David Ian Howe

I get sent like, is this a dog bone? And it's like probably just like a chicken wing, but they'll send it to me. But yeah, so this is a soapbox of mine is that species is a spectrum. It's not a cut and dry thing. Evolution is not Pokemon, right? You don't just evolve into the next thing 10 seconds later. It takes thousands of years.

I get sent like, is this a dog bone? And it's like probably just like a chicken wing, but they'll send it to me. But yeah, so this is a soapbox of mine is that species is a spectrum. It's not a cut and dry thing. Evolution is not Pokemon, right? You don't just evolve into the next thing 10 seconds later. It takes thousands of years.

I get sent like, is this a dog bone? And it's like probably just like a chicken wing, but they'll send it to me. But yeah, so this is a soapbox of mine is that species is a spectrum. It's not a cut and dry thing. Evolution is not Pokemon, right? You don't just evolve into the next thing 10 seconds later. It takes thousands of years.

So coyotes, dogs, dingoes, wolves, and some jackals are all in the genus Canis, which means they can all interbreed. And there can be dogs that are mixed with coyotes, coyotes that are mixed with wolves. All of it is just they're all like a dog is a subspecies of the wolf to me, as is the dingo. They're all wolves that can interbreed.

So coyotes, dogs, dingoes, wolves, and some jackals are all in the genus Canis, which means they can all interbreed. And there can be dogs that are mixed with coyotes, coyotes that are mixed with wolves. All of it is just they're all like a dog is a subspecies of the wolf to me, as is the dingo. They're all wolves that can interbreed.

So coyotes, dogs, dingoes, wolves, and some jackals are all in the genus Canis, which means they can all interbreed. And there can be dogs that are mixed with coyotes, coyotes that are mixed with wolves. All of it is just they're all like a dog is a subspecies of the wolf to me, as is the dingo. They're all wolves that can interbreed.

So when you're looking at coyotes and stuff, it could be very similar to a small dog or a large dog, depending on. So the answer would be you just have to have enough of a comparative collection of dogs and coyotes to kind of match it up. But there are certain markers that you can tell, okay, this is a coyote. It's more slender than say a lab.

So when you're looking at coyotes and stuff, it could be very similar to a small dog or a large dog, depending on. So the answer would be you just have to have enough of a comparative collection of dogs and coyotes to kind of match it up. But there are certain markers that you can tell, okay, this is a coyote. It's more slender than say a lab.

So when you're looking at coyotes and stuff, it could be very similar to a small dog or a large dog, depending on. So the answer would be you just have to have enough of a comparative collection of dogs and coyotes to kind of match it up. But there are certain markers that you can tell, okay, this is a coyote. It's more slender than say a lab.

And then wolves are going to be way more robust, especially in the Americas. So it's hard to tell. And now you can do it with chemical tests and things like that too.

And then wolves are going to be way more robust, especially in the Americas. So it's hard to tell. And now you can do it with chemical tests and things like that too.

And then wolves are going to be way more robust, especially in the Americas. So it's hard to tell. And now you can do it with chemical tests and things like that too.

An ex of mine called it puppy crack. Because like it's just such an addicting smell. Apparently it's like a fungus or like something that like some kind of chemical that's emitted. But yeah, the corn, like the Frito feet, it just, I love that smell. And then the inside of their ears too is like a very distinct smell.

An ex of mine called it puppy crack. Because like it's just such an addicting smell. Apparently it's like a fungus or like something that like some kind of chemical that's emitted. But yeah, the corn, like the Frito feet, it just, I love that smell. And then the inside of their ears too is like a very distinct smell.

An ex of mine called it puppy crack. Because like it's just such an addicting smell. Apparently it's like a fungus or like something that like some kind of chemical that's emitted. But yeah, the corn, like the Frito feet, it just, I love that smell. And then the inside of their ears too is like a very distinct smell.

Yeah, exactly. And then everyone loves their own dog's smell, but then other people are like, your dog stinks, dude. And I'm like, no, he does not. He smells amazing.

Yeah, exactly. And then everyone loves their own dog's smell, but then other people are like, your dog stinks, dude. And I'm like, no, he does not. He smells amazing.

Yeah, exactly. And then everyone loves their own dog's smell, but then other people are like, your dog stinks, dude. And I'm like, no, he does not. He smells amazing.

Yeah, wolves make a den. Coyotes make dens as well. I think that's what it comes from. I did see a study that dogs always turn a specific way because they want to face a certain direction, like cardinal direction, like a pigeon, I guess. They can home in a certain sense.

Yeah, wolves make a den. Coyotes make dens as well. I think that's what it comes from. I did see a study that dogs always turn a specific way because they want to face a certain direction, like cardinal direction, like a pigeon, I guess. They can home in a certain sense.