Thursday, December 11, 2008

Dog roots

When dogs of different breeds run wild and mate variously, they soon evolve back into a medium sized yellow dog with pointy ears and a curly tail, similar to an Australian dingo. This is what is observed in areas where domestic dogs are free to mingle without leash laws.

It is often said that dogs have descended from wolfs. This is fantasy. Of course we would all like to dream that our dog evolved from the noble killer wolf, but the evidence shows otherwise.

It is far more plausible that early humans befriended a medium sized dog. Or that a medium sized dog befriended early humans. The root medium sized yellow dog with pointy ears and a curly tail.

Claiming that humans domesticated wolves and turned them into pet dogs is as realistic as humans domesticating lions to make pet cats.