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Multiple ancestries and shared gene flow among modern livestock guarding dogs.
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- Dog Breeds for the Future: Theoretical Assessment of Strategies for Enhancing the Behavioural Reliability of Existing Dog Breeds, or Developing New Ideal Urban Companion Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Genomic Variation and Population Structure of Portuguese Native Dog Breeds.Animal genetics · 2026Article
- Genetic testing predicts appearance but not behavior in dogs.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Kazakh Tobet dogs in the genomic landscape: refining the history of livestock guardian breeds.BMC biology · 2025Article
- Genomic evidence for behavioral adaptation of herding dogs.Science advances · 2025Article
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Abstract
Livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) have been used to protect livestock for millennia. While previous works suggested a single origin of modern LGDs, the degree and source of shared ancestry have not been tested. To address this, we generated genome-wide SNP data from 304 LGDs and combined it with public genomic data from 2,183 modern and 22 ancient dogs. Our findings reveal shared ancestry and extensive gene flow among modern LGD breeds which we attribute to historical livestock migrations. Additionally, admixture between LGDs and free-ranging dogs argues against reproductive isolation as a core mechanism for maintaining the specialized skills of LGDs. Finally, we identify two lineages within modern LGDs and uncover multiple ancestries tracing back to distinct Eurasian ancient dogs, concordant with the absence of a single ancestor. Overall, our work explores the complex evolutionary history of LGDs, offering valuable insights into how human and livestock co-migrations shaped this functional group.
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