Dog Apparel

• The English word hound is a cognate of German http://www.petsdo.com/store/dog/apparel Hund, Dutch hond, common Scandinavian hund, Icelandic hundur which, though referring to a specific breed chain in English, means "dog" in generic in the other Germanic languages

• Hound itself is derived from the Proto-Indo-European *kwon-, which is the direct root of the Greek κυων (kuōn) and the indirect root of the Latin canis through the variant cut *kani-.

The Soviets have attempted to domesticate the fox, mentioned in the article Cultivated Comforting Prospect Fox, and were able to do so in just nine generations, or less than a human lifetime. This also resulted in other changes, including color, which became black, white, or charcoal and white. They also developed year-round breeding ability, curled-up tails, and droopy ears.