But I may here state that, looking to the domestic dogs of the whole world, I have, after a laborious collection of all known facts, come to the conclusion that several wild species of Canidae have been tamed, and that their blood, in some cases mingled together, flows in the veins of our domestic breeds.
Baina esan dezaket, mundu guztiko etxe-txakurrak kontuan harturik, datu ezagun guztien bilketa lantsu baten ondoren, basa-txakur espezie bat baino gehiago hezi izan dela, eta haiexen odola dela, nahasirik kasu batzuetan, gure etxe-arrazetako animalien zainetan zehar dabilena.