How Humans and Dogs Evolved Together

[@cevinzeke5110]

You ever look at your dog after a hunt, walk or just while they are sitting there and realize how miraculous an entity they are? The kindness they show us and us to them is ancient. Dogs aren’t just our best friends, we are brothers and sisters. I’m buying my dog a steak tomorrow. She’s been earning it for thousands of years.

[@Hazed64]

Yeah it's amazing there's no other animal on this planet that genuinely loves their owner as much as a dog,for other animals it's simply because you look after them but dogs even love owners who abuse them

[@Xanderboof]

I know this was posted a year ago. But just a heads up if it’s a T-bone, I’ve noticed that the bone will break up into three parts, the upper T section, the lower T section, and then where the two parts join the lower part of the T will break off twice and it’ll make this square inch chunk of bone. I’ve had to reach down a couple different dog throats to stop them from choking, little dog and big. So just a heads up when giving your pooch another treat!

[@saudasiri6019]

Hope she enjoyed that steak

[@Amar90]

Hahaha man I love this comment. Did she enjoy her stake?

[@fudgenugget2690]

Yea a few months ago it was snowing and I decided to take my dog rex out in the snow. It was his first time ever seeing snow as we live in Texas and rarely ever get any. Me and him ran through the woods and the snow and had lots of fun. Then I raced him out of the woods into a giant field, he won obviously I didn't stand a chance especially in the snow lol. And for a second both of us just sat there taking a breather and I looked at him just sitting there taking in all the snow and truly realized how amazing he was. I don't really have the words to explain the feeling and realization I had, but it was a moment I would never forget. A few days later the Texas blackout happened and are power was out and we had to leave and go to my old house(I have two houses because we moved to a new, bigger and better house but we never sold the old one) which still had power but no running water. It was a difficult trip there and an experience I had never expected but I remember laying in my old house while there was freezing cold blizzard outside and was thinking about how bad this whole thing was. In the middle of a blizzard with no running water and in the middle of a pandemic, the whole thing was just a mess. But then I looked down at Rex and realized it wasn't all that bad, if anything I was pretty lucky considering I still had power, a warm bed and I had Rex. Even though the hardest of times dogs will always be there for you, they will always love you no matter how bad of a person you are, no matter what you look like, no matter if you're down and sad dogs will always be there for you. And that should make you feel very special to know that someone cares about you that much.

[@aaa-ge4ge]

"For example, they can reliably respond to pointing gestures" My dog when I point somewhere: *looks at my hand*

[@citrusblast4372]

Every fucking time

[@baalsbastards6341]

Try pointing with your chin...

[@Darkshaflodi]

haha I have two dogs, and one of them understands pointing perfectly, but the other doesn't at all… weird

[@yagottapaythetrolltoll3127]

my dog will do that, but eventually she'll glance over at what I'm pointing at. But most of the time, she'll immediately look back at me like "okay? The fuck you want from me?"

[@baalsbastards6341]

@@yagottapaythetrolltoll3127 sounds like you've raised a troll...

[@andrewheffel3565]

Dog good. Help hunt. Guard camp. Pull sled. Loyal friend.

[@thedawg2510]

Exactly

[@paulcharpentier7095]

Hard to believe that after all they have done for us there are people that still eat them

[@elperronimo]

@@paulcharpentier7095 calling them people is a stretch

[@revolutionarygoose4665]

@@paulcharpentier7095 Yep, dogs were made to be companions (Asides from those chiahuahas that were bred for food, but moving on), humans evolved to feel just as much empathy for a dog as they feel for a human, which would explain why some people rather save dogs than humans. We also feel for other animals, just not as much that we do for domestic ones. Cows, pigs, chickens evolved to also be domesticated, but due to the different reasons they evolved to become food we dont feel so bad about killing them, but again, we didnt evolve pets to be eaten, which makes me think what the fuck goes on in the brain of someone who does eat them. I have no idea what i just said, but, ehem, dis don matter

[@incanusolorin2607]

Revolutionary Goose Are you stupid? No one eat their pets. The dogs eaten in some parts of Asia are bred for that specific porpoise. It’s also exclusively cultural, not biological, what animals you think are okay to eat.

[@SunniLeBoeuf]

They have always been good bois

[@stenh.6243]

We don't deserve dogs.

[@jakubpociecha8819]

@@stenh.6243 Dogs wouldn't be good bois without us tho

[@cuervoramos]

@bryan diaz varela seeing as we're the only primates with domesticated dogs, I would assume that wouldn't have happened

[@scott6832]

@@cuervoramos seen baboons do it 🤔 pretty sure they're primates 😂🤣😂🤣

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

The goodest bois

[@pac1fic055]

Man’s best friend is also his oldest friend.

[@theraginginfernape9496]

That's probably where it came from

[@momo1461]

Technically speaking, we domesticated goats much earlier than dogs.

