Longer than that. The oldest confirmed archaeological evidence of dogs and humans coexisting is 17,500 years old, with potentially other evidence about 33,000 years old.
We domesticated dogs a long time before we did the same for food animals (about 10,000 years ago).
Humans domesticated dogs before we had agriculture or stone buildings.
I think the vast majority of dog owners don’t really understand their dog. What their dog needs, how to read their body language, how to go about instilling discipline. The problem is that they are not cats, they need you more than a cat and are going to consistently take more work. You don't really need to understand your cat for it to have well being but the same is not true for a dog.
In my experience dog people are mostly friendly, love spending time outdoors and are only slightly awkward when saying hello to your dog instead of you.
If the worst thing about me (a dog person) is that I sometimes fantasize aloud about my dog's very human feelings I feel I can live with that.
We analyze a 5-Mb genomic region on chromosome 6 previously found to be under positive selection in domestic dog breeds. Deletion of this region in humans is linked to Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS), a multisystem congenital disorder characterized by hypersocial behavior. We associate quantitative data on behavioral phenotypes symptomatic of WBS in humans with structural changes in the WBS locus in dogs. We find that hypersociability, a central feature of WBS, is also a core element of domestication that distinguishes dogs from wolves.
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neatchee@piefed.social · 114 pts · 169d
The correct answer isn't an option: thousands of years of selective breeding for the specific traits that make us happy
Denjin@feddit.uk · 20 pts · 169d
Longer than that. The oldest confirmed archaeological evidence of dogs and humans coexisting is 17,500 years old, with potentially other evidence about 33,000 years old.
We domesticated dogs a long time before we did the same for food animals (about 10,000 years ago).
Humans domesticated dogs before we had agriculture or stone buildings.
neatchee@piefed.social · 39 pts · 169d
I'm...uh.... pretty sure those numbers you provided are neither hundreds nor millions....? They're thousands?
I guess I could have said "possibly as many as tens of thousands of years"? 🤷♀️
Either way the point was the selective breeding, not the duration of time it took to achieve
Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca · 56 pts · 169d
The answer is food.
pilferjinx@piefed.social · 40 pts · 169d
To be fair, food also keeps us domesticated.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 7 pts · 169d
Can I has a snakki?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 169d
No! Sit! Bad doggie!
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 4 pts · 169d
I'm gonna wag my 'tail' anyways.
Bgugi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 168d
Well if it's a tail it can't be helped...
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 169d
Food + care + time
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 169d
But mainly food
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 168d
Woof!
wander1236@sh.itjust.works · 42 pts · 169d
Samsung needs to wipe the Choco Kooky font from existence
Shameless@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 169d
Nah, its a good indicator of people you should avoid in life.
greygore@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 169d
You don’t like Edgy Comic Sans?
cockmushroom@reddthat.com · -2 pts · 169d
Loooooooooooool, seethe muhfukha!
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 169d
Dogs are great, they're our hairy little friends who don't really know what's going on but are happy to be included.
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 169d
They've been genetically breed to be obsessed with us
DING DING DING
DrFunkenstein@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 169d
Yes. That's what having a pure heart means
Bgugi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 168d
Pure(bred) heart.
abbotsbury@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 168d
I don't think that's what having a pure heart means.
Honytawk@feddit.nl · 15 pts · 169d
I love dogs. They are great pets.
But dog people really are the worst.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 2 pts · 169d
Well then don't create unholy mix of species.
hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 168d
Ed... Ward...
Elting@piefed.social · 2 pts · 169d
I think the vast majority of dog owners don’t really understand their dog. What their dog needs, how to read their body language, how to go about instilling discipline. The problem is that they are not cats, they need you more than a cat and are going to consistently take more work. You don't really need to understand your cat for it to have well being but the same is not true for a dog.
Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d
In my experience dog people are mostly friendly, love spending time outdoors and are only slightly awkward when saying hello to your dog instead of you. If the worst thing about me (a dog person) is that I sometimes fantasize aloud about my dog's very human feelings I feel I can live with that.
Soulg@ani.social · 13 pts · 169d
No fun allowed I see
Fleur_@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 169d
Thousands of years of selective breeding arguably taking away their free will and ability to choose love and companionship?
mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 169d
They all have williams-beuren syndrome
cockmushroom@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 169d
Dog people, or dogs?
mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 169d
Dogs
Shindo66@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 169d
Thats a lot of words. May read it someday.
loonsun@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 169d