Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, new genetic data indicate

Posted: December 29, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info | Leave a comment

I always find these studies fascinating. And wonder what conclusion would be reached if many minds were brought into an international project, including the minds of sociologists. It has been sometime ago, but I remember a theory about three ‘Eves’, including an Asian ‘Eve’, and African ‘Eve’ and a Middle Eastern ‘Eve’. If that theory holds up, it would make sense that the domesticated dog has its own ‘Eves’. Canines are nothing if not opportunistic!

Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, not Asia or Europe, according to a new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists led by UCLA biologists. The research, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Searle Scholars Program, appears March 17 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature.
“Dogs seem to share more genetic similarity with Middle Eastern gray wolves than with any other wolf population worldwide,” said Robert Wayne, UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and senior author of the Nature paper. “Genome-wide analysis now directly suggests a Middle East origin for modern dogs. We have found that a dominant proportion of modern dogs’ ancestry derives from Middle Eastern wolves, and this finding is consistent with the hypothesis that dogs originated in the Middle East. Read more…

Dog Pumpkins

Posted: October 31, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info | Leave a comment

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Colorado’s animal heroes get their night in the spotlight

Posted: October 21, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info | Leave a comment

From Fetch, a Denver Post blog:

Cosmo is a fuzzy-faced Lhasa Apso who would look perfectly at home cuddled up on somebody’s lap.

But don’t let Cosmo’s looks fool you. He’s a bona fide hero and he’s got an award to prove it.

Read the whole story.

Knit Your Own Dog

Posted: October 20, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Art and Photography, Lotsa Lhasa Info | Leave a comment

Thanks for this fun heads-up Vickie! From the Knit Your Own Dog entry on the Dog Art Today blog:

Looking for a chic, crafty, low-maintenance dog?   Get out your needles and make your own with the new book Best in Show: Knit Your Own Dog by Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne.  Very clever.

Lhasa Apso Sculpture

Posted: October 19, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Art and Photography, Lotsa Lhasa Info | Leave a comment

Thought this was fun. Angela Turner will paint the sculpture to match your Apso.

Lhasa Apso  Special Offer !
Beautifully capturing the Adorable looks and charm of this delightful and rightfully popular Breed

Designed , Sculpted , Handcrafted & painted entirely by the Artist
Can be painted with Your Dogs markings FREE

Measures 5 inches tall

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