The STRANGEST Pair in Nature

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  • A loving remake of an old video of mine, crafted with care for you in celebration of 100k!
    Sources
    Clips:
    Alpha, the movie trailer
    Mans’ First Friend, the trailer
    Frozen Planet
    Lost Humans
    Music:
    Lotusflower on UA-cam (National Park Cover)
    Genome Sequencing Highlights the Dynamic Early History of Dogs
    journals.plos....
    Ancient European dog genomes reveal continuity since the Early Neolithic
    www.nature.com...
    Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds
    www.science.or...
    Dogs Can Discriminate Emotional Expressions of Human Faces
    www.cell.com/c...
    Dog domestication and the dual dispersal of people and dogs into the Americas
    www.pnas.org/d...
    Toward understanding dog evolutionary and domestication history
    www.sciencedir...
    Evolutionary genomics of dog domestication
    link.springer....
    Morphological evidence for early dog domestication in the European Pleistocene: New evidence from a randomization approach to group differences
    anatomypubs.on...
    What the dingo says about dog domestication
    anatomypubs.on...
    A new look at an old dog: Bonn-Oberkassel reconsidered
    www.sciencedir...
    Domestication of the Dog from the Wolf Was Promoted by Enhanced Excitatory Synaptic Plasticity: A Hypothesis
    www.ncbi.nlm.n...
    Music:
    The Mind Electric, ミラクルミュージカル
    Point Pleasant, Brock Berrigan
    Intro: The Mind Electric by Miracle Musical
    www.hawaiiparti...
    Outro: Point Pleasant by Brock Berrigan
    www.brockberrig...
    open.spotify.c...
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  • @lizblock9593
    @lizblock9593 5 місяців тому +904

    When he barks, I pay attention and go see - its part of the original contract. When I pick stickers from between his toe pads, I tell him you all made a good choice to hang with the opposable thumb crowd. When I'm photographing and collecting native plants and he gets impatient, I tell him too bad, it was part of the original contract - I mess with plants and you hang out and keep an eye (ear, nose) on everything.

    • @Carole-j3t
      @Carole-j3t 5 місяців тому +127

      My dog, Bristol seemed to understand my vulnerability when I had my slr in front of my face and I was focusing on light, shadow & composition. I never asked her to, but any time I was taking a pic she'd come and stand leaning against my legs either in front or in back. She was once hit by a car (no serious injury). After that, she never crossed a street until I'd tell her the coast was clear; again that was all her learning without me teaching. One time, a big group of friends went on a big hike, and Bristol lost track of the group. We spread out looking for her. Jason found her at my parked van. She was so happy to see him but she wouldn't leave the van with him. So he had to go back to find me. When she caught sight of me, she joyfully rejoined the group. Sure made it clear that she was my dog. Smart girl to figure I would certainly reconnect with her at our car. Bristol was an all white husky/lab with a curled tail brown eyes, black eyeliner and a black nose. She was very friendly, beautiful and always smiling.

    • @SouthPoleAntarctica
      @SouthPoleAntarctica 4 місяці тому +20

      yes. riding the shotgun comes with the original contract

    • @HNH421
      @HNH421 4 місяці тому

      the thread you tried, to post to is, the one above ^^^ but the opposable thumb re can opener hypothesises, begs the question ware
      homo-habalis(tool man) already being hypnotised by Felix-canine-musalidi-musalidia in mate selection adaptation mutation criteria in Homo-proto-catslaveiuse??? the- selective breading of hominids by the felix-main-coon .to tern them into a space fearing specie, to get at the moon mice, is nothing, you need to know about, if you wont to keep your sanity.

  • @bluexwings
    @bluexwings 5 місяців тому +567

    I had a labradoodle who taught herself to become a diabetic alert dog after I was diagnosed as type 1. Every night she slept with her head on my chest, or on my pillow, so she could smell my breath, and would repeatedly paw or poke me with her nose until I tested my blood sugar. She'd bark, lick my face, or go get my mom if I wasn't responding fast enough. She was a literal lifesaver because I would sleep through my cgm or pump alarms if my blood sugar was weird. (My blood sugar is very reactive, and especially in my honeymoon period, I would go into the 30s frequently) I was so, so lucky to have her. RIP, Honey

    • @ptonpc
      @ptonpc 5 місяців тому +18

      RIP. Hope you are doing okay.

    • @bluexwings
      @bluexwings 5 місяців тому +40

      @@ptonpc Thank you. ♥️ It's been years since I lost her to kidney failure, but there are still some days that are rough. She was an extra special pup, for sure.

    • @vociferonheraldofthewinter2284
      @vociferonheraldofthewinter2284 5 місяців тому +38

      My son was a T1 diabetic and our springer spaniel mix did the same thing. When he'd go low she'd bolt into my room and dig at the covers until I got up. She slept with him every single night until she died. I miss her.

    • @Whazzupie
      @Whazzupie 5 місяців тому +12

      My 2nd dog, Petey, was a Chihuahua mix and despite his breed's infamous ancestry he never was a little demon and from the time he was a puppy, despite no training from me or my grandparents, would learn to listen and sit when told to, go to bed when it was around the appropriate time or prompted, be a very gentle lapdog even if he was offered food; waiting for the go-ahead if he caught some spilled food in the kitchen, he loved scrambled eggs. When I think back on it, the only time I've seen him aggressive against anything was a handful of mice we discovered he'd been taking care of that were raiding the back porch pantry.
      My grandmother, which has type 2 diabetes, her sugar randomly dropped dangerously low in the middle of the night, despite apparently being an OK level before bed (it wasn't a time where active monitoring equipment was available to us yet). He got up and started barking at their bedroom door, he sleeps across the hallway and right beside the fireplace, he's never woken anyone at night and even resisted the urge to howl whenever he'd hear a siren. But he kept barking so feverishly it woke my grandpa up and when he opened the door Petey rushed in and kept barking, now at my grandma. Grandpa noticed she wasn't waking up, and shook her awake enough to where she was lucid and groggy and didn't let her fall back asleep until she pricked her finger on the sensor, which showed it dipped to borderline comatose levels. If he didn't decide to warn us in time, I don't doubt that she might not have woken up again.
      He's been gone for over 13 years now, but I'm elated that all I can think about when I remember him isn't that he's gone, but the stability he gave during tough times, and the unconditional love that's still with us.

