Dogs may have been first domesticated in Nepal and Mongolia

Dogs evolved from Eurasian grey wolves at least 15,000 years ago, but just where and how they made the historical leap from roving in packs to living with humans has been a matter of debate.  An international team has analysed more than 185,800 genetic markers in more than 4,600 purebred dogs of 165 breeds, along with more than 540 village dogs from 38 countries.  They found that dogs from East Asia, India and South-West Asia had high levels of genetic diversity.