, as well as color.
I like brown and white dogs that are medium in size, with a good temperament.  Can I breed one like that?
I'm not 100% sure on that, but I know dogs are called "man's best friend".
How long do dogs usually live?  I don't want to get too attached to it if it's going to up and die in 2 years!
knowledge: Infectious diseases that affect dogs are important not only from a veterinary standpoint, but also because of the risk to public health; an example of this is rabies.
response: I don't know that, either, but I know that some diseases that infect dogs, like rabies, also pose a risk to public health.
history: I want to get a dog and can't decide on a breed!  I'm thinking bassett hound or collie - what do you think?
I couldn't say, but I know that dogs were the first species that were domesticated.
That's cool! What else do you know about dogs?
Well, they vary quite a bit in size and shape, as well as color.
I like brown and white dogs that are medium in size, with a good temperament.  Can I breed one like that?
I'm not 100% sure on that, but I know dogs are called "man's best friend".
How long do dogs usually live?  I don't want to get too attached to it if it's going to up and die in 2 years!
I don't know that, either, but I know that some diseases that infect dogs, like rabies, also pose a risk to public health.
I probably should look into dog trainers because I don't have time for stuff like that - I'd rather someone did it for me!
knowledge: While training dogs for specific roles dates back to Roman times at least, the training of dogs to be compatible household pets developed with suburbanization in the 1950s.
response: Cool, did you know that training dogs as pets only dates to the 1950s, but training for specific work goes back to Roman times?