Dog has been man's best friend for 33,000 years, DNA study finds

UK Daily Mail ^ | December 15, 2015 | Staff

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Was it Augustine who said “A man would rather be with his dog than with a stranger.”

[LibertarianLiz]

I am currently dog-less and I don’t like it one tiny little bit!

I am in the same boat. Our wonderful Corgi companion of 13 years left us last month. We miss him every day. I want to get another; but, we are traveling next September for my daughter's wedding and we will be gone for a while. I think when we come back home, I will be looking for a new pup.

[TalonDJ]

“Humans could never give chase like that.”

Actually a human in The right shape can run even a horse into the ground. A human can keep up an energy saving trot or light job all day without stopping. In part it is because we can drink water and nibble some snacks while the prey has to keep running and just gets weaker and weaker. Our early hunt was probably similar to wolves, stalk the herd, get close and cut one away from the rest.

It probably started with them stealing each others kills and realizing they had compatible styles.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I love Corgis, too!

My, ‘Last Dog Standing’ (out of 3) was my Basset Hound, Rufus. He was nearly 15, had a stroke and that was that. He had a near-perfect life as far as dogs go; never ill, never hurt, always adored by all. :)

[Mack the knife]

“Humans could never give chase like that.”

Actually a human in The right shape can run even a horse into the ground.

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Apaches did run horses down before they learned to domesticate them. Humans can do this because they sweat to remove heat from their bodies during a chase — wolves and horses do not sweat.

Tampa museum had a display several years ago that showed how selective breeding of foxes for tameness in Russia led to lowered testosterone and adrenal levels, which resulted in droopy ears and curled tails that we see in dogs.

[West Texas Chuck]

[MarvinStinson]

Makes sense.