An adult wolf can eat 20 pounds of meat at once. House Dogs Pet dogs had wild ancestors. Researchers believe people tamed dogs from small wolves that lived in Asia more than 10,000 years ago. Now the world has 800 breeds of domestic dogs. Watch a house dog wag its tail and bark.
Wild dogs behave the same way.
If more than one dog lives in a house, one will boss the others, just like an alpha male or female in a wolf pack. Sometimes, stray dogs hunt in a pack. Dogs may chase and kill deer. Sometimes people blame wolves for killing done by dogs. Janice Welsh , who wrote this story, runs the DNR s Project WILD, a program for schools.