“The domestication of dogs was one of the most extraordinary events in human history”- Brian Hare, Anthropologist Human beings have established their homes and communities all over the world. But they didn’t do it alone; dogs have accompanied humans in herding, hunting, and sledding. The relationship with dogs goes back thousands of years further than with any other pet. Of all those animal alliances, our relationship with the dogs is the oldest for at least 30,000 years or even older. But, they all evolved from the ancient wolves which are purely wild animals and more violent in nature. What makes these wolves from being our bitter rivals to man’s best friend? Roughly over 100,000 years ago, human beings started to migrate and settled in Eurasia, the continent comprising all of Europe and Asia. At that time wolves were one of the main rivals at the top of the food chain for humans. Much like human hunters, they lived and hunted in groups. Further, they used their
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