[@MassEuforia]

and only friend

[@lycaonpictus9662]

@@momo1461 How so? Goats are believed to have been domesticated around 10,000 years ago. The first undisputed remains of a domestic dog are 14,200 years old and there are other remains of disputed origins (whether wild animal or dog is not as clear) that are between 20,000 and 36,000 years old. Dogs are a by a wide margin there first animal to be domesticated by humans.

[@momo1461]

@@lycaonpictus9662 We humans domesticated goats in the early Mesozoic era... tap dancing and slavery too. The Bible says we're only 5000 years old... what about that, huh? Yeah, eh!! What about that?!

[@GreenFors]

Let's just all sit down and appreciate how much subtle editing there is in these vids. Like how the pictures will zoom in slowly all the time, and how sometime how there will often be multiple layers that zoom at different speeds creating a sense of depth that really bring things to life.

[@misterbearmore4633]

Top-notch editing, indeed.

[@vegangelo_29]

I agree. I wonder if there is a reliable playstore app that can be used to edit videos like his. I really love it and I wanna use such type of editing for my pre-recorded online lessons.

[@solarnaut]

agreed, it is a fine video … I hadn't thought too much about the zooming technique for making those still images "come alive," but now that you mention it, it reminds me … HOW MANY TIMES did the video go back to the SAME drawing of those two guys standing in the field with the huskies ? about 8? are there no other images available ? Edit: 5 ?, using two different back rounds, but a LOT of GREAT GRAPHICS …. WAY better than I would have the skill or patience to make. Cheers !

[@oskarkarrera]

Moving images.?.

[@vegangelo_29]

@@aznmarty256 wow. Never knew it. Thank you so much. 👏❤🙂

[@hitindahead]

Life just wouldn’t be complete without our doggie friends. They’re the best.

[@bigdawgfrm4108]

Facts a cat would never

[@rottdogg8926]

You may not even be aware just how right you are. Archaeological evidence suggests that dog domestication occurred just before the birth of civilization. Meaning we have no idea how far or fast civilization would have occurred without our K9 friends. They freed up leisure time that previously didn't exist that allowed mankind to begin thinking of ways to build civilizations. So in some way we can thank dogs for modern civilization.

[@tetrisboi7731]

Dogs and Cats too ^^

[@hamster2644]

@@tetrisboi7731 bruh i honestly don't even know why cats were domesticated. They are borderline useless and mostly selfish. The only thing that they can be good at is catching mice but you can train a dog to do that too

[@fizziz_1035]

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[@nickcigic8927]

Proto dogs: non-territorial endurance hunters with floofy ears Early humans: non-territorial endurance hunters with dexterous fingers ...Did we just become best friends!?

[@RemoteViewr1]

Two ears, two hands. A coincidence? I think not.

[@nickcigic8927]

@@RemoteViewr1 having tried to pet 2 dogs at once, definitely not a coincidence!

[@Gogglesofkrome]

@Silviu Florin humans are definitely territorial. Anyone who says otherwise can simply look at the behavior of tribes in africa, the constant native warfare between ancient american tribes, the wars between the proto-european tribes, and so on.

[@mrniceguy7168]

Silviu Florin Thanks for sucking the humor out of the comment.

[@Texan.Insomniac]

@@cristianorozco6226 What?

[@guardyangel]

Having a dog to share my life with, i can indeed say that he is the best company a man can have. He just reads me like a book and i read him. We complement each other's lifes. Love you Crumble.

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

That's such a cute name!😊

[@raionshishi8290]

Now that's cute.

[@jeffreymuu5451]

If you live in a farm they protect you and you protect them it’s a nice balance.

[@Agent-vj3ns]

My apt bans dogs and cats

[@joshuadavid2905]

Miss you Shadow. 😪 I know exactly what you mean.

[@AverageAlien]

Fun fact: dogs love humans more than they love other dogs

[@TheRealCabe]

Fun fact 2: many humans love dogs more than they love other humans.

[@monk9948]

@@TheRealCabe Fucking true.

[@olo819]

@@TheRealCabe I woudn't called it "fun". It's more like, pathologic.

[@dougmawer5205]

@@TheRealCabe Na not true.

[@corneliusmcmuffin3256]

@@dougmawer5205it’s very easy to hate huge groups of people for what ever reason, but in general there is very few dogs I could possibly hate, if anything it’s their owners that I hate more. So to be honest on average I like dogs more than people.

[@k9cobra728]

So dogs have been humanity's oldest, friendliest, and best ally

[@raionshishi8290]

Yes

[@anonb4632]

Not always friendly.

[@azariah_kyras]

@Baldhina Asnake there's good and bad things we and them do as a species. It's good to acknowledge the pros and cons. But still dogs and us have helped eachother for centuries and I think they've earned the right to be called man's best freind.

[@juicej9778]

@Baldhina Asnake and how much people kill each other a year?

[@juicej9778]

@Baldhina Asnake than why we judgin literal descendents of wild animals for killin people... Their wild animals .. They deadass kill to survive

[@eaglebearer]

I was looking for something like this a couple weeks ago, so thank you for making this. Dogs are such an amazing part of human history and shows why they're mans best friend.

