History of the domestic dogs

Hello readers! 

Today I will tell you about the history of dogs. 

Today's post will contain information about three separate subjects: 

1. History of dogs before advancing into domestic dogs. 
2. The way people domesticated dogs. 
3. Dogs in the current era. 

History of dogs before advancing into domestic dogs

There are differences between different sources, but people befriended with dogs between 10 000 and 36 000 years. Origin of domestic dogs is not completely evident, since the befriending with dog happened dozens of thousands years ago. According to scientists' DNA evidence, dogs' closest relatives were ancient gray wolves, which have gone extinct thousands of years ago. 

The way people domesticated dogs

Dogs were the first species to become domesticated by people. Dogs were raised even before people herded cows and sheep. The way people befriended with dogs was really interesting. People offered groups of wild wolves food, which tamed the wild wolves over the course of centuries. Both the wolves and people had multiple benefits of befriending together: wolves got reliable source of food and people got help in hunting and protecting themselves from other animals. 

Dogs in the current era

Dogs are used in a very different ways than thousands of years ago. Thousands of years ago dogs were mostly used in hunting, herding and protecting from wild animals. Of course, dogs are still sometimes being used in hunting sessions and herding, but there are more important usages for dogs these days. For example dogs are used to sniff illegal stuff like drugs on airports, as guides for visually impaired people and as police dogs for protecting.

Even though there are important errands for dogs, they are mostly used as companions. The most crucial thing in my opinion in dogs is their affection and love they show towards their owner(s). 

Thank you for reading my post! 

Best regards, Arttu.

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_domestic_dog 

http://www.mypet.com/basic-pet-care/dog-mans-best-friend.aspx 

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/the-origin-of-dogs/484976/

The pros and cons of owning a dog

Hello readers!

Today I will tell you about the pros and cons of owning a dog!

There are a lot of great things about dogs, but people tend to forget about the cons. I have made a list just for you in case you are considering getting a dog. I hope that you would remember there are different kind of dogs, so issues might differ a bit.

Let's start with the pros: 

+ Dogs are cute! 

+ Most dogs love cuddling, which feels nice! 

+ Dogs are loyal, and will never betray you! 

+ Dogs can make your bad days feel a lot better! 

There are myriads of great things about dogs, but if I told you all of them, you wouldn't even consider reading the cons before you would have bought a dog. 

The cons of having a dog: 

- Responsibility! You have got to have a lot of responsibility to own a dog. There are many people, that are not responsible enough to own a dog. Things like washing them, cutting their nails, walking them outside and changing their water are everyday life for dog owners! 

- Vaccination and medical costs! Sometimes those rise up to thousands of euros, so it might turn to be pretty pricey to just own a dog.

- Most important of all, you have to remember that once you get a dog, you will have to take care of it in most cases for at the very least of ten years. Many people have bought a dog on impulse, which is bad for both the dog and the buyer.

I don't want to scare you away from buying a dog, so I'll end this post right here. 

Thank you for reading my post!

Best regards, Arttu.