    • @bluexwings
      @bluexwings 5 місяців тому +4

      @@Whazzupie What a good boy! I'm so glad your grandma was okay. I had a Chihuahua mix who was also a little angel. They really don't deserve their reputation. ♥️ I'm sorry for your loss. RIP Petey

  • @antoineleblanc9765
    @antoineleblanc9765 5 місяців тому +823

    I often get very upset when people are assholes with animals in general, but domesticated animals in particular. It's a very strange feeling, but there's something very deep inside my monke brain that tells me we owe them kindness and protection.
    congrats on reacking 100k ! I said it before, but this channel is such a safe place. love your content, educative and grifter-poking alike

    • @deemstars
      @deemstars 5 місяців тому +7

      Are you vegan?

    • @Zombieflesheaters123
      @Zombieflesheaters123 5 місяців тому +53

      @@deemstars Why are you asking that. Do you eat dogs my dude?

    • @deemstars
      @deemstars 5 місяців тому +13

      @@Zombieflesheaters123 Do you realize that humans and dogs aren't the only sentient animals?

    • @deemstars
      @deemstars 5 місяців тому +13

      @@Zombieflesheaters123 No I don't eat any animals. Why are you against eating dogs but are fine with eating other animals?

    • @emoryogglethorp8180
      @emoryogglethorp8180 5 місяців тому

      ​@@deemstarsSure they're far from the only sentient animals, but their are very few in far between sapient animals, and sure, dogs can easily be considered people, but If you don't know the difference don't moralize about it. You're making vegans not only look like snobby assholes, but more than a little bit ignorant LOL

  • @dstrctd
    @dstrctd 5 місяців тому +811

    You say it’s strange that we allow these large carnivores to live in our houses, but I’ve heard of a species of felid that allows a huge omnivorous primate to live with them.

    • @debgenerate
      @debgenerate 5 місяців тому +1

      I'd love to see a cat version of this video. I like dogs and I love cats and I find it funny that many of us let these sleepy critters into our homes (myself included).

    • @TorchwoodPandP
      @TorchwoodPandP 5 місяців тому +28

      Precisely: Felis Felix! 😂

    • @ThePhantomSephiroth
      @ThePhantomSephiroth 5 місяців тому +79

      Bro...what about that large herbivore that allows its former predator to ride on its back.

    • @yvainestelmack7196
      @yvainestelmack7196 4 місяці тому +29

      @@ThePhantomSephiroth To be fair, we literally need to BREAK a horse in order to convince them to do this.

    • @HNH421
      @HNH421 4 місяці тому +10

      @@yvainestelmack7196 To be fair, Felis Felix literally need to crawl around sticking its blade like finger nails, in to the omnivorous primates offspring, whilst pretending, it is to small, to even open its eyes, in order to convince them to do this.

  • @Commander_Appo
    @Commander_Appo 5 місяців тому +309

    “Hey look, a pile of meat! I’ll just take a few pieces while the monkeys are looking away, and then I’ll move on.”
    10,000 years later: hehe

    • @cultmecca
      @cultmecca 4 місяці тому +28

      Came for the food stayed for the boops

    • @ladywolfwolf
      @ladywolfwolf 4 місяці тому +7

      Yeah. Just look at all of the ways that we, as the master, have trained our dogs.
      We walk around behind them and pick up their poo. We watch their kids. We keep them safe. So we can boop, and it's a good trade off.

    • @MrChickennugget360
      @MrChickennugget360 4 місяці тому +6

      one theory that i heard is that dogs were not domesticated directly from Grey Wolves (which while related are not direct decedent) instead they were domesticated from a sub-species of wolve that was specialized for scavenging off kills made by larger predators. This theory goes that Big Cats and dominant predators would have followings of "scavenger wolves" who would shadow them and pick off their kills after they left. This follows that these wolves used the same strategy with humans and would follow roaming human groups until they became properly domesticated.

    • @CordeliaAurora
      @CordeliaAurora 3 місяці тому +1

      We probably didn't domesticate them on meat alone!
      Humans wouldn't catch prey every day as it's a very difficult and tiring task. (Especially if you believe humans were persistence hunters, which for most humans we have no real evidence of. Hunting using projectiles is more likely).
      Humans couldn't and didn't survive on meat alone, as our bodies are not suited for such a diet.
      In early dogs, genes like AMY2B, MGAM and SGLT1 (genes related to digesting starch and sugar) developed as a response to the diet we were feeding them.
      Human ability to pick all kinds of edible fruits plants nuts and berries aided in that change.
      It shows even in dogs' ancestors, the wolves.
      Analyzed wolf stomach contents reveal plants leaves and berries in their stomachs.
      Don't try to feed your dog the same food that wolves ate!
      Eating raw meat can and will give your dog worms/parasites etc.
      As dogs are omnivores, it's best to feed them an omnivore diet rich in protein

  • @alphalizard7960
    @alphalizard7960 5 місяців тому +150

    "You're crying from a Gutsick Gibbon video?"
    "the uniqueness of dogs' evolution and how fortunate we are to have evolved alongside them got to me."
    "all right."