[@jawbone78]

Truly. The expression doesn't just mean that a dog is a man's best friend (though my dog is my best friend); it means that dogs and humans are best friends as whole species. We have evolved to be perfect and steadfast allies. Probably our next closest friend, much much later to the party, would be horses. My personal pet theory (pun intended) is that humans, dogs, and horses teamed up to conquer the entire rest of the animal kingdom.

[@Sceptonic]

@@jawbone78 and then the industrial revolution happened and horses are now relegated to entertainment or meat. Dogs have the advantage of being able to live with us, unlike a horse

[@josephinetracy1485]

dogs are filthy, disease and bacteria ridden bags of crap! dogs are humankind's worst curse! The world would be a much better place without dogs!

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@steviereedeker3314]

I believe that the main reason why we start keeping dogs around are : their understanding of team work , their strong points that where our weak points like smell and hearing , and the protection they offered , their ability to comunicate with humans better than most other animals and of course those big puppy eyes that Fools our brain that its a baby.

[@user-pakshibhithi10]

That big puppy eyes of Dogs evolved because of Humans. Look at Wolves and Coyotes, their eyes aren't puppy eyes, they look terrifying sometimes. Wolf and other Wild Canids have expressionless eyes unlike domesticated Dogs.

[@Sceptonic]

@@user-pakshibhithi10 neoteny

[@josephinetracy1485]

You shallow idiot! Owning a dog is a character flaw! dogs are filthy, disease and bacteria ridden bags of crap! If your dog was given to someone else who would feed them, they would forget that you ever existed in a couple of days! dogs are humankind's worst curse! The world would be a much better place without dogs!

[@Syberbat808]

their sleep schedule is also different: dogs will bark at intruders which lets us sleep for longer periods, leaving us with better brain function and so on.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@hundejahre]

Anyone else only get about 1/2 through the video before they had to go find their dogs and play with them a bit?

[@rebjr5844]

My Jack Russell Terriers are sitting on me while we watch together...We're going to hunt chipmunks together when this video is over

[@Thundarr995]

@@rebjr5844 Mine is a Jack Russell/Beagle. He dragged all his toys up on the couch and he's all stretched out sleeping on my legs. He got a rabbit last week. I don't really want him to do that,but that's what they do. I guess that rabbit just wasn't smart enough to stay away from my yard?So far he's caught 3 birds 3 mice a weasel and a rabbit. I kinda live near the city. That was the first weasel I've ever seen in my life.

[@JT-de5jr]

Tom Caffrey mine is a black lab and is passed out on my bed, and I need to go to sleep but I don’t want to wake him up so...

[@jovanweismiller7114]

I thought about it it, but he doesn't like to be awakened unnecessarily any more than I do! LOL!

[@planetdisco4821]

Lol yeah. I’ve just fed my doberman overlord and we’re putting on matching coats and going for a walk....

[@amberpants771]

It’s so cool how people can have such a deep relationship with their dogs. My pupper and I are close and he knows what I’m thinking just as much as I know him.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@mstalcup]

The oxytocin component in the human-puppy interaction many of us are familiar with would have been a powerful motivator for people to spend time with camp wolf pups around 30,000 years ago. They have shaped us as we have shaped them.

[@poorchristopher15]

Dogs take oxycotin?

[@eveschaan]

@@poorchristopher15 Indeed, but the government doesn't want you to know that. The keep sending out the murder pigeons to kill all the people who carry word of the reality of puppies poppin' pills. You must hide. They are coming for me and they are coming for you next. The truth must survive.

[@allanjohnson2119]

I agree, Wolf pups found on a hunting trips or pups of wolves hanging around camps for scraps seems to me like the most logical path to domestication.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

Indeed. Dogs have actually jacked themselves into our brains, in a way.

[@hulilupteri.]

Didn't he say that there was no substantial response to wolves?? @5:06

[@Nmethyltransferase]

Human: "I have 15 copies of the AMY1 gene. I can eat _all_ the carbs!" Saluki: "Oh wow... Really? Go on, tell me more..."

[@jacobscrackers98]

I imagine the ancestors of the Salukis were given food that humans wouldn't eat.

[@adambartlett114]

Yet every saluki I've known did best on a predominantly meat & bone diet. Sure, they maybe slightly more able to eat such a poor nutritional diet but that does not mean that they all were originally fed garbage. Indeed, their original purpose was to provide meat for both parties. They are extremely good at catching small to medium prey. They were highly valued & fed a share of everything they caught. If their original people were so stupid as to feed them a very poor diet, the dogs wouldn't have been willing to share so easily. The reason they so happily handed over the prey was because they were well fed. Let me tell you, after having fed countless dogs a near infinite supply of meaty bones; you best not try to get between a hungry dog & their dinner. My dogs are well fed but even I know better than to try that stupidity. Like, a rescue I worked with a while ago, inhaled an entire rabbit she caught before I could shout to stop. It was all but gone in less than 10 seconds! It was a wild rabbit that happened to run by us while walking by. She was not even that big a dog. There's just no way that the initial salukis were not very well fed, especially if anyone expected they wouldn't just wolf it down but politely share it with the people. Also my understanding is that the salukis were typically owned only by the super wealthy.

