when we see a dog We probably don’t know the whole story behind them or how the origins of the dog breeds. The truth is that everything is due to the presence of the Wolvesin prehistory, already a characteristic feature that forever changed the history of humanity (and also of animals).
Does the dog descend from wolves?
The human being has the same hunting methodology as the Wolves, so this animal served as an assistant and accompanied him on the hunt. For example, if they wanted to assault a lion, not only the hunter had to present himself with a spear, but also the wolf, to scare him with his growl. So it was an additional help.
From there, when the prehistoric human returned to the cave, the Wolves They were divided into two groups: on the one hand, some who were very distrustful, who did not approach human beings; and on the other hand, others more trusting and approaching men and women. These trusting ones who approached the human being, received the prize of the remains of food and, from there, they got closer and closer.
How did dogs evolve?
From there we arrive at what is natural selection and the birth of the dog breeds. The group closest to men received selection pressure from the human being, who encouraged the mating of Wolves with a preselection according to the color of its fur. So, over the centuries, culture evolved, like civilization, and wolves that were docile to humans became pets and companions.
This is how the dog breeds. This was the case, for example, in Europe, the Roman Empire, when they went with their guard dogs, the gendarmes brought their molosser dogs, these dogs remained in different valleys and they mated, giving the dog a new origin of his race. Currently, the dogs have 550 different breeds.