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This clever dog breed has a big reputation for its smarts. “Border Collies are widely considered the most intelligent dog breed and the gold standard of canine intelligence,” Batteiger says. “They’re ...

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But within a few thousand years, generations of domesticated life had started to become visible in dogs’ bones. The oldest ...

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