Dingo- The World's Oldest Dog

Pet Care

oi-Suparna Chakaraborthy

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 16:13

A recent study has revealed that Dingo is the world's oldest breed of dog.

This dog according to experts is basically a cross between dogs and wolves. Experts have found closest genetic similarity between the dingo and wolves.

Dingo's have been discovered to be the close kin of, the rare New Guinea singing dog as they shares similar DNA.

Dingos and the singing dogs, even their similar features to other dogs were from other breeds for thousands of years.

"This gives us a huge weight of evidence supporting the theory that the dingo is quite distinct from all modern dog breeds," said joint author Alan Wilton, of Sydney's University of New South Wales.

Dingo's were first brought to Australia from Indonesia and then after became a permanent resident. Dingo though kept as pet in many households, are more destructive than other dogs. In Australia they are a curse to the sheep industry.