    • @notsae66
      @notsae66 4 місяці тому +4

      Memories of my best friend came back, losing him gouged a hole in my soul I don't think I'll ever recover from. Dogs are too good for this wretched world, and we don't deserve them, but they're with us every step of the way even so. Before curing mortality for ourselves, our furred friends need longer lives.

    • @APrftCrclTempest
      @APrftCrclTempest 15 днів тому +1

      Who's sobbing? I'm not sobbing!

  • @Bildgesmythe
    @Bildgesmythe 5 місяців тому +1034

    A bond with a good dog is like nothing else in life. My beloved dog died almost 2 years ago and i still hurt. Miss you Ziva.

    • @cdogthehedgehog6923
      @cdogthehedgehog6923 5 місяців тому +40

      Miss my boy every day. Its been 6 years and i still cry from time to time when i think about our time together.
      Rest easy Gamz.

    • @TheNihonjin
      @TheNihonjin 5 місяців тому +24

      Mine died over a decade ago. Life has kept me from owning another one, but I am looking for the day when I get another.
      Shelby, you were a real one.

    • @littlebitofhope1489
      @littlebitofhope1489 5 місяців тому +15

      I lost my buddy of 15 years three years ago. I had special food for her at the end, and I was going to donate it to our local shelter. There had been a fire in the area and they had a lot of extra dogs. I toured the shelter and there were so many. When I went to give them the food though, they told me that they were un-aliving all the sick dogs so they did not need the food. I had seen a sick dog and asked if they were going to do away with it, and long story short, I came home with him to save him. (completely unplanned). He is a wonderful dog, but had been very traumatized. That is a small thing when compared to how good he is though. Maybe some time you will run into your next partner too. Or maybe volunteer in a shelter. Fortunately the local shelter turned into a no kill about a year later. So it's a win win for all.

    • @TheNihonjin
      @TheNihonjin 5 місяців тому +10

      @littlebitofhope1489 I know...honestly there's a part of me that's like, "Am I ready to try again? Or am I just wistful about my boy...but if I walk into a shelter there's like a 70% chance I walk out with one...

    • @feedingravens
      @feedingravens 5 місяців тому +8

      My big brother Taps (in englsh Tups), 6 1/2 years old when I was born, got 18 1/2 years old. But poodles are smaller and that seems to make them longer "lasting".
      Your dog will have wanted you to be happy. When that means a canine companion, your Ziva would have wanted that for you.
      We then had 3 Bedlington Terriers in a row, 3 bitches, all from the same breeder. All totally different characters. So no danger to make constant comparisons.
      Wanting another dog is not disloyal to your dog, it is a compliment to it.

  • @ReiperX
    @ReiperX 5 місяців тому +119

    One thing I love about the "how do you define what exactly is a dog and what is a wolf" because this is an extremely great example of transitional forms, and shows how gradient evolution is.

  • @TheGbelcher
    @TheGbelcher 5 місяців тому +828

    Dogs are that significant other who slowly moved in over time.
    One day it was a travel toothbrush left behind in the bathroom and the one day you wake up to realize it’s been over 30,000 years.

    • @MrKingkz
      @MrKingkz 5 місяців тому +39

      And i dont think we would have it any other way

    • @TheReaverOfDarkness
      @TheReaverOfDarkness 5 місяців тому +18

      Nah humans are definitely the controlly-stalky member of the pairing.

    • @matthewbrightman3398
      @matthewbrightman3398 5 місяців тому +12

      That was beautiful

    • @jameshead9119
      @jameshead9119 5 місяців тому +22

      The Russians did a study some years ago where they domesticated a breed fox and found it only took seven generations to do so 😊

    • @ryshow9118
      @ryshow9118 5 місяців тому +10

      I hate to admit just how true this is 😂​@@TheReaverOfDarkness

  • @ryanwilson8323
    @ryanwilson8323 5 місяців тому +116

    As an aboriginal Australian the whole video I was thinking about dingos being intermediate and then late in the video you went into depth about them, thank you:)

    • @jakeschmell
      @jakeschmell 4 місяці тому

      Awesome! 💪💪
      Very unique and special.

    • @WilliamHostman
      @WilliamHostman 4 місяці тому +3

      I've had a dingo-lab mix... she was the single most bizarre mix of feral and domestic behaviors... Nothing was safe from use as a toy. And oh, the separation anxiety (which prompted the chewing on everything in reach.)

    • @mojowwwav4357
      @mojowwwav4357 4 місяці тому +5

      fellow aboriginal aussie here, it's very interesting, they arrived quite late (3500 years) to the continent when it was relatively tame compared to when our ancestors first arrived (4-50,000 years) and had to contend with land crocodiles, giant snakes and relatives of the Komodo dragons. I imagine if they had come with us at the same time, then they might have turned out a lot more tame as we conquered the predators of the region together. I've never gone hunting so I not even sure if dogs make good hunting animals for kangaroos ( I know they do for wild pigs of course) though so I wonder if that's why the relationship never grew in their 3500 years of cohabitation with us.

    • @ryanwilson8323
      @ryanwilson8323 4 місяці тому +3

      @@mojowwwav4357 I like your thoughts on it, I think your right about the dream time animals we call megafauna being present would have strengthened the relationship significantly. The thing I wonder is if the dingo only replaced the thylacine 3-4K years ago, and they came from India or S.E.A, why are they still so basal and primitive in form and behaviour. There would have been canines in India 4000 years ago that we would call proper dogs, why did they bring semi-wild half wolves to Australia instead! When I see them I always think they are a type of wolf, it’s just the way they look to me!

