Earlier this past year, Scientists revealed that the first dogs originated in East Asia. This weeks NY Times reveals that a 2nd team of Scientists now postulate that the Mid East was the first location where Wolves were first domesticated into Dogs. Regardless of the exact locale, our "best friend" evolved from wolves..................whose social society mirrors ours in its hierarchies, division of labor, cooperation amongst individuals, dual male/female youngster rearing and loyalty to family unit.
Many feel that the first proto-dogsthat evolved from wolves influenced humans to make a living through farming and not just through hunting.Creating fixed villages required security from invaders. The barking of dogs provided us with an inexpensive and excellent early warning sentry which we could count on to warn us when "the bad guys" were sneaking up on us.
Perhaps dogs also furthered the idea of wealth and accumulation of possessions as a goal. Those of us with more dogsbeing seen as wealthier than our neighbor, and thus allowing us to barter for other type of material needs ...................Long live all the canids, may there many genes provide us with new and unforseen benefits overthe years ahead.
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