[Salamander]

Dogs learned to bark specifically to communicate with humans.

Wolves didn’t.

Dogs get fed expensive food and sleep in warm beds, without ever having to lift a paw to ‘earn’ it.

Who’s stupid, now?

:)

[jsanders2001]

> Dogs learned to bark specifically to communicate with humans. Wolves didn’t. Dogs get fed expensive food and sleep in warm beds, without ever having to lift a paw to ‘earn’ it. Who’s stupid, now? :)

Good point. Mine has me wrapped. He gets fed twice a day, makes me pick up his crap, gets a rubdown daily, and has his own bed.

[Dr. Sivana]

Who’s stupid, now?

The wolf gets to stay intact.

Of course, if we could grant dogs sentience and give them the option, being hungry and cold and intact versus a life of luxury, they'd probably say "Deal."

[GBA]

On balance, the dog-human thing has worked out pretty well for dogs, changing them from foe into man's best friend.

Now, I'll admit that your average wolf covers a lot of ground and marks an impressive amount of territory in its life, however...

My last two dogs peed in more states than most long-haul truck drivers.

Show me the wolf that can top that!

[huldah1776]

They are smart enough to talk to us, or is it that we learned what they were saying? I can decipher my dog’s barks but is it because she is speaking to me, or speaking to me as her ancestors spoke to each other?

Had a husky/wolf mix long time ago. Best dog EVER and I have had many. Our dogs are capable of so much more, but just like us, if they are supplied with food and shelter and don’t have a job, they become socialist democrats.