Mutt

And this overbearing insistence to view dogs' behavior only as a descendant of a wolf, that all his modern day behavior is explained by his origins as a wolf living in a pack is ridiculous. Dogs have been domesticated and living with humans for TENS OF THOUSANDS of years, the relationship between dog and human is NOT the same as between wolves, a dog doesn't see a human merely as an alpha and himself as a lowly beta. Thousands of years of living in a much different and unique relationship has no doubt changed the dog. There's this whole new incredible field of epigenetics going on, the memories/experiences of our ancestors appear to be passed on to future generations - we're different than our earliest ancestors 200,000 years ago and so are dogs from their wolf ancestors.

It would be remarkable if a species of animal spent thousands of years living with another species, sharing the same home, as a companion/employee, and didn't develop some of the traits and behaviors of the co-habitating species.

The dog should thank god that he can't speak, if dogs could talk we'd lose our fondness for them real quick. Who would want a dumb hairy smelly loudmouth droning on about nothing, bitching and complaining all day and night long?

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