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

Telegraph ^ | 12/15/15 | By Agency

[Kartographer]

Man's best friend came about after generations of wolves scavenged alongside humans more than 33,000 years ago in south east Asia, according to new research.

Dogs became self-domesticated as they slowly evolved from wolves who joined humans in the hunt, according to the first study of dog genomes.

And it shows that the first domesticated dogs came about 33,000 years ago and migrated to Europe, rather than descending from domesticated European wolves 10,000 years ago as had previously been thought.

Scientists have long puzzled over how man's best friend came into existence but there is conflicting evidence on when and where wild wolves were first tamed.

[MNDude]

Holy cow! How old is he in dog years then?

[Boogieman]

Aw, my neighbor just has a cat... he’s pretty cool for a cat though, he’ll run up to me and demand to be petted when he catches me leaving the house :)

[GBA]

That is something very close to home right now, but I can't make the necessary fifteen year commitment.

Commitment is exactly right. My two just turned 7. I've been nursing one back to health from some sort of liver issue that has me spending more money and more time making their food from scratch than I do making mine for myself.

None the less, I'm not sure I've given back to them anything close to what they have given to me.

When I die, one of the first things I'd like to know is what dogs really are.

My heart tells me that there must be way more to them than what I see with my eyes.

Thank you, God, for such a wonderful gift!

[NYAmerican]

She is a beautiful girl, I pray she remains with you to some time to come.

[Old Sarge]

Fergus The Wonder Puppy is as close a friend as I could ask for...

[SoCal Pubbie]

You must be the type of person who looks at the Mona Lisa and says, “What’s the big deal? It’s just a few dabs of carbon, some trace metals and minerals, and chalk, all mixed together with a bit of linseed oil.”

[defconw]

All I need to know about my dog is every day when I leave for work I get the most pathetic sad puppy face ever. When I return she leaps with joy and we have to hug.

By far, the best greeting I could ever have.

[5th MEB]

MANS BEST FRIEND.
What leads you to the conclusion that ragheads are even related to the HUMAN SPECIES?

[Kartographer]

Something we can learn from dogs:

"When someone you love walks through the door, even if it happens five times a day, you should go totally insane with joy." Ben Moon

[5th MEB]

My Old Jack has a vet appointment today, vets going to make a house call because Old Jack can’t hardly get up even to do his business anymore.
Guess we will find out today if this is going to be my Big Old Boy’s last Christmas with his daddy.

[Cowboy Bob]

and migrated to Europe...

Even then, everyone was trying to get to Europe!

[alloysteel]

You must be the type of person who looks at the Mona Lisa and says, "What's the big deal? It's just a few dabs of carbon, some trace metals and minerals, and chalk, all mixed together with a bit of linseed oil."

How did you get that impression from what I said? Dogs are what they are, and while the symbiosis they have forged with some of mankind is unique, trying to explain it as "Man's best friend", simply does not address the relationship.

Dogs are not universally "friends" of ALL mankind. The selection of dog to man is actually much more of a two-way process.

[5th MEB]

If there ain’t no dogs in heaven, I ain’t goin.

[defconw]

I like it. I also read, (don't know who interviewed a dog), but dogs are like two year olds and you should not be a boring adult. So when she gives me a look , I know I am being a boring adult and it's time to play.

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[Kartographer]

God Bless you and bring you healing knowing that all that is good in life awaits us in abundance in Heaven. Your Jack will be waiting I am sure with an excited where have you been I’ve been look and he be ready to play and chase rabbits and go for long walk in woods so beautiful they can only exist in Heaven!

[thackney]

The last one nearly did me in so won’t likely be doing it again. Am I a wimp? Yup. I get too damn attached to them.

Understood. It has now been 4 days since I said goodbye to our last.

[rktman]

5/22/2015 our boy left us. Maybe I’m just getting to sentimental as I get older. Sorry about your pup.

[Kartographer]

I think I will stick with my opinion for as Hub McCann put it in the movie 'Secondhand Lions':

"Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love... true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in."

So to me it doesn't matter if its true or not it is still worth believing in.

[Organic Panic]