David Ian Howe

And that's how dogs ended up in the Americas and the only like domestic animal there until turkeys and llamas later. But the rest of the world, you can see dogs are traded kind of like a commodity and you can see dog genetic lines being traded across Eurasia into Africa.

And that's how dogs ended up in the Americas and the only like domestic animal there until turkeys and llamas later. But the rest of the world, you can see dogs are traded kind of like a commodity and you can see dog genetic lines being traded across Eurasia into Africa.

And to answer the question fully, I would say like the Neolithic, when we go from hunting and gathering to that more sedentary lifestyle with a bigger population, dogs just kind of boom around then.

And to answer the question fully, I would say like the Neolithic, when we go from hunting and gathering to that more sedentary lifestyle with a bigger population, dogs just kind of boom around then.

And to answer the question fully, I would say like the Neolithic, when we go from hunting and gathering to that more sedentary lifestyle with a bigger population, dogs just kind of boom around then.

And there's so much I could answer there.

And there's so much I could answer there.

And there's so much I could answer there.

Dogs eating, or I could say early dogs, wolves eating scraps around human camps would help deter predators in itself. Wolves don't necessarily bark. Non-domestic wolves don't bark, but once dogs started barking, we were breeding for that. They would alert for different predators.

Dogs eating, or I could say early dogs, wolves eating scraps around human camps would help deter predators in itself. Wolves don't necessarily bark. Non-domestic wolves don't bark, but once dogs started barking, we were breeding for that. They would alert for different predators.

Dogs eating, or I could say early dogs, wolves eating scraps around human camps would help deter predators in itself. Wolves don't necessarily bark. Non-domestic wolves don't bark, but once dogs started barking, we were breeding for that. They would alert for different predators.

But certainly hunting, that's probably the first thing. Because we were probably finding wolves hunting and then just stealing their kill. Or vice versa, the wolves would try to steal a human kill. But that interaction was happening. But yeah, hunting, sentinels, like garden camps. And then, especially in the Americas, we know dogs were being used to help pull loads before the horse.

But certainly hunting, that's probably the first thing. Because we were probably finding wolves hunting and then just stealing their kill. Or vice versa, the wolves would try to steal a human kill. But that interaction was happening. But yeah, hunting, sentinels, like garden camps. And then, especially in the Americas, we know dogs were being used to help pull loads before the horse.

But certainly hunting, that's probably the first thing. Because we were probably finding wolves hunting and then just stealing their kill. Or vice versa, the wolves would try to steal a human kill. But that interaction was happening. But yeah, hunting, sentinels, like garden camps. And then, especially in the Americas, we know dogs were being used to help pull loads before the horse.

They would wear little backpacks to help collect shellfish and berries and all that. And... In some areas, they were used for their wool or their fur, I should say. And then this one's always kind of dicey, but just until like, you know, 1980, dogs are kind of just eaten all over the world as a food source, usually out of like a ceremonial purpose.

They would wear little backpacks to help collect shellfish and berries and all that. And... In some areas, they were used for their wool or their fur, I should say. And then this one's always kind of dicey, but just until like, you know, 1980, dogs are kind of just eaten all over the world as a food source, usually out of like a ceremonial purpose.

They would wear little backpacks to help collect shellfish and berries and all that. And... In some areas, they were used for their wool or their fur, I should say. And then this one's always kind of dicey, but just until like, you know, 1980, dogs are kind of just eaten all over the world as a food source, usually out of like a ceremonial purpose.

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