I think they’re drawing a lot of conclusions from finding two different kinds of footprints at the same place - all that means is that a boy was once in that cave, and a dog/wolf was once in that cave, but not necessarily at the same time. However, I don’t argue with the idea that humans and dogs have been cooperating for ages, each influencing the other for the better. There are several very interesting documentaries on available on Netflix that explore the relationship between humans and dogs.
Its pretty obvious that humans and dogs have been together for a very long time. I personally think it began as an unintentional interaction with both scavenging kills from larger predators and what was left behind by each other.
My feelings exactly.