My GF’s Christmas present to my lil doggo…reminding him of his ancestors 20,000 years ago 😂

@Ynotisay Lol, not sure if selective breeding had much to do with him specifically…he’s a mix of four breeds, better known as a mutt. But you’re right in that his grandparents or great grandparents were probably purebred representatives of his genetic lines

@Zaphod42 Not him specifically. But dogs. They all came from wolves. And there's only a few breeds that bare any physical resemblance. And it happened pretty quickly.

@Ynotisay Gotchya! I agree, it’s just fascinating to think about how quickly we created what was essentially our first GMO. And there’s recent evidence to suggest it started happening as much as 40,000 years ago as opposed to the more accepted 20,000 years. But either way, I’m happy our ancestors and his started getting along like they did all the way back then 🙂

@Zaphod42 Yeah. A lot can change physically over the generations. But what they have in common is the they're the only animal that purposefully aligns with humans. It's built in. That's trippy to me. I have a Husky and while they have a very particular way of operating, they're still locked in to people. But with wolf-hybrids the "wild" is still there. Must have taken a long time to breed that out. I find that stuff fascinating.