Old dog, new tricks: Study IDs 9,400-year-old mutt

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 05:50 in Health & Medicine

Nearly 10,000 years ago, man's best friend provided protection and companionship - and an occasional meal. That's what researchers are saying after finding a bone fragment from what they are calling the earliest confirmed domesticated dog in the Americas.

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