It won’t be news to any Husky owners out there, but scientists in Hungary have confirmed that certain dog species with closer genetic ties to wolves tend to howl more than they bark. To figure it out, researchers played howling wolf sounds to 68 dogs with differing amounts of DNA ‘distance’ to their ancestors. The results? Ancient breeds like Huskies, Malamutes, the Shiba Inu, and Pekingese howl more to communicate, while modern breeds like Great Danes, Labradors, Beagles, Boxers and mini Poodles bark. The theory is that selective breeding has changed dogs’ communication patterns. One very good boy who has surely mastered polite communication is Portuguese dog Bobi, who celebrated his nearly 31 years on Earth with a Guinness World Record crown as the world’s oldest dog this month – and hopefully, some of his favourite treats…