David Ian Howe

And that's very common, like different versions of that myth, especially in the Americas.

And that's very common, like different versions of that myth, especially in the Americas.

Yeah, I would think so. It was so fascinating to me that dogs are just so intrinsic to human life and so symbiotic that it's not even a question. They're just part of the stories. In the Egyptian sense, I read a paper trying to figure this out, and jackals like to scavenge tombs and graves and things like that.

Yeah, I would think so. It was so fascinating to me that dogs are just so intrinsic to human life and so symbiotic that it's not even a question. They're just part of the stories. In the Egyptian sense, I read a paper trying to figure this out, and jackals like to scavenge tombs and graves and things like that.

Yeah, I would think so. It was so fascinating to me that dogs are just so intrinsic to human life and so symbiotic that it's not even a question. They're just part of the stories. In the Egyptian sense, I read a paper trying to figure this out, and jackals like to scavenge tombs and graves and things like that.

And in the Bible, it always says they were fed to the dogs or left them for the dogs or left them for the wolves. They always scavenge death and like dogs came to be because they were scavenging bones around our camp. So it makes sense that we would associate them with some kind of like, it's called a psychopomp, like something that guides you to the afterlife.

And in the Bible, it always says they were fed to the dogs or left them for the dogs or left them for the wolves. They always scavenge death and like dogs came to be because they were scavenging bones around our camp. So it makes sense that we would associate them with some kind of like, it's called a psychopomp, like something that guides you to the afterlife.

And in the Bible, it always says they were fed to the dogs or left them for the dogs or left them for the wolves. They always scavenge death and like dogs came to be because they were scavenging bones around our camp. So it makes sense that we would associate them with some kind of like, it's called a psychopomp, like something that guides you to the afterlife.

Dogs are so crucial to human nature and culture now that it would make sense that if there was some kind of afterlife, dogs are there.

Dogs are so crucial to human nature and culture now that it would make sense that if there was some kind of afterlife, dogs are there.

Dogs are so crucial to human nature and culture now that it would make sense that if there was some kind of afterlife, dogs are there.

Yeah. Obviously, chimpanzees and bonobos are our closest relatives in terms of genetics, but wolves are so socially intelligent. They show their teeth, they roll over, they wag their tail, they have different barks, and they're monogamous to an extent. Close enough. So early humans would have noticed that. and probably felt some kind of kinship with the wolf in that sense.

Yeah. Obviously, chimpanzees and bonobos are our closest relatives in terms of genetics, but wolves are so socially intelligent. They show their teeth, they roll over, they wag their tail, they have different barks, and they're monogamous to an extent. Close enough. So early humans would have noticed that. and probably felt some kind of kinship with the wolf in that sense.

Yeah. Obviously, chimpanzees and bonobos are our closest relatives in terms of genetics, but wolves are so socially intelligent. They show their teeth, they roll over, they wag their tail, they have different barks, and they're monogamous to an extent. Close enough. So early humans would have noticed that. and probably felt some kind of kinship with the wolf in that sense.

But over time, the reason we could interact with each other so well was because we're so social and dogs would have picked up on our social cues with their eyes and stuff as well. If you think of a pug, it's basically bred to look like a human face. It's flat and they have the big eyes. So over time, it became advantageous for dogs to understand our eye movements and like it was bred for.

But over time, the reason we could interact with each other so well was because we're so social and dogs would have picked up on our social cues with their eyes and stuff as well. If you think of a pug, it's basically bred to look like a human face. It's flat and they have the big eyes. So over time, it became advantageous for dogs to understand our eye movements and like it was bred for.

But over time, the reason we could interact with each other so well was because we're so social and dogs would have picked up on our social cues with their eyes and stuff as well. If you think of a pug, it's basically bred to look like a human face. It's flat and they have the big eyes. So over time, it became advantageous for dogs to understand our eye movements and like it was bred for.

on its own as a side effect of being heavily bred to be around people.

on its own as a side effect of being heavily bred to be around people.

on its own as a side effect of being heavily bred to be around people.