[@sealofapoorval7437]

@@adambartlett114 wow man you got really defensive there.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

@@adambartlett114 i'm sorry adam but... i can tell you something, if my dogs have something in their mouth, it doenst matte if it is food or not, if i tell them to drop it, they drop it... i'm not trying to judge your skills in raising your dogs and all but... i dont think your dogs "speack" for all dogs, i am literaly not afraid of puttig my hands inside my dogs mouth, no matter what they are chewing, because i know they wont bite me... i think you need to assert yourself as the alpha more...

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

@@adambartlett114 my dad kinda has the same problem as you... sometimes (not recently, but in the past) 2 of my dogs would fight, they woud fight hard, and my dad was afraid of getting in the middle, he kept screaming at them and trying to separate them with a stick... however, when i came along, they would always stop figthing imediatly... they looked at me and were like "oh fuck" and would stop that bullshit and put their tails between their legs... the reason for that, was because i was not afraid of shoving myself in the middle of them, as my father was.

[@chickadeestevenson5440]

Meanwhile cat. Hey there... You got a lot of mice here, mind if I settle down and ya know, just hang out and kill the mice, and oh your bed is nice and warm and so is your seat. Humans: Yes, my feline overlord

[@birocsabal]

That's becouse they use they use evil magic, called Trichinella.

[@IRex-wm9pd]

and dont mind me while.... I walk back and forth... in front of your... computer screen... making it impossible to... type comments... on youtube...

[@cuervoramos]

@@birocsabal I believe you mean _Toxoplasma_

[@jonathangarzon2798]

Cats, you mean catapult ammo?

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

I mean, cats have parasites that spread by infecting human brains and making you love cats so much you need more than one. So it's not far off that humans and cats were brought together through parasites alone, the only helping factor being that cats did well in environments that humans inhabited.

[@xostler]

I also find it interesting that pre-farming humans and dogs shared a persistence hunting style. Just the fact that we decided to share that niche with dogs instead of out hunting them is so insane to me!

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Not in China apparently

[@Botanifiles]

I watched this while picking ticks off my dog while he licked my foot, co-evolution at its finest

[@raionshishi8290]

The dogs saying thanks in one of the way it knows how to, liking the toes XD

[@SofaKingShit]

I watched this while wondering where the first moccasin got chewed to shreds and what the resulting prehistoric curse words were at 5 am on that ice age winter morning.

[@bretthepler722]

This is so cute I laughed. The bond is so cute.

[@elizabeth2621]

Mine is under my chair hiding from thunder

[@savary5050]

fucking hate ticks

[@pagesegovia2026]

My dogs have gotten me through my darkest days in life, probably as they've been doing for humanity for countless ages

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@MarkMasters...]

To that person that had the patience 1000's of years ago to pet, hold and Love that First Dog....Thank You. Thank you. Thank you.🙏🐕

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@daniellasalamao3108]

This was one of the most clear and well made videos about this subject ive ever seen. Even English not being my first language, I was able to understand everything without a problem. Your work is amazing! Keep it up!

[@sspsp6545]

Yet, you write better than most native English speakers, if I dare say so. Congratulations on learning a second language. I can't imagine how you do it.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Smart people know how to communicate clearly. And you’re correct.

[@HandsomeNature]

My dog Charlie died this morning. Not sure why I'm here, but its comforting

[@mothlightmedia1936]

Oh no man, I'm sorry to hear that

[@HandsomeNature]

@@mothlightmedia1936 thank you. I posted his photo on my community page.

[@sid2112]

I have an ancient breed Caucasian Ovcharka. Her moments of perfect happiness is hunting with me. She can track large game and guards the camp with a vengeance, never wandering far off. Love my bear pup!

[@raionshishi8290]

Best boi.

[@morganirvine2327]

@0:00 the picture of one of our ancestors enjoying the fire with a good boy makes me smile we shared a more comfortable warm spot and got never ending companionship

[@anthonyberent4611]

I wonder if the relationship started with cooperative hunting. Both wolves and humans are persistence hunters. The dog pack and the human tribe between them chase a herd to exhaustion. If it splits the dogs chase the escapees, if it stands its ground the humans throw things (spears or even stones).

[@dwightstjohn6927]

IT wouldn't take dog packs long to figure out, especially with "buffalo jump" style hunting that being near humans meant lots and lots of guts and offal to get for free, and the humans doing to butchering!! and being too busy to try to chase off the dogs!!

[@ChenkoTheDog]

@@dwightstjohn6927 This is the plan the pigeons are using today

[@Joao-ur7ey]

Persistence hunting is a myth

[@mejlaification]

Both species hunted in groups and during the day. They couldn’t miss each other.

[@princetchalla2441]

It wouldn’t be too far fetched for them to hunt together. There’s been a few instances more recently of humans hunting with other species (not just dogs) such as whalers hunting with orcas in an actual true story called the “Law of the tongue”.

