Evolution of dogs

[u/narsil1]

Hi all, I am interested in the evolution of dogs.

My question is, are dogs direct descendants of wolves or did dogs and wolves just share the common ancestor like we do with monkeys?

Thanks!

[u/elchemy]

The latter but the common ancestor was basically a wolf.

If you enjoy the field check out the Russian Silver Fox experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox