How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends
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We’re still figuring out the details, but most scientists agree that it took thousands of years of interactions to develop our deep bond with dogs. When did they first become domesticated? Where did this happen? And what did the process look like, in terms of genetics and anatomy?
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she said deposited.
Clan of the Cave Bear’s main character was the 1st in fiction land if you wanted to read about it. It’s a great story.
I love my dog❤️
Thank you are very fun you and your videos thank you for all you do for us and all the information you also give us I am very grateful for all the work you do and again thank you
only animal who went to heaven alive with Yudishthir after mahabharat
im from bali and people here believes that when you die, a dog will help you get to your next life. so we treat dogs like good bois till the end
That's the most nicest thing ever said
I wish there were more such beliefs
Makanya banyak org di manado kalo mati, anjing2 yg mereka makan akan pura2 antar mereka ke surga padahal disesatkan ke neraka 😂😂😂
Sent Witch wkwkkw darkkk
Same in Sanatan Dharma ...
When I was a kid I defended a weak dog from another stronger dog. The dog I defended started following me and showing gratitude.
aawww
you became his alpha.
Spoon Puppies aren’t.
@@clantonaw no such thing
@@hrpdrp97 only cucks say alphas don't exist
Wealthy Ancient Romans used to construct entire mausoleums for their deceased pets, complete with funerary statues, tombstones, and epigraphs. One well preserved tomb at Herculaneum reads: “I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago." Another such inscription reads: “My eyes were wet with tears, our little dog, when I carried you (to the grave)... So, Patricus, never again shall you give me a thousand kisses. Never again will you be contentedly in my lap. In sadness have I buried you, as you deserve, In a resting place of marble, I have placed you for all time by the side of my shade. In your qualities, sagacious you were, like a human being. Ah! What a loved companion we have lost” If that doesn’t tear your heart apart, I don’t know what will. Humans and dogs have a relationship unlike any other two animals. We were made for each other to be best friends. Quite literally in the case of the dog lol
I often forget that ancient humans were like us, they felt sadness, grief and happiness, so im gonna go cry in the shower now
@@stormystorm7549 we can't say the same about some humans that lived 80/70 years ago
@@maty5591 >dehumanise others as they dehumanised as well >claim moral superiority >still dehumanising people who were a product of their environment >lol
@@burgernthemomrailer i'm glad i said "some" and not "all peoples"
@@maty5591 >implying dehumanising certain people is okay >it’s okay because they also dehumanised certain people >lol pot
My best friend died this Christmas. I honored him as best I could. I buried him here at home on our property with a time capsule and dressed him in his harness and collar. I have let my family know that my wishes are to be buried with him in the event of my death. It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one who considers these incredibly honorable and courageous beings family.
May the two of you be in Valhalla when you meet him again.
That is very sweet, may he rest in peace 🤍
Wolf 49000 yrs ago: "Hate to hunt, lets go check with that pity homosapien" Doggie now : "best decision ever"
i dont think either are alive but they could have pulled some dr.stone crap
Marley Hendrix There’s many evidence saying they had evolved from a species of wolves?
Pugs have very bad breathing problems
@@chillbill638 usually when humans are involved huge changes can happen in short spans of time
Marley Hendrix No one said that, you only felt the need to bring it up maybe to feel smarter. The now exctintc wolves which eventually became what we know as dogs nowadays went through a process called selective breeding in which humans select two parents which specific desirable traits they wish to pass on to the next generation, of done long enough an species can change dramatically to the point that it isn’t recognizable anymore, as we’ve seen on plants, livestock, and whatnot.
"and even a cute little nose is preserved" *shows a puppy that froze to death*
him dead
Or4ANGEpm don’t act smart that isn’t true
Ameer Meqbel that is true lol.
@@Xgent Maybe that was a threat.
Not necessarily. Could have died from something else and then buried in the permafrost.
The evolution of dogs positioned themselves in such an incredible way. Become the best friend and adoration of the most sentient apex predators on Earth. We literally do everything for them. They don’t even need to hunt or look for shelter anymore.
I think that's another way humans have defied nature; early humans probably only worked together with canines in symbiotic mutualism, no different than how badgers and coyotes sometimes cooperate to catch burrowing rodents in the hilly plains or how eels and groupers work together in reefs to hunt fish. In other words, it was most likely a purely-business relationship between early man and proto-dogs, where they'd cooperate on a hunt and share the spoils but still keep their distance. Cut thousands of years later, and modern dogs don't even need to be very practical partners to be a human being's adored buddy. They don't have to risk their necks helping us hunt big game since grocery stores exist, but we still go out of our way to keep them properly fed anyway. They no longer need to help us find shelter since comfy houses exist, but we still go out of our way to give them proper shelter anyway. They don't always have to fight off threats to us (some breeds aren't even capable of it), but we still enact _extreme_ vengeful fury on those who hurt our canine comrades and do our best to keep them safe from external threats. Most symbiotic animals only help each other if it benefits them in some way (again, the earlier examples of coyotes and badgers or eels and groupers); if one partner species isn't being benefited in the short term or long term, they break off the cooperation real quick. Humans and dogs, however, have kept the partnership going for millennia even _LONG_ after the practicality of our dynamic has been outlived. It really speaks to what it means to be a true friend when two predators start working together to survive and, even after the cooperation is no longer necessary, _still_ continue peacefully eating, relaxing and living together in a world that endorses that only the fit individuals should survive.
@@mrreyes5004 Well put man. Great analysis 👍
@@mrreyes5004 isn't company and 'love' the new practicality?
This is over romanticized. I think our relationship with dogs has been tainted by capitalism, consumerism and lack of empathy. There are millions of dogs that get literally used for selfish, shallow purposes and literally tortured in mundane human life. This is not what they adapted for or even wanted. The inbreeding, experimentation and utilization as a form of technology. The domestication of dogs comes in one way, the human way. I really hope we start seeing dogs as they are. Individuals with sovereignty, followed by tons of rules of dog companionship.
Dogs just make this world better
I worked at a kennel and this dog got her leg stuck under her run door. She was hollering and freaking out and I ran to help her out. She wouldn’t stop cuddling me after I helped her and she became my favorite dog at that entire kennel. She is also the reason I ever wanted to have a dog and now I have my very own dog. Every time we saw each other (the dog I saved and I) she also bowed her head low and got super excited when I walked in her run.
I love that
My dog also bows her head and stretches her front paws to look like she is kneeling down whenever she sees me.
Imagine being the first person with a wolf as a pet. The others were like "he's so cool"
i feel like i’d be more like the reaction people would have if their neighbour owned a bear at first: “he’s insane!”
And then proceeded posting a photo on Instagram of his wolf like dog
@@dreaddeadfox7098 It was probably the case, although our ancestors were physically stronger, wolves can still be quite dangerous, even dogs today killing people isn't unheard of. Petting any animal, even tamed ones of millions of years, should never be taken for granted, it requires respect, work, and dedication, especially for ones who are wild and do not have human trust in their genetics like some dogs do.
@@Carpatouille Dogs are much more dangerous than wolves. While most wild wolves fear humans, dogs have little to no fear of humans, so they’re more likely to attack.
@@RandomHandleLol1738 It depends of the situation but in general you're right, unless people start feeding them and in which case the situation reverses again
Human: _throws a stick really really far_ Wolves: he is the chosen one.
Should I say this? This comment is months and later years old,and the series is sorta oofed. Ah who cares. P U P A C A D E M Y
this made me laugh, so true
My dog came from the wolf who thought that 🤣❤️
Human: *troll face*
Actually we recently learned humans didn't teach dogs fetch. Wild wolf's with no human interaction will do this as well. They learned this behavior from crows and ravens playing with them. Maybe humans and dog ancestors first got along when humans noticed the wolf that brought the stick back.
I've known many dogs with all sorts of personalities... What constantly amazes me is that, no matter where the dog came from or what (s)he knew before you, if you treat him with kindness (s)he will always return it one hundred times over.
Lmao that's not true, dog walker here, some dogs are indifferent and some just tolerate you, you are right though that they all have their own personalities
Dogs are awesome! Can’t imagine not having a dog companion. It hurts though, that they don’t live longer.
Yeah im a reptile person but i would love to have a husky shiba or corgi
I’ve had my dog for a decade now. He’s the best boy
I don't want anymore pets I grew tired of outliving them
Dogs are so loved. I've read an ancient epitaph for a dog that says: "I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago."
Powerful
Gave me a tear and a sniffle there bud
Yeah, I read that that was written on the burial site of an ancient Roman dog.
That was a roman who wrote that 🥺❤
that is so beautiful thank you for posting 😊
Wolf: I'd never thought I'd hunt side by side with a human. Human: How about hunting side by side with a friend Wolf: Aye, I could do that
best comment especially considering theyre enemies
I caught that lotr reference
haha i saw what you did there
C'MON NOW...I'm not trying to cry at 2am, bruh...
:')
Becoming family with dogs is one thing I am truly thankful that our ancestors did.
My family saved a stray dog from famine and skin illnesses, we fed her, took her to the veterinary, finally adopted her and was our loyal pet and guardian until her last days, and man did she bark at strangers!
After discovering Dogor: Scientist no1: so is it a dog or a wolf? Scientist no.2: it's a good boy
Underrated
my best friend can be anyone from girl to him from dog to him from cat to him its just the wumbo way
Nice
Good boi..!! ❤️
Was :(
49,000 years ago: "- Look, hoomans. They have food. We can get some. What the worst that can happen?" 2020 AD: *pugs*
Lmao also being dressed up
When the ape things that everyone else ate suddenly starts using weird tools to hunt everyone else, so you decide to get on their good side before they start killing your kind off.
Also being boiled and skinned alive.
Fabio Duarte English Bulldogs are worse off --- they have basically no swimming ability. They can easily drown in a backyard swimming pool. Pugs have a little better ability to swim. But being able to get out of the pool is important!
Heyyy i fuk with Pugs boi lol
Such a beautiful story Starts with wolves who followed Nomadic Humans feeding on their leftovers Who had babies that began to intentionally leave out food for the wolves Who had puppies that returned to the spot to feed on the food left by humans Who had babies that wanted to see the wolves better Who had puppies that wanted to see the humans better Who had babies that wanted to feed the wolves by hand Who had puppies that let the humans feed them by hand Who had babies that wanted to pet the wolves Who had puppies that wanted to let the humans pet them Who had babies that wanted to let the wolves into their homes Who had puppies that went into their humans homes Who had babies that took care of the wolves Who had puppies that saw humans as care takers Who had babies that loved the wolves Who had puppies that loved the babies…. Brings a tear to the eye knowing what a beautiful story, and friendship was built over generations.
I enjoyed reading your chronology.
6:38 this drawing really made me feel something; sadness and sonder. I feel very connected to our ancestors when I see drawings and paintings like that. They had much of the same feelings we all share; compassion, grief, love.
People do tend to think that our ancestors were brutal savages, but of course, they were men and women like us, they laughed, they cried, they loved. There is no doubt that the death of a dog was considered a very sad moment for our ancient ancestors.
I suggest you look up those epitaphs ancient romans wrote for their dogs. They destroyed me.
Title: How dogs became our best friends! Beginning: *DEAD PUPPY*
My heart dropped when I saw 😢
@@SevenHours29 me too. thanks PBS, now im sad for an 18,000 year old dead puppy
@@marclarsen8030 More like 126,000 in dog years
@@HebaruSan 🤭
I'm sure he was a very good doggo, with a very boopable snoot. Remember: All dogs go to heaven.
Wolves: *walks into a human cave looking for food* Human: so you’ve chosen DOMESTICATION!!!
It was either that or death
Wired Gamez what makes you think that?
@@wiredgamez9929 ah I see someone will grow up to be a cat lady
@@wiredgamez9929 you're horrible.
Wired Gamez that’s still messed up.
One of the (to me) most logical theories is dogs and humans domesticated each other. Wolves which hung out around people did well...humans which teamed with the proto dogs did better than those that didn't...more efficient hunting, better warning of intruders and so on. Also the last earliest date for the dog human alliance is almost 40k years ago.
Human-*misses a shot with spear Wolf-*grabs it by mouth and returns it Human- you can sit on my couch now.
Imagine being a caveman and your doggo randomly brings you a carcass with meat on it lol....best buds
What if it isn’t an animal carcass? “Oh, thank you for this meat, wolf- wait? Where’s little Timmy?”
Imagine being a doggo and the humans notice you and give you a slab of meat
Hshsha
*doggy
*imagine it brings you a hand of a kid and suddenly you didn't see your kid for hours already*
Dogs before: those shiny monkey looks delicious. Lets eat them Dogs now: The only thing that matters in this world is love
Food and water*
*and food
Your comment is so wholesome, it made me laugh hard.
I get the joke but seriously, in a 1v1 fight the dog is a gonner
mind reminding you of children having their cheeks ripped off their skulls? look up statictics of how many postal workers need medical attention cuz of some mut being overterritorial,gofind some strories of how a mut literally ate a human baby because baby got more attenton
I can’t help but remember the Norse myths about dogs greeting their owners in the afterlife: I’m imagining a big buff Viking shoving away a very hot Valkyrie just to hug his best friend, a dog who waits for him at the entrance of Valhalla.
Based comment. 10/10
Co-evolution, the ultimate form of cooperation. Dogs are the greatest gift mankind has ever received ❤
Secret_@, I wouldn't disagree with you about dogs, but I must add to your post. HORSES - who have been over-exploited and under-estimated by humans since their domestication. Honour to both dogs and horses. Sorrow for our corruption of your best selves.
“Dogor” even sounds like caveman for doggo.
Clever 😂
Yep
"Good Doggor, you follow. We get meat for tribe"
That’s why I thought they named him that
@@blob431 “hmm dogor make fire” *throws stick and sees him fetch it* “No no dogor make fire! Rub stick!”
I'm very glad to hear our ancestors treated doggos well.
Eyyy.. Look who it is 🙌
Early humans loved dogs. With mutual benefits.
It's really nice to hear they think we bonded because we both survived under similar structures (living in small groups with multiple families in ancient times), with mutually beneficial results and compaionship.
Dogs were spare food sources.
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 Not at all, a dog could find you much more food than eating it
0:17 "Guard the goddam door!" "Guard the god'm door!" "Guard the g'd door!" "G'd the g'd door!" "G'd da g'd door!" "Dag'ddoor!" "Dog'ddoor!" "Dogoor!" "Dogor! Dogor! Dogor!"
Hodor
18,000 years in the future: "How Raccoons, a scavenger of our leftover food, became our second best friend."
Why cat’s care even less about us now.
Cats are our best friends. You're welcome.
張於哥 Agreed.
Older dogs are better then dumb puppies.
@@user-lf2ui7mn1f(I'm getting two kittens soon.) yes cats are our bestfriends.
Are we not gonna talk about how sad and cute Dogor is
Reminds me of the dog from Furturama.
Right?
@@TheFrostDawg dude really dont remind me
What are you talking about!? It looks like that zombie dog from Residential Evil, only smaller and more furry.
Jurassic Bark :(
RIP Buddy, the Great Dane, my best friend as a child, and the best dog humanity has ever seen. Still have your leash after 7 years boy
If anyone hasn't seen it, there is a documentary by a fantastic Scottish naturalist called Gordon Buchanan who lived for three months on an island where there are wild Arctic Wolves. He would allow some interaction and once he learned not to fear for his safety (completely natural although wolf attacks on humans are extremely rare) he allowed one to approach him, who sniffed around, looked at him and was just curious. He says at that moment "I think I can see, how this fearsome predator, eventually became, man's best friend". These wolves were wild, and the interactions over those three months on this island is probably extremely similar to how it first happened between wolves and humans when they met, and instantly knew they shared "something" in common and would soon work, live, love and die together for thousands of years until this very day. Dogs keep us safe, they keep our pets safe and our homes safe, they work for us, fetch things, save our lives and live with us. Dogs are amazing... even though I own a cat (which works better for my circumstances in life).
Will Rogers said: "If dogs don't go to heaven, I'd rather go where they go".
That's terrifying
Blake Babushka :3 you could
@Aubree we have to think of another way around. Souls are more specific to personalities which can be specified and as we know, dogs had their own personalities as well as other animals that we capable to train and to interact with. Just because we can bond and understanding our own relative species each other only that doesn't mean we're the only being who has a soul
@Blake Babushka :3 Dam wtf
Dogs go to dog heaven and you can’t change my mind so there-
I wish we wouldn’t breed dogs to the point of being handicapped.
*[Laughs in Brachycephaly]*
like the pugs... mofos got there face smashed
Some breeders have no morals. You pay a lot of money for a puppy and within a couple years they died from genetic diseases.
Very true. I also wish that we wouldn't treat their relatives, the wolves, so badly. Especially now that, in our modern world, they hardly pose a threat to us. (Beyond any drunk hillbillies that think it's a good idea to try to pet the "doggy"...)
these people have a complex. they want their dog to completely depend on them so they cripple them.
Funny thing is, all domesticated animals show loyalty to humans that care for them, not just dogs. I don’t think most people realize this
Your right but they get overlooked because dogs are unmatched in this quality
@@tim6454 ya i agree. look at cats. they are nowhere near as loyal as dogs. some can be loyal, but if my cat when i was growing up was the size of my current german shepherds, he would have put me in the hospital many times. and we treated him well too. he would literally attack me for absolutely no reason all the damn time. i still loved him, but i couldnt have kept him if he was big enough to be dangerous. my daughter grew up with my german shepherds from when she was first born, and i never had to think twice about it. they would never ever ever hurt anyone unless that person was trying to hurt someone in our family. dogs really are amazing. i dont understand people that prefer cats
They usually show a different degree of loyalty. Farm animals are generally just not as loyal or willing to sacrifice for you as a dog.
It no virtue of dogs if they're loyal, they're just hardwired to be slavishly devoted to a pack, and we've trained and bred them to see humans as their alphas.
@@micahbush5397 the trait benefits them as a collective in the wild as it does with humans. so I'd say that's a virtue. What's your definition of a virtuous trait?
The smartest things humans did was let wolves into their caves with them.
Really crazy to think about stuff like that, I truly appreciate dogs
And eat them
@@v-mekka144 it's crazy cuz people believe it
iiFrosty there wouldn’t be dogs, but wolves ate amongst the most successful predators
Or shelter. We weren't just cavemen.
I like to imagine that Dogor sits on the throne of Doggie Valhalla, and welcomes all good boys to endless days of sleeping in the sun, chasing squirrels, sniffing butts, and barking at mailmen.
Heaven not valhalla. :)
@@bluedragon219123 Heaven sucks.
@@bluedragon219123 shut up don't ruin the vibe with your fanatical fictional religion
@@ravenous0382 All religions are fictional, delusional creatard
@@BoredVLADz Atheists in December waiting for the Christmas tree to evolve presents:
wolf after it got fed by a human: " *i will watch your career with great intrest* "
I always love learning about the human/canine relationship. When you study it, it really starts to establish itself as one of the most unique relationships in nature. How dogs can pick up on our moods, can sense when our women get pregnant, how they can sense when a person is friendly or acting strange. And on our side, how we have an almost unexplainable desire to pet them, how they can boost our mood, make us feel safe, protect our children. At the end of it all, humans and dogs have quite literally died for each other. I’ve seen my dog put herself between me and three stray dogs without so much as a millisecond of hesitation. It’s a relationship that could only be formed through tens of thousands of years of interaction, cooperation, and love
The bond between humans and dogs is one of my favorite things in this world. Wolves are massive and scary, and, let's be real, humans are pretty scary too. And yet we've been partners and best friends since long before recorded history or civilization as we know it. Imagine the first wolf that nuzzled up to the fierce, clever apex predators that could control fire and build shelters out of the carcasses of its prey. Imagine the first human that saw a wolf scavenging for food and instead of seeing the howling monster that stalked through the night saw a hungry animal that just wanted something to eat. There's so much suffering and exploitation in our past, but it really seems like humans and dogs have always had a special bond of trust and loving companionship. I think that's pretty beautiful.
Yep they'll always be man's best friend
I imagine the first human-canine bond probably arose out of sheer serendipity. My guess is that there was probably a lone wolf, either driven out by its pack or left behind because of injuries that resorted to scavenging from a human tribe. The humans probably tried to scare it off at first, or just tossed scraps at it in the hopes it would leave. Over time, the humans realize the wolf is alone and not a threat, so they just kinda tolerate its presence. And then, one night, when the humans have gone to bed and the wolf's gnawing on bones like usual, he picks up the scent of a more dangerous predator approaching, like a leopard or tiger (which have been known to prey on humans, even to this day!) Instinct makes the wolf call out a warning to his "pack", which wakes the humans and they drive the big cat off. And then they realize that having a guard animal around to help watch for intruders can be very, very useful, and the wolf is finally welcomed properly into the tribe. From there, the practice probably spread. Maybe more tribes pick up their own strays, adopt wolf pups whose parents have been killed (possibly even by the humans themselves), or tamed female wolves mate with wild wolves, but return to their human "packs" and their litters are born into an entirely new world of cooperation.
Well human does ram dogs with cars
Mother wolfs with pups are VERY vulnerable, just like a prehuman with a baby, by teaming together, feeding the wolves, gaining trust, both parties could have more young, its extraordinary.... besides if you save a wolf a wolf is not stupid, it will see what you did for it, maybe a wolf followed a human but instead of being scared, he stopped, got on his knees and let the wolf come to him , he gave the wolf food BINGO BANGO a true relationship between man and wolf has began
I bet fire had a lot to do with it initially. Pre-humans would use fire to defend themselves from wolf/other predator attacks. But then, some desperate wolves probably made a slow, nonthreatening approach, because they needed the warmth and the shelter to survive. The wolf's instinct to behave as a member of a pack meant it quickly assimilated and cooperated with these older humans. Whether it was sharing food, warding off predators, warning it's human pack mates of a predators approach, and then eventually settling into the role of herding cattle and livestock, which was a really big development for the human-canine relationship.
Wolf: I'll go hunt with the humans. What's the worst that could happen? 40,000 years later... Wolf: I'm a Chihuahua
😂😂😂😂😂
Well that's long run
I have a chihuahua in my lap right now and he's the sweetest chihuahua I've ever seen
@Baldhina Asnake Just like most dogs
LOL
Is no one gonna mention how beautiful the artwork in the thumbnail is idk it’s just so well done👏👏
I just adopted a stray dog that had no tags. A very large mastiff puppy, who first showed aggression towards my cat. It's amazing how quickly a dog can learn to not be so aggressive, after a couple months, through proper training and structure. The evolutionary process that led to this fascinates me.
Horses, who have been going into battles by men's side and dying for no reason for almost 4000 years:- 😭😭😭
lmaooo, and dogs get all the credit
Dogs were also in ww1
Dogs defend against bears, horses run and leave you to die from a snake. Check mate
@@duskycat2326 Depends how well you train them.
@@duskycat2326 lmao sounds like my Arthur in rdr2
0:15 Even though that puppy has been dead and frozen for 18,000 years, HE LOOKS SO ADORABLE!
!!!!!
He was not Buried but freezed
@@fighter4166 Thank you for noticing the error, I just fixed it😉.
I agree. 🥲👍 He's so cute.
The goodest boi
Wolf: With a human Human: With a friend Wolf: Loving it
Hands down the best video eons has ever put out. Story line is impeccable and the evidence is clear enough. Make part 2 if you can, I'll watch & rewatch it like I do this video.
Imagine the guy who pet a wolf
The madlad
The sheer balls
That was very Chad like of him
happens in the modern world so its nothing new
Hfj Trytry The FIRST guy to pet the wolf
According to Aztec (and other Mesoamerican) mythology, crossing a fierce river is the first stage of the path of dead souls to the afterlife and they will need the help of a dog to accomplish that. Those who have not treated dogs well in life won't be able to make it even through that fist test.
that's adorable
EOM Guel. What about cats ?
Cats hate water can’t help you
@@elizabethdavis1696 a cat would just sit there and watch you not make it to the afterlife then go puke somewhere
Does that include not eating them? That would mean most Aztec spirits would have to go it alone. But, then, they ate people too.
From sworn enemy to closest friend, dogs are the greatest redemption story of all time.
I was never allowed to read about domestication or animal science as a kid; these videos are informative and feeding my inner child’s curiosity.
why?
"I'll hunt with humans.what could go wrong?" Said the ancestors of a pug
True. I poison every pug i meet.
@@zekejeager2451 r/cursedcomments
@clysses S still better than deformed spine and heavy breath problems.
*Friend can I copy you / Me* sure just change it a bit /*The friends work "I'll hunt with humans. 5 months ago what could go wrong?" Said the ancestors of a pug / the og work / quantomic1106 9 months ago Wolf: I'll go hunt with the humans. What's the worst that could happen? 40,000 years later... Wolf: I'm a Chihuahua
At least the Germans are trying to fix pugs. Look up retromops.
Wolf: I'm gonna approach these strange bipedes around a campfire, what could go wrong? 20.000 years later: Chihuahua
Smoll dog
Don't forget the Great Dane. They are bigger than most wolves.
Techichis actually developed their small size through natural selection, not artificial selection. Like fennec foxes in Africa, Techichis in Central America had to deal with a pretty hot climate, so small body size and large ears provided an advantage to prevent overheating. North Americans only started collecting these small dogs a little over a century ago, bred them to have bigger heads, and named them "Chihuahua". (The original Techichis looked more like very small, coated Xoloitzcuintlis) The fact that humans have not invested a lot of time into inbreeding and other nonsense, is actually the reason Chihuahuas are one of the healthiest dog breeds, with one of the longest life expectancies. (So long as the owners don't overfeed them, because they are prone to obesity.) So it's pretty ironic that people always like to pick this breed as an example of "everything wrong with dog breeding."
Criptufu Pantalones LOL!
@@animalobsessed1 love your way of thinking
dogor looks like they could open their eyes and wake up at any moment , its amazing how well preserved they are
Oh dogor.... you are a precious pup forever. What an important life that left too soon, to teach us so much.
That is the most adorable dead thing I've ever seen.
Ooooookay right sure
@Layth Adrian Ahah funny give this person a gold star...
Third for me.
1:26
Its cuter than my dead social life, that's for sure.
I owe my life to dogs. Especially one...Holly the super seizure detection boxer dog. I have epilepsy and she would let me know about ten minutes beforehand that I was going to have a seizure. I ignored her at my peril once, and ended up falling down the stairs. I woke up with her looking at me as if to say “well, I did tell you not to go up the stairs” lol. Unfortunately, I lost her to cancer. I now have two stupid staffies that I adore, even though they think a seizure is “playtime” 😂
Haha I hope you’re doing well now, I thoroughly enjoyed your story in the comment
Hey I have epilepsy too, my dog didn't know I was gonna have a seizure ever he just watched in shock 😂. Any idea how it trained to notify you when it sensed a seizure as I'd love that haha
Hey I rlly like your story, its so fascinating, how do dogs know if you are gonna have a seizure? Can they "feel it" like if a person is scared or angry?
@@artwithlaur google
My daughter’s dog Sheba was the same way...
Everytime i watch videos abt ancient/prehistoric dogs i cry 🥺 we loved them so much man
My family's dogs were adopted when all of us kids were still in middle/high school. On Mother's Day, we met a pound puppy who went right up to our mom and gave her kisses and just wanted some petting and cuddles. When we adopted him, the shelter volunteers were so happy he was going to his forever-home. But he had separation anxiety, and we thought he might like a companion when we were gone. So we went to the pound again, and found a lovely girl who literally played with him so hard he threw up in the play room when they were introduced. They have been with our parents for twelve years, through us kids growing older and leaving the house. They still go nuts when we show up. And even my brother-in-law gets in on it because they adore him. I dread the day either of them pass away. They may not be of use like they did when they were barely domesticated wolves, but they are still so much a part of my life.
"...He showed evidence of wounds that partially healed by the time he died, showing that he had been cared for during his life." Wholesome 100
Wolf: Capable killing machines and social Pre-historic humans: I’ll take your whole stock
Wolf: Capable killing machines and social Hoomans: "Just like us 🥺"
@@unchartedthoughts7527 pre historical humans were way stronger than wolves. They could kill mammoths
@zero boy neanderthals are human.
@zero boy they're still human
@zero boy we share the same ancestors homo erectus
Rest in piece max I love you, this videos giving me memories my best friend forever.
A concise, and both intensive and extensive presentation. That's excellent!
dog : ah... a future friend :) cat : ah... a future slave :D
@SagiScorpCap they walk like an egyptian
@CarlosChip Morales Woah! Why do you say that? I respect that you may not like them...but they don't deserve to be called "the worst". They're magnificent companions and friends, loyal and really cuddly.
Some people really want to be treated like slaves
@@yachiyous9110 was that a jojo reference?
agree ,dogs are men's best friend ,
In the next episode: How cats domesticated primates and bred them into homo sapiens to better use them to their advantage.
I can smell the conspiracy !!!!!
@@eramires it's a fact.. duh..
@@gklnth187 xD
😂😂😂 this is gold
N1 braaaa
Thank you citing your sources; it's so useful!
Best of luck and thanks for the video! It does appear we have a great deal to learn from our little buddies!
DOGOR! He Protec He Attac But most importantly he stay completely intact !!
People underestimate how important Canis Familiaris was to our journey to the top of the food chain. They acted like prehistoric radar by helping us track down and eliminate the nastiest predators. This gave us a safer environment to raise our own offspring which in turn allowed us to grow in number and spread out across the planet. Dogs really are man's best friend.
And they will forever be our best friends till the end!
There is no civilization without the enthusiastic cooperation of dogs. In the first 200,000 years of humans, we came up with fire, pointy stick and hit with rock. Dogs pitch in and we're on the damn moon in 30,000 years. Everybody can do that math.
The dislikes are from *cats*
I lost my 14 year old lab about a year ago. It changed my life. I think about him everyday. Still break down and cry occasionally. He was such a great companion. His name was Luke and I miss him so much.
I buried my boy last year and would be proud to be buried next to him! Jackson was the best friend I ever had!
Buried mine 2 years ago he was a good boy still not 100% over him.
That's such a positive way to look at it, I'm sure the lad is chasing squirrels in doggy heaven!
Same here. Jaybo was my goodest of boys. 6 weeks ago he passed of cancer. Dogs are better people than people
@@ThereBeGoldInThemTharHills so sorry for your loss
Practical Survivor the rainbow bridge...look it up! 🌹
Wolves also have similar social structures within their packs as human families so it helped them to assimilate into human societies.
@Honudes Gai except cats don't really meow at each other. They only meow at humans. So they definitely know we're not cats.
Glenna Smith not true, it’s always a pack with a leader/leaders! Composition or hierarchy might change but we have always depended on each other in small close knit groups, same as wolf packs or pride of lions
Ibrahim Mail Some societies don’t use hierarchy
@@JimmyEsposito in a household there are parents and then there are the kids. The kids follow their parents, who are the leaders. That's a hierarchy that never changed.
Pablo León Not all the time
How I think it happened: wolf returns to pack “Guys. I found this group of hairless animals, and they scratched that spot on my back we can’t reach.”
"Queen of the tricycles". Love it! You are an inspiration. I hope your story helps others through their trauma.
Gotta respect that 9:54 run time, the channel truly is about spreading knowledge to the masses and not adding mid-roll ads
I mean with this amazing content they deserve the mula
Damn that does tell you everything you need to know about the channel
I would still respect them if they did stretch it to 10 mins and put an ad to earn some revenue. They spread all this knowledge for free and are doing an incredible service to the world by helping people learn about science in a fun and entertaining way. Big props to PBS Eons
Not really. They have plenty of vids over 10 minutes. Including one I found that was just 10:06. But you can bet that video isn't "padded" for time. It just took that long. The information they want to give takes however long it takes.
its PBS who did you expect? youtube clickbaiters?
It’s amazing how deep-rooted our relationships to dogs is. They’ve been important practically since our cultural origins, our earliest recorded mythologies
Waterguyroks Pure breeds are an abomination and quite sickly creatures. Leave these animals alone so they may thrive and be fruitful. Dogs are nothing more but man's manifested sickness.
@@cosmicwakes6443 uh what. Just because some idiots made inbred, illness riddled, pure bred dogs doesn't mean dogs can't be owned and bred responsibility lol.
@@iso-kun1644 Let these dogs have sex with whatever dog they choose. You wouldn't like it if you are forced to have sex with a person chosen by your owner.
@@cosmicwakes6443 Dogs don't "choose" to have sex with some other individual. They breed by instinct with whatever compatible mate they happen to cross paths with. Humans controlling that process isn't wrong in off itself.
@@Nikolaj11 Let the dogs mate with whatever dog they find and don't force them to breed for a specific trait. That's disgusting.
thanks for the history lesson, very informative!
06:36 this made me tear up. Glad our ancestors respected the ancestors of our furry bestfriends
Imagine being buried next to your best friend(human) Just to be unburied to be researched on
I'm sure they used the human for science too
yeah its sad that they were dug up
Really disrespectful. Humans just dig up anything and totally destroy the item with no respect at all
@@asapxdnvsty553 Yeah, it's messed up. Imagine a anthropologist or archaeologist walking in to your local cemetery with a pickaxe and shovel and he starts digging up bodies and hauling them away in a pickup truck.
Corporations desecrate and destroy the graves of Indigenous/aboriginal people all the time!
They called him Dogor cause they couldn't name him Doggo.
Doge was already taken.
"doggo"
"dogor" is a word from Sakha language which means "friend"
He sure is shaped like a friend.
@@venacava7897 awww
Great presentation! You kept my attention for the whole video.
I can never get enough of rewatching this video we need a part 2 too dogor
Me: wants to sleep cuz it’s 2 am KZhead: You like dogs?
You like dags?
The fact that its 2 am right now and I read your comment .... ;---;
@J D lol
Henry Pham due to quarantine I only get sleepy at 5 am
KZhead: how about woof woof video?
Thousands of years ago: Vicious primal hunters Today: *doge*
Now we have Cheems
we were too, now we cry about which words are used to describe things
Dogs are still vicious hunters, yes even the small ones, my dog is constantly eating lizards and would probably at a squirrel if I let her go after them
Almost brought me to tears thinking about my baby girl 🐶💔. RIP Kira
i started tearing up when it mentioned dog burials being similar as human burials. Mans best friend
I miss my dog. RIP Dale, my best friend.
I feel your pain. I lost my best friend at the end of last year and I miss her every day. RIP Sheba. You were the bestest.
I miss my old dog he got lost like a year ago I hope he's out there somewhere in the world
My condolences for your losses, everyone. It's so hard to lose such best friends and companions. I had to make one of the hardest decisions of my life, a couple years ago now, when I let my 15 year Akita friend. Noel, go peacefully. This was only about a year after losing my Beagle buddy, Jack, who passed while I was on the road. Since Noel, I have not thought that I could ever go through the pain again... Yet, last night, my wife rescued a Doxie that needed rehoming quickly. While I will always feel the loss of Jack and Noel, Boston has already taken my heart. Dogs make such a great bond with humans, that they leave a hole in our hearts, when they leave us, a hole that can't be filled, but a new dog will make a space in your heart too. Looking back, just a short time, when I thought I could never take in another dog friend again, I now already can't see myself not having Boston in my life. Doggos rule!
Trinity Cisneros my dogs time is coming up and i just know it’s going to be so rough when she’s gone
Yea I miss my old German Shepard now my two dogs are getting older and my newer German shepherd is starting to look not so good and then I’m scared for my oldest one that I’m really connected to to go. So the next few years might not be the best for me or this year to it will get worse.
Shout out to "Steve". The Eontologist that has been supporting the best Paleontology videos on KZhead since the the very first one! Thanks buddy! And Thank you PBS!
That's one of the highlights of each video
Steve from minecraft?
...annnndddd Steve is a legend at this point.
Hi Steve
Dingoes came down with Denisovans and aborigines from a wolf in Asia that’s now extinct. So breeding them with Scottish shepherd dogs reunites two old lineages since they have wolf blood.
This has got to be one of the cutest episodes of eons
Me sitting here alone in the dark missing my dog who passed away in January. RIP sweet girl you are dearly missed.
She is waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge: petloss.com/rainbowbridge.htm
@GrimsonForce @Jehuty989 -My pup passed away last May. It was so painful to loose him and we felt like he didn’t get enough time. Getting a new dog helps, yeah, but you shouldn’t get one until you know you’re ready. There are emotional wounds to heal and rushing to get a new pup to fill that void isn’t going to help. We didn’t get another dog until a month after Freckles passed. We went to the shelter to donate some of his unused treats and toys. There was a foster lady who was dropping off some of the puppies she fostered to get ready for an adoption event. We saw one of the pups and he was the only one in his litter laying down and quiet while the rest of his mates were jumping and yipping to get people to pay attention to them. We instantly saw Freckles in that pup and knew we needed to bring him into our lives :) We didn’t expect to come home with a pup but you know when you know you’re ready 🐶
She misses you too! She will be there waiting for you in Heaven. Could Heaven possibly be Heaven if you two aren’t reunited in perpetual light and happiness together?
@@peeweelilee7464 I'm still grieving I don't even want another dog anymore due to the pain. I lost her at such a young age, she was only 3 years when she passed from kidney failure. The dog I had prior to her passed from cancer at 2. Another died from bloat at 2.5 years. I'm tired of losing young dogs dealing with the pain all over again. I'm happy they are no longer suffering but sadden because I miss them.
@@Jehuty989 Nothing helps with the pain. Besides time even then you still get sad.
Why do they always make it complicated Wolf: grrrr Human: learned to whistles* Wolf: woof *tail wagging
How their relatinoship started in a nutshell
When the world is ending and society collapses, it gives me solace to know that there will probably be someone out there with a dog by their side braving the future together
*Adventure Time intensifies* Sorry I had to
I made up a little story for my 5 year old boy about the first wolf to be tamed and domesticated, and how thousands of years later we have dogs as they are today, he loves hearing it and mentions it often when he sees dogs!
''Even before Death, Even after Death..We will be moving forward until all humans are happy''- Doggo Yeager
SnK reference?
SASAGEYO SASAGEYO SHINZOU WO SASAGEYO
@@fadillangston9797 its a AOT reference
na na na na naaaaaa
what's a Yeager