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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The 160-year-old pelt of the woolly dog Mutton in the Smithsonian’s collection. Researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History led a new analysis that sheds light on the ...

A Salish woolly dog is pictured on the East Saanich reserve, about 20 kilometres north of Victoria, in 1935. The breed was near extinction by 1900, with a few rare sightings on reserves until 1940.

The Pacific Northwest’s premier truffle festival opened this weekend in Eugene, with a flurry of four-legged fungi foragers fighting for the coveted spot of top dog. June 14, 2025 contribute now ...