🐶 How Were Dogs Domesticated?

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🐺 Dogs came from wolves

• Long ago, dogs were wild wolves.
• This happened about 15,000–40,000 years ago.
• Some wolves were friendlier and less scared of humans.

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🔥 Living near humans

• Early humans lived in camps and made fires.
• Friendly wolves came near to eat leftover food.
• Humans did not chase them away.

🧠 Both sides benefited:

• Wolves got food
• Humans got protection

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🤝 Friendship grew

• Wolves that were calm and friendly:
  • Stayed closer to humans
  • Had puppies near human camps
• Humans liked the friendly puppies and took care of them.

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🧬 Changes over generations

• Over many generations:
  • Friendly wolves had more babies
  • Aggressive wolves stayed wild
• Slowly, wolves changed in:
  • Behavior
  • Size
  • Looks

This process is called domestication.

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🐕 First jobs of dogs

Early dogs helped humans by:

• Guarding camps
• Hunting animals
• Pulling loads
• Herding animals

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🐾 Dogs today

• Today, there are hundreds of dog breeds
• All dogs are still related to wolves
• Dogs are:
  • Loyal
  • Smart
  • Good companions

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🧠 Easy to remember

Friendly wolves + humans = dogs

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⭐ Fun facts for kids

• Dogs understand human emotions
• Puppies are born blind, just like wolf pups
• Dogs were the first animals domesticated by humans

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