The study of dog genealogy and breeding lines; the tracing of a dog's ancestry and pedigree through successive generations.
From Greek 'kyon' (dog) plus 'genealogia' (account of family descent). This specialized term emerged during the Victorian era's dog-breeding craze.
Victorian dog enthusiasts turned dog breeding into a science—creating elaborate pedigree charts that would make genealogists envious, establishing standards for every breed we know today!
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