I would just like to understand why my dog seems to see me as her person and not another animal she must fight or escape from.
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Other posters have covered the early history of dogs, but it’s important to remember that dogs have like 9 puppies a year and food has been scarce for most of human history. The vast majority of dogs who ever lived starved to death. Which ones survived to bear offspring even in difficult times? The ones that were so cute and friendly and endearing that humans were willing to share their own limited food with them. Any dog that wanted to fight or escape from humans would almost certainly starve. The dogs who were friendly, loyal, and affectionate had such a massive survival advantage that those traits, carried on by their descendants, have come to define their species.
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