Was there even such a thing as a “dog” 14,000 years ago?
Apparently yes, according to the Google AI overview:
“Earliest undisputed evidence:
The clearest proof of a domesticated dog is the Bonn-Oberkassel dog, found buried alongside humans in Germany and dated to approximately 14,200 years ago.”
So, right around the time that these wolf pups were born in Siberia. The Germans were beginning to breed them into dogs.