The Origins Of The Dog (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

We love dogs. Dogs seem to love us, and they’ve done very well by that. But where did they come from? Really? Exactly? We imagine maybe that somebody reached into a wolf’s den eons ago, pulled out a cub, brought it home, and so it began. But what if the story was quite different? And what about breeds? How on earth did dogs go from their ancestral origins to a world of Chihuahuas and Great Danes? This hour On Point, where dogs came from, and the evolution of man’s best friend. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/01/29/dog-evolution-science-history