Humans fed dogs thousands of years ago.
Did you know that humans and dogs have been friends for thousands of years? Dogs weren’t always the cute pets we know today.
A long time ago, they were wild animals, like wolves! But over time, humans and dogs started helping each other and became best friends.
A study says that about 12,000 years ago, humans in Alaska, USA, gave salmon to early dogs. This shows how our bond with dogs started a long time ago.
How did dogs and humans become friends?
A long time ago, during the Ice Age (about 15,000 years ago), people started taming wolves. This means they taught wolves to stay close and be less wild. Some scientists think this happened in different parts of the world.
But did early humans take these friendly wolves with them when they travelled to America? Or did they make friends with new wolves after they arrived? Scientists are still trying to find the answer.
What does the study say in the American context?
In Alaska, USA, scientists found some very old dog bones—one from 12,000 years ago and another from 8,100 years ago!
When they studied the bones, they found something surprising. Some early dogs ate food from humans. For example, these dogs ate salmon, a type of fish.
This shows that humans and dogs were already sharing food and building trust. While these dogs may not have been pets yet, they were definitely special to humans!
The bond between humans and dogs is one of the oldest friendships in the world. Every new discovery, like the dog bones in Alaska, helps scientists learn more about how this amazing friendship began.