[@saintsebastian_e]

i'm crying... thousands of years of evolution so me and my dog feel happy when we look at each other. that's amazing

[@mrzjohnson4]

Thank you for continuously providing information without the manufactured tension, suspense that you find in even PBS docs. Just informative, quality stuff.

[@mattarmstrong0115]

I’ve always had a dog, can’t imagine life without one.

[@dougmawer5205]

I always had dogs my whole life. But then after the one i had died when i was like 13 or 14 i didnt get another one and after a while it felt normal not having one. Then when i was 19 i got a puppy and i don't know how i went 4 or 5 years without a dog now.

[@dante6x]

The only sad thing for me is watching them pass away due to their life span. That's the reasons it's hard for me to get any pet. I wish they lived as long as we do

[@brendanmckenna3851]

@@dante6x yeah it’s because their perfect

[@user-pakshibhithi10]

You're so lucky to have parents who like Dogs. My parents never let me keep a dog, I was 4 when I asked them for a puppy, now I'm 17, still don't have one. I can only get a dog when I grow up and become financially Independent and have my own house.

[@fernandochapa1433]

It’s funny that I’m a 28 year old man crying and missing my teenage years dog that passed away a while back. This bond is for real man it feels like something spiritual

[@TheFarmersFarmington]

Interesting how the first animal we domesticated was later the tool used to domesticate and manage other domestic animals (cattle and sheep). Also would explain partially why spitz type dogs and herding breeds seem to be the most intelligent.

[@KRYMauL]

It makes sense, it’s kind of hard to keep a herd in check and away from large predators without having multiple large predators of your own. Humans are good persistent hunters, but I don’t think we have the stamina to keep rile up a whole herd of cattle or sheep without a couple dogs.

[@patrickgrant6389]

​@@KRYMauL we do have the stamina we humans have the best stamina and endurance on the planet we just lack the speed to herd them

[@KRYMauL]

@@patrickgrant6389 I meant sprint stamina, we can walk or jog for days.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@danielwalker26]

0:20 OMG dog saddlebags AND a dog sled? SOOOO adorable.

[@dindinprivate3477]

@Anna K Likely only those that did permit this action were kept, fed and permitted to continue breeding within human encampments.

[@czos9239]

@Anna K It's interesting because some huge breeds excel at that, so obviously something happened. (Unlike when some - like Marc Antoy - tried it with big cats and things went sideways badly.)

[@lycaonpictus9662]

@Anna K While true I assume the artist was attempting to portray domestic dogs rather than captive wolves, but at an early state of domestication when they still physically resembled the wolf. That is part of the issue in trying to determine when dogs were first domesticated. The further you go back toward the first domestication events, the more likely any remains being unearthed are going to be hard to distinguish from bones belonging to dogs' wild cousins.

[@search895]

My favourite comprehensive video on evolution of dogs till date. Most of the videos or articles on the matter only go half deep in the aspects and this one sums them all.

[@nikg5223]

Its amazing to think how long man and dog have been living together. Man's best friend is probably one of the greatest truisms ever.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@fejiobbdo]

They are gifts to be cherished

[@TheOriginalLousyGamer]

We looked up at the stars and cried out in loneliness, and our cries were answered.

[@joebottum]

People always talk about wolves being attracted to fire/cooking, my favorite theory is pup snatching. "Hey we killed this vicious wolf but look how cute the puppies are, let's keep em"

[@amreebaik3120]

Lord Stark, there a five pups for each stark children, the direwolf is in your sigil. 🙄

[@hulkito852]

Great pov hadn’t crossed my mind but Im sure this is one of the many ways dogs grew to coexist with people

[@Scanntraxx001]

That's kinda how i figure most domesticated animals are captured. Easier to get them young and tiny.

[@hulkito852]

@@Scanntraxx001 youd be surprised, if you visit mexico most rural and medium to small cities have domesticated canines running around living as part of the communities without being “owned” by anyone in particular. Most people will do what they can to keep them healthy and fed, relatively speaking of course.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

How can people dislike dogs after all this? 20,000 years wasted on them I say

[@7superdaimajin]

Islam says all dogs are "unclean" and should not be interacted with in any way.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@7superdaimajin where does it say that?

[@donaldduffy8947]

@@7superdaimajin who cares about religious crap

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 in Q'uran

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@thegloriouspyrocheems2277 I got that. I meant where in the Quran?

[@antininospius]

Like horses, dogs were destined to be our allies and friends.

[@samaepl]

Horses and Dogs were indeed destined to live with us. I can't think of any other animals that could bond with a human so deeply. After some time spent together this bond is so strong that you literally communicate with Your animal without words. You treat them as friends.....as family. They instinctively take care of newborn children in the pack and are very gentle not to harm them. Give them unconditional love and they will respond in kind. I can't wait to see good bois helping us in Space and taking first walk on the surface of Mars and other space colonies.

[@antininospius]

@@samaepl they have influenced our evolution as much as we have theirs. Such a precious gift in companion animals we have been given.