    • @ryanwilson8323
      @ryanwilson8323 4 місяці тому +3

      @@mojowwwav4357 good to meet another blakfulla on UA-cam, hope you are well cousin🙏

  • @kigut7443
    @kigut7443 5 місяців тому +179

    my friend's dog, as a puppy, once bit her while playwrestling and unfortunately the bite was a bit harder than he meant for it to be. she cried out in pain and needed stitches. she didn't scold the dog for this mistake, and she didn't have to. he recognized right away that he had genuinely hurt somebody that he cared about.
    from then on, he never bit her again, even softly while playing. his teeth would never get too close to her skin again because nowhere in his sweet little angellic doggy heart was there a desire to hurt his best friend.
    it's beautiful to me, and fascinating too, how dogs and us have evolved to such a point where we don't need to fear these CARNIVORES living in our home, who are more than capable of ripping us apart if they want to - but they dont want to. they love us just as much as we love them. there is no fear to be had. only love. only family.

    • @AenesidemusOZ
      @AenesidemusOZ 5 місяців тому +18

      I've only been bitten by a dog once. He was ours and got into a scrap with a strange dog who tried to bully him. I foolishly stepped in and paid the price, my dog accidentally biting me on the leg. As soon as I yelped, both dogs dropped to the ground on their bellies immediately, and my poor bloke looked so stricken that I couldn't possibly get angry. He was a dingo who stayed with us for 14 years. Still love him, even though that was 25 years ago now.

    • @floridaman6982
      @floridaman6982 5 місяців тому +7

      @@AenesidemusOZhapped to my sis trying to break up a dog fight. It was a bad bite but she and both dogs were ok in the end

    • @AenesidemusOZ
      @AenesidemusOZ 5 місяців тому +9

      @floridaman6982 stepping in between two dogs fighting is a silly thing to do, and I knew it. I certainly couldn't blame the dog.

    • @fluffysheap
      @fluffysheap 4 місяці тому +8

      This is exactly how good trainers recommend that you teach puppies not to bite!
      Dogs naturally use their teeth in play, and they respond to yelps which is how dogs understand when they are playing too rough.
      By yelping (whether the play bite hurt or not) you can teach puppies to never bite. Don't be super dramatic, just make a little yip.

    • @bluewuppo
      @bluewuppo 4 місяці тому

      btw dogs are omnivores not carnivores. ofc meat is their primary source of nutrition

  • @mistertwister2000
    @mistertwister2000 4 місяці тому +142

    *Early humans and wolves:*
    “If you just stay over there and chill I’ll let you have the gristle and bones from my meal.”
    “Idk what you just said but if you pass me those bones I’ll just stay over here and leave you alone.”
    *Modern humans and dogs:*
    “I will literally die for you.”
    “Idk what you just said but I love you.”

    • @ladywolfwolf
      @ladywolfwolf 4 місяці тому +5

      There was a rock band called 'The Three Dog Night'.
      This saying, came from native people, maybe Australians.
      If it was summer, no dogs are needed. If it's winter, it may be a three dog night. To keep you warm.

    • @mistertwister2000
      @mistertwister2000 4 місяці тому +1

      @@ladywolfwolf I listen to Three Dog Night all the time, my dad taught me that’s where they got their name when I was a kid

    • @tora0neko
      @tora0neko 4 місяці тому +1

      "I like your funny words, magic man!"

  • @jeffpetrimoulx6806
    @jeffpetrimoulx6806 5 місяців тому +322

    I lost my wife and best friend 3 years ago. If not for the company of my 4 dogs, I don't know how depressed I would have gotten. I love them all very much.

    • @pooounderscoreman
      @pooounderscoreman 5 місяців тому +8

      Hey Jeff, I'm so glad you have them and they have you ❤ keep on growing that love, man. It's beautiful.

    • @Broken_robot1986
      @Broken_robot1986 5 місяців тому

      Nice

  • @geddonjr
    @geddonjr 4 місяці тому +28

    I can just imagine that early human hunter shedding tears when he buried his dog, putting a mammoth bone in their mouth for them to chew on in the hereafter.

    • @dotskelly6297
      @dotskelly6297 Місяць тому

    • @kamrynsikes
      @kamrynsikes 19 днів тому

      That one got me as well. He probably grunted some early form of, “who’s cutting onions?”

  • @salorarainriver7278
    @salorarainriver7278 5 місяців тому +451

    You’re not gonna believe this, Erika. My dog died today. The exact day this video was uploaded.
    Im on call with my friends after burying him and having a “wake” at the local diner and then I see the thumbnail.
    I had a Moment.
    Day 2 Edit: oh my gosh this is the most attention I’ve ever gotten on a comment! Thank you everyone (and thanks Erica for the heart). I wanna say a bit more about my dog:
    His name was Anonymo Cowbell. It’s a goofy pun on Anonymous and the ‘more cowbell’ SNL skit. we found him as a puppy at an Occupy protest (hence the name). We called him Mo.
    We think he might’ve been a ‘cojack’ - corgi and jack russel mix. He definitely was part corgi - he had the face, the big ears (which tended to be pulled back), the thick fur, the coat pattern, and the cuddly personality, but his legs were longer and he loved to run. Beagle was another possibility, but his face was too different.
    Dude was a sweetheart through and through. He’d always beg for treats or walks or cuddles, and could never get enough pets. He made friends easily (so many strangers would come and tell us how cute he was), but big dogs scared him (he was attacked by one, it gave him a snaggletooth.) he’d even get along with cats. He almost never licked, rarely barked, and he’d make the quietest groans when you petted him.
    His gravestone reads “best boy”. He was 12 years old. Never was fixed, nor did he ever have puppies. We were considering finding him a mate, but then he… well. He Died. Bit late for that, now.
    What really kills me is realizing how many people remember him. This weekend has been filled with all sorts of friends and family telling us how much they’re going to miss him, sharing pictures of him… he really was best boy.
    Even you guys on the internet, who never even knew him… I’m imagining what it would look like if I gathered everyone who knew and loved him together in remembrance, and it would… it would be an actual funeral. A pretty good-sized one, too.
    And all for a dog. A tiny little animal.

