An excellent foot-warmer. A scavenging and hunting carnivore closely related to the wolf with a predilection for cushy living room sofas. The one friend who s always happy to see you. Wagging, smiling, furry bundle of unwavering devotion. Has trained you more cleverly than you ve trained him.
Dogs are a human creation.
Humans and dogs fairly quickly figured out a mutually beneficial relationship they guarded us and helped us hunt, we fed and sheltered them. Their instinct to be part of a social pack made them ideal to fit in with human tribes. Humans started tinkering with canine genetics from the start. We selected animals with characteristics that were especially desirable, such as friendliness, trainability, hunting ability, and willingness to accept humans as pack leaders. Eventually we started tampering with their looks and sizes, and began focusing their various abilities.