Man has domesticated so many animals. Cats, dogs, cows, and parrots are some of them. However, scientists say that the dog must be Man’s first pet. Dogs were the first animals that people fed, on purpose. People have been taking care of dogs since about 13,000 BC in the Stone Age, even before the beginning of farming.
The domestic dog is a member of the family ‘Canidae’, which includes wolves, foxes and the coyote. It is likely that in the beginning, dogs frequented the campsites of early man, trying to snatch some garbage to eat. At first, early man must have tried to scare the dogs away. However, after a while the hunters living in these camps realized that the dogs ate rats and helped to clean up garbage that drew flies and other insects. Therefore, campsites with dogs were cleaner and healthier than campsites without dogs. As a result, people living in these cleaner and healthier camps began to encourage the dogs by feeding them, and others began to follow their example.
In the course of time, dogs have become more and more useful to Man. Today dogs are considered to be Man’s most loyal friend.
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