[@antininospius]

@@samaepl in fact, domestic dogs even behave more as humans do in interactions than wild dogs with each other

[@lamalien2276]

Well it helps that one is a land carnivore with senses we don't possess and the other has a huge back to ride on. More like allies of convenience than lovey doveys.

[@antininospius]

@@lamalien2276 still , they were attracted by convenient food, is any partnership not the same question of what am I getting in trade? But why only those two? There is something special about the choice.

[@thepersonaljo]

This is one of, if not THE best canine evolution video I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making the content that you do. I watch all your videis and the quality is absolutely consistent. As a dog trainer though, this one is my favorite.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

The ability to infer someone’s attention by tracing their gaze is called a “triatic gaze” It’s how babies learn a lot of things and apparently also dogs

[@euniceprather6478]

This is total malarkey I was domesticated by my dog if it wasn't for her I'd be running wild and free

[@dindinprivate3477]

LOL

[@John-X]

lol "malarkey" is that you, creepy joe?

[@eveschaan]

I just got an image in my head of you streaking through a park screaming that you are a wild soul while the cops chase you with a megaphone.

[@momo1461]

"Like the family dog... we be kickin' it." -PUTS

[@CavemanBearPig]

I never tire of hearing about how dogs and humans have been a team for ages.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@jason41a]

dogs : good ears, good nose humans : good brains and hands. well we make good hunting teams.

[@yolo_burrito]

Humans have much better daytime eyesight than dogs as well.

[@morganirvine2327]

True we made the tools and they helped track prey, work to keep us feed during accient times.

[@jiyakuches220]

That's true and dogs have better night vision than humans.

[@rodrigorosatoalves]

Loved it. Perfect level of depth in the subject. Also, the length is perfect - well within the limits of average human attention span (I have adhd so I really know how that works, trust me lol)

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@jdlvtrn1]

I'd bet that human hunters and canine packs frequently converged on the same herds of prey and the humans didn't fail to notice the usefulness of the canine sensory acuity, as much as the canines scavenging the left overs from the bison roast. Behavioral changes likely before physical.

[@astrofrk]

When I look at my dachshund, I know how far this relationship has come.

[@squaretriangle9208]

😂😉😂

[@bcast9978]

When your son or daughter keeps bringing animals home; eventually you give up and say yes to the cute fluffy things.

[@triciawarnock2975]

Keedan

[@matthewcrosby3615]

I love the mix between beautiful wild animals and adorable dogs.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You shallow idiot! Owning a dog is a character flaw! dogs are filthy, disease and bacteria ridden bags of crap! If your dog was given to someone else who would feed them, they would forget that you ever existed in a couple of days! dogs are humankind's worst curse! The world would be a much better place without dogs! dogs should be culled!

[@richgreen1508]

I rarely add a comment to a video, but I had to this time, well done. The information was on point, non repetitive as well as engaging.

[@thecreepycuck6036]

The sad part is they will never find out “who the good boy” really is 😭

[@Falconlibrary]

If you want to know how deeply committed dogs are to humans, consider this: Dogs will defend us against other dogs Dogs will defend us against their cousins, the wolves and coyotes That's some ride or die level of commitment right there

[@frethero19]

And humans will defend their dogs against other humans without hesitation. Truly ride or die

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@dwightstjohn6927]

I caught a baby coyote by hand when a kid. We've had two coyote crosses and wolf crosses (accidents) that are in my neighborhood since pups. and know everybody. Wild dog have a STRONG pack sense and actual separation anxiety. It's no surprise that early man, finding a group of pups in a hole, wouldn't end up bringing them home. I DID!!

[@theskyisblue8979]

Mmm tasty

[@georgehunter2813]

Well yeah. That's how the process of domestication was started and sustained. Human adoption of baby wolves. There are old colonial era photos of Australian Aboriginal women nursing dingo pups. Speaks volumes.

[@luisflores5002]

some monkeys in india steal pups that became their guardians, i can think humans did as well

[@pczone7641]

@@luisflores5002 in Saudi Arabia baboons do that too

[@The_Hagseed]

It's always nice to always have spare food that follows you around.

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

Chinese philosophy.

[@ptauagpt]

(1) The more people I meet .... the more I like my dog. (2) I hope I am more than half what my dog thinks I am.

[@raionshishi8290]

Oh boi, dogs think way too much of us, i wish could be anything near what they see me as.

[@samwell707]

This was the greatest video I’ve ever seen breaking down what makes a dog different, where they came from, and their familial placement in our lives.

[@JoeJoeTheCapybara]

Fantastic Video! I was talking about the domestication process earlier today in regards to differences of why war elephants aren't domesticated but horses are. Lots of cool information in this video I did not know! Thanks

[@justinmanser7525]

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”― Mark Twain

[@therearenonamesinthevoid5772]

I love dogs, and this subject has cropped up in my mind, many times. Last year, i lost my best friend, mackie, a brindle pitbull. He was an intelligent, kind, and loyal friend. I thought to myself at times, if he possessed the right vocal chords, he would be seconds away from saying something in my language, as he was such an intense personality. I used to tell him " our friendship is a few millennia in the making". Even now, I miss him like a person might miss a family member. Thanks for sharing this video, to better understand our relationship with canine.

[@MelancholyCrypto]

I find this so interesting, I love your content thank you.

[@chrischickering1959]

I love calvin and hobbes :)

[@drummerofawe]

The end of the video got me super interested in how symbiotic relationships evolve over time

[@jaykubisanidiot8657]

"...it's built in, has been since the dawn of time. When a few wild dogs took it upon themselves to watch over Man. To bark when he's in danger, to run and play with him when he's happy, to nuzzle him when he's lonely. That's why they call us Man's Best Friend." - Shadow, Homeward Bound

[@CastleBastard]

"BatDOG!"

[@bryanpenaloza5697]

I can't stop watching these videos/ mini documentary about dogs

[@biggieboomboom]

I had a farm dog since I was a small child until she died a few months after I left for college. It tears me up inside because I wasn't there when she died, and she died alone in the cold night without my support. Anytime I think of that dog, I cry. She was incredibly loyal, fierce, and loving. I would go hunting in the woods with her. One time a big coyote came barreling down a path I was on, and she immediately tore after it and chased it away into the brush. I just wish I had been there to show my loyalty and love in her time of greatest need, when she was dying.

[@connlaffan6232]

Great and interesting video once again Moth Light Media.

[@ajmc8572]

Another winner, and now my personal favourite video, by MLM. Aroooooooooooo

[@mothlightmedia1936]

Al McIntosh thank you

[@chapo3992]

Truly a fascinating video. Keep up the great work!

[@jonh9561]

Dogs are one of life's greatest gifts

[@jf4156]

Isn't it nice that we have this animal that has a bond with us so strong that they're an extension of ourselves in a way

[@Chopped_Liver]

Whoever the first Human/human colony was to begin domestication of Dogs With all my heart THANK YOU I owe you a big part of my heart, my best friend, my dog

[@THOUGHTCTRL]

There's a Reason Why we call Dog as Man's Best Friend 😍 Research suggests, Dog ownership may improve heart health, decrease depression, and even help you live longer. "As we became friends with them, they became friends with us, and we have a dependency that's charming," Bill Nye At some point, Dogs evolved to become man’s best friend? When did this take place? ThoughtCtrl is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories through our Videos. For more info, do Watch our Video. Video Link : lnkd.in/eb2Wi5v

[@petemisc4291]

Human/dog relationship truly is a marvelous thing of evolution, just amazing

[@brettgordhamer6914]

This and all of your work is so well done..so good..thank you

[@feliciaadams7666]

The symbiotic relationship between humans and dogs has always been fascinating and probably one of my favorite things to study, and it's not just because I love dogs. Though don't get me wrong, I love dogs. So freaking much.

[@dewok2706]

yeah we know, white woman

[@PraiseDolan]

@@dewok2706nigga wtf lmao

[@TJSaw]

A friendship that goes back thousands of years.

[@herbertfawcett7213]

Dogs and men have similar hunting strategies.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

I live with 3 old English sheepdogs ranging in age from 3 to 9 and I love how they make me feel every time I come home from work. Their observance and eagerness to be protectors makes me sleep well at night.

[@vivienneclarke2421]

I truly believe that dogs and humans have had a parallel shared Path that goes too far back to even calculate. There's a special,almost spiritual,connection between us. I'm 57 years old and there's never been a time in my Life that hasn't been shared with a dog. That said,I just lost my dog of 14 years a week ago. She was without a doubt the best dog I've ever had the honor to share my Life with,and her loss has left a big hole in my Heart. I'm grieving for her like no other. RIP Riley Rooster,run free with legs no longer crippled,and know that you were deeply Loved~I'll never forget you and your beautiful Soul........💕

[@cg5471]

They say they have found burials of dogs & humans side by side over 13000 yrs ago so never let anyone tell you they're not family. It's literally in our dna that we treat them as such.

[@josephinetracy1485]

You dog could be confiscated and given to another person, and you would be completely forgotten in 24 hours. Your dog could be kidnapped, re-trained, and kill you in six weeks. dogs are the most embarrassing part of human existence. The fact that we bring the filthiest creature on the planet into our homes to poison our lives is almost unbearable to contemplate. There's nothing lower than a dog!

[@moe.jones1]

This was very informative

[@mothlightmedia1936]

Thank you

[@theskyisblue8979]

Was it

[@ConnanTheCivilized]

@MothLightMedia Could you please make video playlists? It would be extremely helpful for us. I have extreme difficulty figuring out the video order every few days. Thanks for all that you do.

[@matchesburn]

Wolf: "Hey, human, I'm hungry." Human: "Yeah? Well, I'm cold." Wolf/Human: "I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship..."

[@kaarlimakela3413]

You threw in some stuff I hadn't come across or considered before. Nice job.

[@imnotabeetleiswear6549]

Lots of people like to say dogs can "Sense your vibe and smell fear." I've noticed a lot of people take that at face value and seem to think they have some extra sense but really, they're reading the exact same subtle body language and emotional changes that humans are able to read about each other. The same way you can tell your best friend is upset even though they aren't outwardly showing it, dogs and people basically grew up together and we've evolved to be able to read each other at a glance.

