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Opinion: We Didn’t Domesticate Dogs. They Domesticated Us.
National Geographic News ^
| March 3, 2013
| Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods
Posted on 03/03/2013 4:02:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Joe 6-pack
To: nickcarraway
Probably a little of both.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:04:06 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:06:28 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: nickcarraway
"...when times were tough, dogs could have served as an emergency food supply. "
The Lewis and Clark Expedition ate many a dog.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:08:13 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: nickcarraway
We Didnt Domesticate Dogs. They Domesticated Us. Probably learned how to do that from some blabber mouth cat.........Just speculating.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:08:22 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: nickcarraway
Cats, on the other paw, enslaved us.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:08:41 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
To: nickcarraway
This is a silly article. Regardless of whether man or wolf made the first move, the essence of domestication is selectice breeding. Man bred dogs. Wolves did not breed man.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:11:50 PM PST
by
maro
(what did the President know and when did he know it?)
To: nickcarraway
Dogs eat cat crap.
I don’t.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:12:21 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(Normal isn't normal anymore.)
To: maro
Not to go too far off topic but...how in the world did early humans kill saber toothed tigers? That seems like it would be a pretty tall order and certainly not worth the risk.
To: KarlInOhio
I’m sure a cat had a hand in the process.
Cats rule, dogs drool.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:20:20 PM PST
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: maro
Man bred dogs. Wolves did not breed man. I've wondered if the dog jealously peeing on your shoes or pillow is actually just a rejection of the humans proposed breeding plan.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:23:03 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
To: nickcarraway
Reminds me of Stan Freberg presents the United States of America, where the Indian chief remarks to Columbus, “Well, since we discover you ...” Of course, Columbus interjects, “What do you mean, you discovered us?” The Indian replies, “We come along, discover you here on beach.”
.....
OK, Here’s the transcript:
Native: Oh? You over here on a Fulbright?
Columbus: Huh? Uh, no,no, Im over here on an Isabella, as a matter of fact. Which reminds me, I want to take a few of you guys back on the boat with me to prove I discovered you.
Native: What you mean, you discover us? We discover you.
Columbus: You discovered us?
Native: Certainly. We discover you on beach here. Is all how you look at it.
Boy, I’ve had that “We come along ...” in my head for so long it’s hard to believe it was never there.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:30:42 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: nickcarraway
“Moose hunters in alpine regions bring home 56 percent more prey when they are accompanied by dogs.”
It’s facts like this that make me believe this article...NOT!
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:31:08 PM PST
by
headsonpikes
(Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
To: nickcarraway
And anyone who has seen wolves in a feeding frenzy knows that wolves don't like to share.
And anyone who's seen my 25lb Beagle on BBQ chicken night knows exactly the same thing ...
To: nickcarraway
People still breed dogs to look like the ancestral gray wolf. Meet the Czech Wolfdog:
Your typical dog in wolves' clothing -hahahahaha
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:38:44 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: The Cajun
“Probably learned how to do that from some blabber mouth cat”
LOL! Probably true!
While I have owned a superior dog, he was initially co-trained by my cats.
The best life would include a cat on my lap, and a dog at my side.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:40:42 PM PST
by
sarasmom
(The obvious takes longer to discover for the obtuse.)
To: nickcarraway
My pugs, I have three, are definitely in charge.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:42:00 PM PST
by
PJammers
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: KarlInOhio
Dogs have owners, Cats have staff.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:43:13 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: cripplecreek
Probably a little of both.Thats my opinion that I have formed over the last several years. It seems to me that unlike any other domesticated animal, dogs have a very special relationship with humans (NORMAL humans, not counting those who hate dogs because of some misguided cultural ideas, if ya know whom I mean, much misguidedness in that culture overall, but I digress).
We co-evolved over the last many millenia, and the more I learn about dogs, the more I am convinced that they are made for us, and us for them.
The Duke University Canine Cognition Center has uncovered, or rather, re-covered some amazing things about dogs and their ability to "get" us. Things even other higher primates cannot do. We are truly meant to be together.
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posted on
03/03/2013 4:59:06 PM PST
by
Paradox
(Unexpected things coming for the next few years.)
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