Is Dogs And The Human Beings?

>> Man’s best friend, or as people simple call them, the dog has been a part of family life thousands of years. Ever since the beginning man and dog have lived side by side. Whether as guard dogs, hunting buddies, or simply a member of the family it’s impossible to have never seen or heard of a dog. Organizations have developed means of determining which dogs are the best of the best. Today the most recognizable and known organization for dogs is the American Kennel club, or AKC.

Humans and dogs have long shared a bond that was based on function. Early dogs that were the least valuable and useful did not make it into today’s time. On the other hand, the most valuable and helpful of dogs remained and created others like them. Ultimately, breed predecessors were produced by breeding the best hunters to the best hunters and the best guards to the best

For millions of years dogs have remained a constant companion of man. Bred from the aggressive and formidable Gray Wolf tens of thousands of years ago the domestic dog now lives in many homes across the world. Where in the far distant past the domestic dog was bred as a guard animal, a beast of burden, and even a food source the dogs of today are bred for a far more endearing purpose-companionship and love. Finding a pet dog that is more of a joy than a chore is necessary when asking: How much is that puppy in the window?

The true origin of the dog is unknown, since there are many theories about how they became to be. The grey wolf is the most probable ancestor of all current dogs breeds. Early humans formed an unlikely partnership with the grey wolf. It was to say that dogs were wild until about 12,000 years ago, but in 1997 a DNA analysis suggested a date of about 130,000 years ago for the transformation of wolves to dogs. Which means wolves began to adapt to human society long before humans settled down and began learning agriculture. One group suggested that wolves and dogs split 32,000 years ago, somewhere in East Asia. An analysis of mitochondrial DNA from 18 fossil canids. They were the first animal we humans domesticated. The fates of our two species became braided together.

A long time ago, dogs were once wolves, and they worked for humans. Over the millennia, wolves have evolved into dogs, and dogs have become friendlier. The way wolves have changed over time into dogs have been very noticeable. Although, the arctic grey wolf didn't turn into Cavalier King Yorkshire Terrier overnight. The reason the two, dogs and wolves, have changed are plentiful due to the changing relationship between humans and dogs. It cannot be denied.

To begin, animals have been a part of human society for thousands of years. According to the article “Assistance Dogs: Learning New Tricks for Centuries”, man began taming wolves as far back

In only the first few generations of domesticated dogs, they started to gain their staple coats, ears, and tails. These “protodogs” were also the first to read human gestures (Hare/Woods, 2013). Some of our closest primate relatives can’t even read our gestures like dogs can. Bonding over time with humans, dogs even started acquiring new tricks to do on their own based on our needs, like acting as security systems, for example. In point of fact, compared to wolves, the legs of most dogs are in fact “crippled” and are not nearly as suited to run. Even most German shepherds don’t compare to wolves (Lindsay, 2005). We’ve made dogs our companions during our walks, bike rides and hiking journeys; we’ve let them know it’s okay to sniff fire hydrants, trees, and other daily objects we may come across. Now all they want to do is watch the world from a windowsill and see it go passing by, just like us. They want to hang out with us, watch TV with us, eat with us, go shopping with us, do everything we do with us. They are social animals, just like us; compassion and attention are necessities. They’ve grown attached to us.

If a survey, about what domesticated animal is good for future pet owners, was conducted today, I can bet that most pet owners would say that they prefer domesticated dogs as a pet. Dogs have been man’s best friend since the dawn of homosapiens, approxitmately 15,000 years ago. If humans and dogs have overtime created this bond, then how was that connection created and how strong is it? In Melissa Chan’s article “The Mysterious History Behind Humanity’s Love for Dogs” from the August 25, 2016 issue of TIME Magazine, she successfully implements the rhetoric of logos, and pathos throughout her article to solve the mystery of the bond between humans and dogs.

Back then, the wolf-like dogs would have been used for hunting thanks to their amazing hearing and excellent smell. These traits would help the hunters tremendously. The hunters also used them as guard dogs for their livestock. Also, if the hunters were ever attacked by an enemy, the wolf-like dogs would have come in very handy as another warrior on the battle field since wolves are faster and stronger than humans. Having a loyal animal is useful in many ways when the world used to be wild and untamed. Plus, the lack of technology in the past would make it seem that a tamed animal would equal that of a machine.

How did it all began? The relationship between dogs and humans have changed over time. Dogs were the first animals that have been domesticated by humans. Dogs have been with Humans from the beginning. They have been evolving with humans for almost 32,000 years.

You thought wolfs and humans would never become close? If it was not for dogs getting closer to humans they would still be wolves. When they became closer to humans they turned into dogs, this happened when bold wolves started going into human camps to eat the extra food. Due to the extra food they could have babies. The relationship between dogs and humans changed over time because wolfs, became dogs and dogs became pets.

Ancestors of the ferocious wolf, dogs were the first lovable companions of human kind. The oldest fossil evidence of dogs comes from 14,000 years, but their DNA suggestions that dogs have persisted in maintaining their role as a companion from much earlier. Scientists hypothesize this unique relationship flourished through unintentional or intentional selecting for behavior.

Over these years the wolves branched into another evolution strain and are now what we call dogs. The fact that our two species have been together for so long has allowed us to easily connect in a natural way. The wolves today are much harder to tame than the dogs we can buy in a pet shop. Today dogs probably don’t affect our evolution as much as they did back in the Stone Age, when they would do our chasing for us. Another example would be the horse.

Looking back at the history of animal domestication, dogs were the one of the first animals to be victimized. Evidence dates back to about 15,000 years ago. Even in the early ages, dogs were deemed as sincere guardians and hunters. They have played a vital role in the history of warfare starting from ancient times.

Dogs were domesticated in a different manner than our feline friends. To hunter-gatherer societies, dogs acted as protectors of the society and foods towards any outside predators and also later became a “hunting partner” alongside humans when they ventured near campsites. Soon after livestock became domesticated dogs began to act as herders and guardians of sheep, goats and cattle.(Dog).