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all>Conservation status: Domesticated The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora that has been domesticated for at least 24,800 years and perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent evidence. In this time, the dog has been developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of variation. For example, heights range from just a few inches (such as the Chihuahua) to nearly three feet (such as the Irish Wolfhound), and colors range from white to black with reds, grays, and browns also occurring in a tremendous variation of patterns. Dogs, like humans, are highly social animals and pack hunters; this similarity in their overall behavioral design accounts for their trainability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human households and social situations. Dogs fill a variety of roles in human society and are often trained as working dogs. For dogs that do not have traditional jobs, a wide range of dog sports provide the opportunity to exhibit their natural skills. In many countries, the most common and perhaps most important role of dogs is as companions. Dogs have lived with and worked with humans in so many roles that their loyalty has earned them the sobriquet "mans best friend." Conversely, some cultures consider dogs to be unclean. See more at Wikipedia.org...

ipcover">slipcover (also called loose cover) is a fitted protective cover that may be slipped off and on a piece of upholstered furniture. Slipcovers are usually made of cloth. Another way to describe slipcovers is to say that a slipcover is clothing for furniture. They are tailored just as clothing is, and are fitted loosely or snugly to the taste of the owner or tailor. Some people order furniture upholstered in plain muslin with the intention of using slipcovers only. In the days before home air conditioning was available, it was common to put slipcovers on upholstered furniture in the hotter months of the year to protect the upholstery fabric from sweat, and slipcover tailors offered clear vinyl, or plastic, slipcovers. In some cities in the northeast U.S., slipcover tailors were sometimes given the nickname "summertime millionaires" as their busy season was in the spring and summer. In the 1960's, technology and production techniques made it possible to produce cheap mass-produced furniture that could be sold at prices at or below the price of a custom-made slipcover, and the practice of slipcovering declined sharply. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in slipcovering driven by the interior design industry and the popularity of the very casual "shabby-chic" design style. As this new "looser" fitting style of slipcovers do not require custom tailoring, some furniture manufacturers are beginning to offer "ready made" slipcovers. Slipcovers are available at many mainstream retailers that sell linens (sheets). Some effort is required to maintain a tailored look of a slipcover applied to a couch of loveseat, as usage of the furniture will pull at the edges of the slipcover which are tucked under the cushions. See more at Wikipedia.org...