    😭

    • @gondolajesus4864
      @gondolajesus4864 5 місяців тому +21

      I'm sorry for your loss.

    • @denim_ak
      @denim_ak 5 місяців тому +13

      Oof. So sorry 😞

    • @salorarainriver7278
      @salorarainriver7278 5 місяців тому

      @@denim_ak ​ @gondolajesus4864 he was the best boy.

    • @DAYBROK3
      @DAYBROK3 5 місяців тому +11

      🫂

    • @egyptomaniac6453
      @egyptomaniac6453 5 місяців тому +18

      Ooooh no. My condolences 😢 Our old Lady left this realm yesterday, so I am in a very similar situation.

  • @squirelmaster11
    @squirelmaster11 5 місяців тому +67

    I had a dog who had distemper as a puppy, and it was awful.
    He pulled through and lived a happy and healthy life. Best, friendliest dog I've ever had. Unfortunately, this disease will almost always cause issues later in life, and he passed away recently from said residual effects.
    Sorry for being a bummer, I just miss my boy and wanted to talk about him.
    His name was Cronos.

    • @AndrewBlucher
      @AndrewBlucher 5 місяців тому +5

      Thanks for telling us about Cronos

    • @TheSolPhoenix
      @TheSolPhoenix 5 місяців тому +3

      Awesome name, I'm sure that his memory will live on with you through time, making his name a befitting one.

    • @affsteak3530
      @affsteak3530 4 місяці тому +3

      My dog, Larry, barely survived distemper as a puppy. It damaged the enamel on his adult teeth. He's had a long, cushy life, but he's close to the end of the road now.
      Thank you for telling us about Cronos.

    • @squirelmaster11
      @squirelmaster11 4 місяці тому +2

      @@affsteak3530 I'm sure Larry is as happy and comfortably as possible.
      All we can do is love them and give them the best we can.
      Thank you for sharing as well.

    • @ultimaIXultima
      @ultimaIXultima 4 місяці тому +1

      RIP Cronos. 🫡

  • @asherthedisaster4724
    @asherthedisaster4724 5 місяців тому +128

    I don't know what plucked my heart strings more. The kid and his doggo, or the good boi burried with his bone

    • @istvansipos9940
      @istvansipos9940 5 місяців тому +14

      I find the HUGE dog + small child story way better:
      "hmmm... tasty little human. Yummie! Let me bite that nec..."
      - He's my Human, saber tooth! Get lost. Trust me, you are looking for prey, not for a fight.

    • @haassteambraker9959
      @haassteambraker9959 4 місяці тому +5

      Good boi buried with his bone instantly made me cry tbh

  • @Gandalf-The-Green
    @Gandalf-The-Green 5 місяців тому +64

    We have two dogs and two cats and they all get along very well with each other. A cat happily greeting and rubbing against its best dog buddy is on another level of wholesome.

    • @Sableagle
      @Sableagle 5 місяців тому +9

      A few years ago the Tan Hill Inn had a matching pair, a dog and cat with the same stripe pattern in the same colours, and they spooned together on an armchair very happily.
      They'd been raised together, which helped. I've seen stories about dogs raised by cats and cats raised by dogs, too, and a cat that's been raised from palm-sized by a dog family is very much dog-like in behaviour.

    • @outinthesticks1035
      @outinthesticks1035 4 місяці тому +4

      I keep both cats and dogs , usually there is at least one cat who gets along better with the dogs than other cats

    • @chrisgraham2904
      @chrisgraham2904 Місяць тому +2

      Worth noting that us humans have an incredible bond with dogs, but we also bond in friendship with many other species. Dogs share that characteristic with humans. Dogs not only have a primary bond with humans, but have a long history of bonding with other species. Many instances of dogs bonding and caring for cats, ducks, chickens, fawns, raccoons, pigs and the list goes on and on. A friend's golden retriever bonded with a fawn that appeared in their property from the surrounding woods one day. They wrestled, played and slept together and would share a bowl of water together. The fawn grew to be a magnificent 8 point buck, but it returned to the property to visit the dog almost everyday for 6 years. When the buck finally failed to return, the dog was visibly depressed for several months.

  • @tomhalla426
    @tomhalla426 5 місяців тому +217

    I had a golden retriever that died of old age at 14. Very old for a golden, but still too early.

    • @littlebitofhope1489
      @littlebitofhope1489 5 місяців тому +19

      My Boxer was 15, which is unheard of, but yes, another 15 would have been too early.

    • @TheNihonjin
      @TheNihonjin 5 місяців тому +17

      My bud and I were joking around one day, I don't remember what about, but he said something was ridiculous. "It'd be like if we solved immortality, but ruled that we could only use it on dogs."
      I stared him in the eye and said, "That is the *only* ethical use of that kind of technology."
      If the dogs could rule the world, we'd be in better....paws.

    • @dalekrenegade2596
      @dalekrenegade2596 5 місяців тому +1

      My beagle turned 13 and you wouldn't be able to tell.

    • @danilooliveira6580
      @danilooliveira6580 5 місяців тому +8

      our ancestor's biggest blunder was not finding a way to select for longevity.

    • @tomhalla426
      @tomhalla426 5 місяців тому +2

      @@danilooliveira6580 It would be a problem, as dogs are fertile at less than a year old, so one would have to go back and select dogs whose great grandparents were long lived or such. Much harder than selecting for being calm enough to have a shotgun go off a few yards away, and stay focused enough to track ducks in the air and see where they hit when shot. And agreeable enough to swim out and retrieve it.

