Question

How dogs became man's best friend?

Answer 1

Answer:

Dogs are not just a man’s best companion, but also his oldest. Although historians agree that dogs were the first domesticated animals, there is debate on how long ago the bond began and where it originated.

• Most researchers believe the fuzzy, warm-nosed buddy beside you descended from a group of grey wolves that has since become extinct, based on DNA evidence. Those astute canines realised that if they hung out with early hunter-gatherers instead of going it alone, they could survive on what they could scavenge from people.
• Friendship blossomed, according to scientists, when those humans began taking in wolf pups and socialising them from an early age. Humans easily adopted the role of an alpha wolf, establishing themselves as Some of Those Who Must Be Obeyed, because wolves instinctively work in packs with a defined hierarchy.
• When a man and tame wolf became a dynamic hunting duo, there was a payoff. The skills and wisdom of humans, along with the speed and sense of smell of wolves, transformed them into complementing partners who tracked, trapped, and devoured prey for mutual advantage.
• Humans gave wolves a consistent food supply, while tame wolves supplied physical warmth and served as early warning sentinels when outsiders or predators approached.
• The animals that accepted this association became more and more obedient companions until humans had domesticated dogs and their feral grey wolf forefathers died out many generations later.