Posted on 01/20/2016 7:14:50 AM PST by C19fan
Before humans milked cows, herded goats or raised hogs, before they invented agriculture, or written language, before they had permanent homes, and most certainly before they had cats, they had dogs.
Or dogs had them, depending on how you view the human-canine arrangement. But scientists are still debating exactly when and where the ancient bond originated. And a large new study being run out of the University of Oxford here, with collaborators around the world, may soon provide some answers.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
"And why care about the domestication of dogs, beyond the obsessive interest so many people have in their pets? The emergence of dogs may have been a watershed.
Maybe dog domestication on some level kicks off this whole change in the way that humans are involved and responding to and interacting with their environment, he added. I dont think thats outlandish.
I don't think that's outlandish either, Dr. Larson. We have our Creator to thank for this. Fascinating article, nonetheless.
Really! How can anyone have a loving dog and not know that The LORD God created this wonderful, wonderful creature is beyond me.
God was not pleased with some of his human neighbors and made the dog to have an eternal loving partner!
One must admit many have and will turn their backs on God.
By the way dogs can recognize those persons.
My kinda kid!!
Google some sites on camels. Don’t take my word for it.
This is an incredible article.
I take exception to that. My cat is very dog like.
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