  • @HidinginPublic
    @HidinginPublic 5 місяців тому +32

    "you have to laugh, this is my 100k special" did make me laugh

  • @istvansipos9940
    @istvansipos9940 5 місяців тому +548

    "I wanna be your best friend all your life, human. I don't have that much time, though. But worry not. I'll be your best friend all MY life."
    - every dog, ever.

    • @sarahblack9333
      @sarahblack9333 5 місяців тому +33

      Staaaap ur gonna make me cry 😭

    • @Whtwngd
      @Whtwngd 5 місяців тому +12

      This should be on t shirts❤️

    • @istvansipos9940
      @istvansipos9940 5 місяців тому

      @@Whtwngd We need more fat people :- ) The the text is kinda long. But thanks.

    • @IdleCommentator
      @IdleCommentator 5 місяців тому +6

      Went to the original video, looked at the comment section. I see what you did here )))

    • @ulalaFrugilega
      @ulalaFrugilega 5 місяців тому +5

      Crying❤

  • @mikeyhau
    @mikeyhau 5 місяців тому +52

    My dog is 13 years old. Fortunately he is a very healthy old dog, but common sense tells me that we don't have many years left together. He was a rescue dog, about to be euthanized unless somebody took him. That was one of the best (and easiest) decisions I have ever made. He has paid me back 100 times for saving him.

    • @beelunder8433
      @beelunder8433 4 місяці тому +1

      hope your dog's doing good

    • @mikeyhau
      @mikeyhau 4 місяці тому +1

      @@beelunder8433 For an old dog he's doing really well. A bit slower than he used to be but he still enjoys life. 😀

  • @DarthCalculus
    @DarthCalculus 5 місяців тому +240

    "gutsick gibbon dogs" is stuck in my search history because I love your older dog/human co-evolution video. I was SO happy to see this video in my feed.

    • @evilgingerminiatures5820
      @evilgingerminiatures5820 5 місяців тому +11

      same good to see what was already a Gem get a polish

    • @VintageDerby
      @VintageDerby 5 місяців тому +9

      "Gibbon dogs" was the only thing my brain picked out while skim reading comments and all I can think about is how their howling might sound.

    • @DarthCalculus
      @DarthCalculus 5 місяців тому

      @@VintageDerby howler monkeys, probably

    • @kinglyzard
      @kinglyzard 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@VintageDerby
      "Primate Pooches" ❤

    • @certainlynotaserialkiller
      @certainlynotaserialkiller 5 місяців тому +1

      @VintageDerby Good god that sounds terrifying, lmao.

  • @scottdebruyn7038
    @scottdebruyn7038 5 місяців тому +13

    Fitting that this quote about the dog / human bond is from author 'Unknown'... "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
    Unknown Author
    I've quoted this many times and get verklempt every time... 😔😁❤

  • @w4rsh1p
    @w4rsh1p 5 місяців тому +313

    Two apex predators, one that likes protein and bones and one that likes marrow and fat.

    • @tonydai782
      @tonydai782 5 місяців тому +54

      Both persistence hunters!

    • @deemstars
      @deemstars 5 місяців тому +57

      *opportunistic omnivores

    • @antondovydaitis2261
      @antondovydaitis2261 5 місяців тому +27

      But how does evolution explain the difference between Goofy and Pluto, huh?

    • @zemorph42
      @zemorph42 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@deemstars That too.

    • @monkeymanchronicles
      @monkeymanchronicles 5 місяців тому +38

      @@deemstarswell, ones more omnivorous than the other. Dogs and wolves aren’t particular picky but almost every single individual would pick meat before a plant-based food. Plus the ability for human beings to exploit multiple food sources is nearly unparalleled and we leave dogs in the dust in that regard.

  • @Julez60
    @Julez60 5 місяців тому +15

    In ancient times humans discovered the totally OP AoE buff "Good boy" that dogs give off

  • @user-gk9lg5sp4y
    @user-gk9lg5sp4y 5 місяців тому +87

    Erica, i love this video. I sorely miss the documentaries that used to be on cable not so long ago. This video should have been on the Discovery, The Nature Channel, Animal Planet or any number of cable channels back when they actually had educational content.
    Thanks so much for doing what you do.

    • @KaiHenningsen
      @KaiHenningsen 5 місяців тому +3

      So many good documentaries on UA-cam ... or of course, you could go for funny cat videos, make-up grifters, and culture warriors. It's really your choice. That dreaded algorithm will remember what you like.

    • @robertabarnhart6240
      @robertabarnhart6240 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@KaiHenningsen There are plenty of educational cat videos too; start with Jackson Galaxy and work from there.

    • @KaiHenningsen
      @KaiHenningsen 5 місяців тому

      @@robertabarnhart6240 I'm sure, there is a video about just about anything you can conceive of and talk about in public (and even some you can't).

    • @nbaird47
      @nbaird47 4 місяці тому

      @@robertabarnhart6240 Jackson is awesome. I try a lot of his suggestions and they all seem to work. He also gives a really good understanding of cat psychology

  • @jameshart2622
    @jameshart2622 5 місяців тому +18

    My parents have what is politely called a lapdog. She knows her place in the world, and it's comfortably curled up in somebody's lap getting petted. You'd never think she was a wolf at any level.
    At least, my family says, until, she thinks that a stranger is attacking her pack. That has happened. That's when everybody present discovered that there's still wolf in there.

  • @Bear-cm1vl
    @Bear-cm1vl 5 місяців тому +79

    This video brings an especially poignant point to an interaction I had with a Blond Lab about the same time the video was released.
    I was petting & scratching her and when I stopped, she reached up and mouthed my arm to keep me from leaving. If she had been wild, such a "bite" would have likely been taken as a threat, yet the bond between human and canine reached beyond even two strangers and elicited no fear or threat. We have truly come a very long way in our relationship!

