[JLS]

So I would guess we have two competing hypotheses:

A. Farming people domesticated wolf/dogs to help protect their fields.

B. Hunter/gatherers domesticate wolf/dogs to help them find game or other food.

The new evidence favors B for now.

[gnarledmaw]

Except that hypothesis A makes no sense for a number of reasons and would have occurred tens of thousands of years (using standard archaeological timelines) after the known origin of canine domestication.

I know that this is the first time Ive heard it and I don't think anyone seriously believes it. I suspect a confused writer.