Dogs (Base Register)

Dogs are members of the canine family.

Historians believe that Humans began domesticating dogs 18,000 to 15,000 years ago.

Wolves, and their dog descendants, would have derived significant benefits from living in human camps—more safety, more reliable food, lesser caloric needs, and more chance to breed.

Humans would also have derived enormous benefit from the dogs associated with their camps. For instance, dogs would have improved sanitation by cleaning up food scraps. Dogs may have provided warmth, as referred to in the Australian Aboriginal expression “three dog night” (an exceptionally cold night), and they would have alerted the camp to the presence of predators or strangers, using their acute hearing to provide an early warning. undefined Anthropologists believe the most significant benefit would have been the use of dogs' sensitive sense of smell to assist with the hunt.