    • @nbaird47
      @nbaird47 4 місяці тому +1

      My new (rescue) cat slowly reaches her front paw out to touch me when she wants me to pet her. It's so cute :)

  • @carguybikeguy
    @carguybikeguy 5 місяців тому +16

    Rescuing a dog rescued my former father-in-law from a near certain cardiac event. They rescued one another. She was being abused to turn her into a fight or bait dog. He was staring down the barrel of a triple bypass one year before we were to be married. He wanted to be there for it so he made dramatic changes. The most dramatic was the addition of a family member, Sadie the Blue Nose. May she rest in peace. They decided they needed that presence and rescued another pittie. Pepper is as lovable and protective as Sadie was. They’ll never be without a canine family member again.

  • @Calico321
    @Calico321 5 місяців тому +44

    While I have to admit I form stronger bonds with cats, the history of dog domestication and this timeless relationship is fascinating. Great video and congratulations on the milestone!

  • @dimitricocquyt
    @dimitricocquyt 5 місяців тому +13

    I still miss my dog, it has been 7 years on the 1st January i had to let hem go. He was in constant pain do to artritis and hardly walked around any more. Still think of him every day, was lucky to have him by my side for 14 1/2 years from since he was a little puppy and watched him grow up to be a beautiful strong and proud american stafford. He was the best and sweetest dog you could wish for, miss him so much 😢

  • @hopelessnerd6677
    @hopelessnerd6677 5 місяців тому +59

    Does that dog have a Tiktaalik plush toy?! I exceedingly envious!

  • @McKeelix
    @McKeelix 4 місяці тому +9

    Just visited my childhood dog’s resting place in the park he loved. There’s beautiful orange poppies all around and you can smell herbs growing in the underbrush. I miss him.

  • @eamonia
    @eamonia 5 місяців тому +13

    Dude, this might honestly be the coolest thing I've ever seen. My mom was a Vet Tech when I was growing up and rescued two dogs from her classes in college that were scheduled for termination post course. One was a Lab/Hound mix and the other was a Greyhound. They were the most unexpected couple but they were perfect brothers. I learned how to train them, I took care of them and they were my best friends growing up. Where was I going with this... Oh yeah, _anyway_ I can't wait to send her this because we would sit for hours talking about dogs and how they came to exist as they currently do and she's going to absolutely love it. I get my nerdiness from her. ❤️ I'm so happy to have found your channel and can clearly see why you have over 100,000 subscribers. Here's to your next 100K, sis. Bravo!

  • @riluna3695
    @riluna3695 5 місяців тому +25

    33:47 This....this is empathy. This is understanding. Wolves that did not follow the normal pattern - followed even by many humans today - of fearing what is different, and attacking what they fear. And it led for them - as it does for us today - to greater cooperation with groups none thought could coexist, to the benefit of both parties. To think that some wolves tens of thousands of years ago had a better understanding of compassion and cooperation than countless humans alive right now...
    If men in camps with spears can get along with wild wolves prowling around at night, and end up becoming best friends, then surely you can respect from a distance other modern humans who have different opinions or lifestyles from yours. It won't kill you to show a little compassion for your own species.

    • @bustinnutsinslutsbutts
      @bustinnutsinslutsbutts 5 місяців тому

      The difference back then was space and territory.

    • @thelouster5815
      @thelouster5815 4 місяці тому +1

      The difference is a lot of humans with those differing opinions have a vested interest in seeing you and others suffer or worse. Old wolves and humans just wanted to eat and survive.

    • @garagatza
      @garagatza 4 місяці тому

      @@bustinnutsinslutsbutts that is such bull... sorry.

  • @-cosmicrogue-
    @-cosmicrogue- 5 місяців тому +12

    What a lovely video. *Wipes tears from eyes* 🐕
    Perhaps in the future you could bless our primate brains with similar videos about cats and horses. 🐱🐎

  • @charlie2640
    @charlie2640 5 місяців тому +42

    The relationship between dogs and people is amazing. The sharing and mutual understanding of facial expression and body language. I think back on human civilization 150 or so years ago. At that time horses were a part of many families, not as close a relationship in general but also very close. Sadly this has been somewhat lost. Harder to keep a horse in an apartment.

    • @Cookie-ri9pz
      @Cookie-ri9pz 5 місяців тому +7

      I had horses, and they are just like oversized dogs. If they love you, they love you, but if they don't like you, don't push it.

    • @CharlieHull
      @CharlieHull 5 місяців тому +11

      @@Cookie-ri9pz Yes although I never had close relationship with horses it seem to be a very close relationship. Humans forming a partnership with dogs clearly had a lot to do with human success. The same could be said for horses, although clearly much later then the relationship with dogs. The path to partnership described here seems reasonable but I do wonder how it might have progressed with horses.

    • @Foolish188
      @Foolish188 5 місяців тому +10

      Dogs like to play and have a sense of humor. Horses like to play practical jokes. Had a horse snatch my windbreaker that I had taken off while I was shoveling out the stalls. He neighed, and shook it and then ran outside. He then brought it to me, but tossed it in the air when I reached for it. Then I turned my back to him, usually that would cause him to put his head over my shoulder. But instead he neighed, dropped the windbreaker, took a couple of steps and urinated on it. He thought he was brilliantly funny, and he was.

    • @-Pol-
      @-Pol- 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Foolish188 He was telling you to make a better fashion choice!
      Some horses have no manners! 🐴

  • @thebigksmoosey
    @thebigksmoosey 5 місяців тому +13

    Your channel is a gem!
    You're smart and well spoken, but you're also a good communicator, so those of us that arent as educated, can still understand the concepts you're talking to us about.
    Thanks GG!

