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ShareA dog breed is a group of dogs that have very similar or nearly identical characteristics of appearance or behavior or, usually, both, primarily because they come from a select set of ancestors who had the same characteristics.
Dogs have been selectively bred for specific characteristics for thousands of years.
For more information about the topic Dog breed, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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