A recent study has shown that dogs were domesticated in two separate locations and different times, one in East Asia, and one in the Middle East or Europe. User IchTanze, in the Awwducational subreddit, 03 Jun 2016
Genomic and archaeological evidence suggest a dual origin of domestic dogs User defenderrodham, in the All opinions are welcome subreddit, 02 Jun 2016
Genomic and archaeological evidence suggest a dual origin of domestic dogs User sixthsheik, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 02 Jun 2016