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• All dogs are probably descended from an animal called Tomarctus. This animal lived approximately 15 million years ago.
• Stone-aged people tamed dogs to help them track game. About eight thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians raised Saluki hunting dogs. Saluki is an arabic word meaning noble one. These dogs are probably the oldest known breed.
• Argos or Argus, Ulysses' hunting dog, was the only creature to recognize the Greek hero when he returned home disguised as a beggar after 20 years of adventure.
• Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Greek mythology, guarded the gates to the underworld.
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