[@masterdeetectiv9520]

They can smell emotions

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

As the guy above said they smell the neurochemical composition coming off of you. They can smell the fear in your sweat. Apparently service dogs trained to help with epilepsy can smell a seizure before it happens. They train them with a harvested scent in a container. They are also amazing at recognizing patterns and subtle details as you said. So if your brow is imperceptibly furrowed meaning you are troubled they notice your behavior pattern and small movements we may not notice in close friends or family but we can kind if just sense.

[@meaniemelinee8045]

Imagine attacking someone just because you smelled their fear and then be regarded as loving and even better than humans.

[@dougstyles]

I love my dog so much she's literally a therapist, a protector, a jokester, and so much more.

[@koche9917]

There was an old film about aboriginal. The footage was early 1900 in Australia. And it was showing dingo and aboriginal are living together. Dingo were not pet. Human and dingo had hunting relationship and not necessary to live together. I could not find the video again.

[@thedwightguy]

co predators needed to pull their own weight. if the human went on a gathering quest or religious journey the dingo would have to get his own groceries for awhile. Like when I'm in town for a week off my acreage and my cats are pretty much on their own. I came home and my forest cat had a rabbit at the door heavier than him.

[@Taureantiger888]

Well yes..pet culture is recent and it has to do with socioeconomic factors. I grew up in a farm in Eastern Europe and the dogs had their own dog houses and didn't sleep in the home.

[@krzemyslav]

thanks for your videos. they are more accesible and concise than other youtube videos about paleontology/evolution.

[@matcradle]

First Grey Wolf be like: "What could possibly go wrong if I join these hooomans?" Dogs now: Am I a good boi?

[@rickknight3823]

That was really interesting - you earned a new subscriber. Thanks for your efforts.

[@skybluskyblueify]

So dogs like Huskies need higher meat content in their diets? What about Chow Chows? how many copies do they have?

[@harrietharlow9929]

Not sure, but Chows were originally bred as war dogs and hunting dogs.

[@canadiannomad540]

I feed my dogs a portion of raw wild meat and kibble with a boiled duck egg.

[@dindinprivate3477]

@@harrietharlow9929 Also as a source of food themselves.

[@raionshishi8290]

@@canadiannomad540 That's a good combo, have you ever used fish oil before ? It can help the dogs coat become smoother and healthier.

[@pbh81]

Dogs discover lovely warm fire, ain't no going back after that

[@zzebowa]

Man finds abandoned puppy, says "Oh, cute!", brings it up, enjoys it's playfulness, train-ability, loyalty, and ability to help hunting, to act as a guard, ad so on. It has been a perfect relationship for millennia.

[@intensovic3568]

Great video! One of my favorite subjects. I like all of your videos, keep up the good work.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

we were made for each other

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

More like we altered each other to suit each other better

[@morganirvine2327]

Doesn't the first image in the video warm your heart makes you want to cuddle with your pet in front of a fireplace and thank both our ancestors for cultivating this relationship we shared more comfortable areas, and food and got never ending companionship

[@FordFalcon54]

Great content. Thank you for your work.

[@Kretek]

It's simple. One day, our ancestors found orphan wolf puppies. Puppies were cute.

[@justinsnider9772]

They probably would have just ate them if that was the case, there had to be a mutual benefit to co existence like help hunting or guarding the camp.

[@Aaronit0]

@Andrés Valverde and use your food* you forgot. Not only it is useless but would most likely use the little ressources you have.

[@turkey2003]

Wolf puppies are vicious. They will bite with their litte teeth. Most likely they would have killed the wolf puppies as they are competitors to humans.

[@garrysinclair9767]

Thank you - illuminating. We are a dog household, currently sharing our home with three of these marvellous beings. They both understand much of what we are as we understand much of them. Our first mate, Jo, was picked up off the street in a holiday town in Central Java many years ago. He, a pup at the time, indicated quite clearly through body language that he wanted to be with us and this in the two weeks of our holiday. He died in my wife's arms 15 years later. I mist up as I finish.

[@ekszentrik]

I can see why people that didn't "like" dogs were weeded out of the gene pool as well. This isn't just a matter of liking or disliking them, some humans (probably more children) were probably downright terrified of large carnivores with big teeth chilling out in their village. If they grew up into adult dog haters, they probably wouldn't be regarded as prime dating material in the village. So people that were either neutral or positive towards them became the prime stock from which modern humans descend.

[@rishi7629]

Damn, that's actually plausible!..

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

That is totally plausible. Anecdote aside, if I'm actively seeking a gf and she doesn't tolerate my dogs, I'm looking for another gf.

[@henry-thepizzaeater-morgan704]

That's conjecture at best

[@j.mahoney1178]

Man & Dogs not just his best friend, there is a spiritual bond between them.

[@AndersonStJones]

I love dogs. I would literally put my life at risk for dog.