{"id":3873,"date":"2020-04-01T05:50:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T05:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petdedicated.com\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2020-04-01T05:50:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T05:50:16","slug":"how-dogs-eventually-became-our-best-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petdedicated.com\/?p=3873","title":{"rendered":"How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nDt0HKSdRRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re still figuring out the details, but most scientists agree that it took thousands of years of interactions to develop our deep bond with dogs. When did they first become domesticated? Where did this happen? And what did the process look like, in terms of genetics and anatomy?<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Jack Byrley (https:\/\/twitter.com\/bedupolker), Velizar Simeonovski (http:\/\/wildnatureart.net\/), David Howe (https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ethnocynology\/), and Ettore Mazza (https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ettore.mazza\/) for providing us with excellent illustrations for this episode!<\/p>\n<p>Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: http:\/\/youtube.com\/pbsdigitalstudios<\/p>\n<p>Super special thanks to the following Patreon patrons for helping make Eons possible:<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Callaghan, Anton Bryl, Jeff Graham, shelley floryd, Laura Sanborn, Henrik Peteri, Zachary Spencer, Chandler Bass, Richard Ohnemus, Joao Ascensao, Andrey, Ben Thorson, Marcus Lejon, Ilya Murashov, Nathan Paskett, Jerrit Erickson, Merri Snaidman, David Sewall, Gabriel Cortez, Jack Arbuckle, Kevin Griffin, Robert Noah, Philip Slingerland, Todd Dittman, James Bording, Eric Vonk, Robert Ar\u00e9valo, Esmeralda Rupp-Spangle, Jon Monteiro, Missy Elliott Smith, Jonathan Wright, Gregory Donovan, Miles Chaston, Michael McClellan, PS, Maria Humphrey, Larry Wilson, Hubert Rady, John Vanek, Tsee Lee, Daisuke Goto, Gregory Kintz, Matt Parker, Tyson Cleary, Case Hill, Stefan Weber, Betsy Radley<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to support the channel, head over to http:\/\/patreon.com\/eons and pledge for some cool rewards!<\/p>\n<p>Want to follow Eons elsewhere on the internet?<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eonsshow<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/eonsshow<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eonsshow\/<\/p>\n<p>References: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19wLZCBrK1BYz2rgaIHGrU8mX_GcFZlDwiKEVqPr0d2U\/edit?usp=sharing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re still figuring out the details, but most scientists agree that it took thousands of years of interactions to develop our deep bond with dogs. When did they first become domesticated? Where did this happen? And what did the process look like, in terms of genetics and anatomy? Special thanks to Jack Byrley (https:\/\/twitter.com\/bedupolker), Velizar Simeonovski (http:\/\/wildnatureart.net\/), David Howe (https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ethnocynology\/), and Ettore Mazza (https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ettore.mazza\/) for providing us with excellent illustrations for this episode! 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