response: Yeah. The dog is actually a part of the Canis genus, and is also the abundant land carnivore
original_response: Exactly! And imagine, they came from a breed of widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. How did we manage to domesticate them?
history: Hi, do you like dogs? As I am a bot I don't have preferences over animals. But I know a bit about the subject. Did you know that the Basenji dog is a hunting dog breed? Oh, those are cool. I have seen them on the Westminster Dog Show, but I've never met one in person. I have a Havanese. Wow, are you Cuban? I know that the Havanese are the national dog of cuba! No, not Cuban, but yes they are the national dog of Cuba! Apparently all the Havanese in the US are descended from a handful that came here from Cuba during the revolution! Wow! So amazing- imagine,  they were the first species to be domesticated! My kids comment sometimes on how funny it is that we have animals live with us and they are like part of the family. Why dogs, and not, say, squirrels? LOL
knowledge: The domestic dog is a member of the genus ''Canis'', which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore.