Two Ice Age wolf pups once thought to be early dogs have been identified as wild wolves, thanks to detailed DNA and chemical ...

For centuries, woolly dogs have been at the center of tribal life throughout the Coast Salish world. Since the 19th century, however, these dogs have been considered extinct. Today, a resurfaced ...

For thousands of years, fluffy white dogs could be found across the Pacific Northwest. Their exceptionally soft, crimpy hair was shorn like sheep’s wool, spun into yarn, and woven into blankets and ...

Ancient DNA from the pelt of a fluffy white dog named Mutton is revealing new details about the woolly dog, an extinct breed that was cared for and raised by the women of the Coast Salish tribal ...

The Coast Salish woolly dog was once a fixture in communities across what’s known today as the Pacific Northwest. With pointy ears and an upturned tail, the canine looked a bit like the modern ...

Or, rather, Mutton was about 84 per cent woolly dog, and shared about 16 per cent of his ancestry with European breeds, such as English cocker spaniel and Dalmatian.

Full-body forensic reconstruction of a woolly dog based on a 160-year-old pelt in the Smithsonian’s collection as well as archaeological remains.

For thousands of years, a breed of white woolly dog played an important role for Coast Salish people on North America’s west coast, but when colonists moved in the animal quickly became extinct ...

The woolly dogs were kept isolated on small islands in pens and long houses throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Vancouver Island, to preserve the breed. Darron Kloster Dec 15, 2023 5:30 AM.

Now extinct, the Coast Salish woolly dog was managed for thousands of years by First Nations for its fibre, says a genetic study by the Smithsonian. Skip to content.