  • @chuckoneill2023
    @chuckoneill2023 5 місяців тому +22

    I think an important indicator is how people, in general, react to other people's treatment of dogs. How someone interacts with dogs (and other domestic animals) is a big part of how we judge their character.

    • @emmathomas2832
      @emmathomas2832 5 місяців тому +6

      theres a reason making a character do something bad so we know they're bad is called a kick the dog moment

  • @timelordacaelus5959
    @timelordacaelus5959 5 місяців тому +20

    2:25 There's also a species of tarantula that keeps frogs as pets. These are pretty small frogs by comparison, so they get some protection, while the spider gets pest control for anything too small for it to catch.

    • @-Pol-
      @-Pol- 3 місяці тому +2

      That's a facinating symbiotic relationship. I wonder what is the "sense" that brings such relationships together. Do their vastly different frog and arachnid brains experience anything akin to our own "affection" towards our own companions. What sensation do they have in each other's pressence that tells them "this situation is right" I wonder.

    • @reallouiethecat3132
      @reallouiethecat3132 2 місяці тому +1

      @@-Pol- probably a "burrows are safe from predators, especially if there's spider in them" for the frog and a "dont eat frog" from the tarantula

  • @locrianico6843
    @locrianico6843 5 місяців тому +30

    As a kid, I was extremely disappointed that pokemon didnt exist. When we got our first puppy it felt like that gap ws filled. Although the science isnt entirely sure how this relationship between man and dog originally formed, it definitely exists

    • @kellywalker1664
      @kellywalker1664 5 місяців тому +1

      The Behind the Bastards podcast did an ep on Sentinel Island and how colonists attempted to "domesticate" Sentinalese people. The Island was settled before native Australians settled their continent (Aussies had dogs). Evans read from an article citing an event where a man was abducted by colonists in the 19th Century. It ended badly, but his first reaction to a dog encounter was surprisingly wholesome.

  • @SweetWitchNerd
    @SweetWitchNerd 5 місяців тому +8

    I've never had a dog, I'm more of a cat person, but this video had me crying quite a few times to be honest. So wholesome, so amazing. Congratulations on hitting 100K! You absolutely deserve it,, I've found your channel a few weeks ago and it's one of my favourites now. Here's to another 100K ❤

  • @andredamasio5186
    @andredamasio5186 5 місяців тому +27

    Thank you for all your videos, that one was the perfect treat, I watched while explaining to my dog, he would have to wait a little bit longer for us to walk. What a pleasure to learn from you. As a veterinarian it's very close to my heart to bond with you through the love of canines! 😊

  • @realitypoet
    @realitypoet 5 місяців тому +17

    Thank you for making this - my dog is old now and his health is failing. I’ve been feeling a bit guilty about how much this process is affecting me emotionally. But, after seeing this I am heartened that I’m just doing a very human thing and I feel more connected to my ancient ancestors all those millennia ago.

    • @NinjaMonkeyPrime
      @NinjaMonkeyPrime 5 місяців тому +4

      I've faced my first 2 dogs suffering through old age. It sucks. And no matter what you decide it never feels like the right decision. I wish I had better advice but if you feel guilty then I think you are thinking about your pet and you will reach the best conclusion when you are ready.

    • @monkeydance3894
      @monkeydance3894 5 місяців тому +2

      I know it’s been a bit, but my dog was family to me. 15 years and when his health failed. I spent the night before he was put down just cuddling and loving on him. He was in pain but he kept licking me and trying to comfort me. He was as much family to me as my siblings. He was there at my highest highs and lowest lows. When he died, he was cremated, and I had some of his ashes put in glass art. Some may find that strange, but I get a lot of comfort whenever I see it.
      Dogs have a shorter lifespan, but that just means we have to give them the best years we can offer, yk? I wish you the best of luck

    • @LoveTrueMusic1
      @LoveTrueMusic1 5 місяців тому +1

      I definitely cried about my old dog dying when she was still alive lol. Still crying two years later tbh, she was with me for nearly 18 years, starting when I was 8 years old. I don't know if I'll ever have as deep a relationship with a dog again; she was almost like a little person trapped inside the body of a JRT.

  • @jbomb7867
    @jbomb7867 5 місяців тому +24

    I unfortunately haven't been able to have a pet in a while. But when I did I also always thought how weird it was that I just shared my space and bonded with these animals. Such a cool thing.

  • @kiraiskringe
    @kiraiskringe 5 місяців тому +7

    Thank you for this video. My dog has cancer now and she wouldn't be alive anymore if it weren't for modern medicine. She is the happiest little dog and her bond with my whole family is hard to even put into words. They are the best thing that's ever happened to this species. Our little best friends that love us unconditionally. I just wish they could live longer. My sweet girl is 12, and I thought she'd live to 15. She was so healthy. But I will treasure my last few months with her. Grateful to the ancient humans and ancient wolves who made this possible.

  • @noblelegrand331
    @noblelegrand331 5 місяців тому +17

    I honestly need a good camping dog after watching this my old man is 22 year old and still kicking around like a dog should be

  • @pocketlama
    @pocketlama 5 місяців тому +7

    My wife lives in an adult family home with advanced early-onset dementia. Absolutely, for certain, if not for my dogs and cats, I could not have possibly survived this long! The mere knowledge alone (and there are so many other things as well) of what an important part of their lives I am gives me a constant sense of connection and purpose that I need in my life. I'm completely isolated otherwise. They ground me, and what we share, at least on my side, is a grateful love and appreciation. And, to remember how much has gone into the connection we share is wonderful. It's precious knowledge that dogs and humans both changed, grew, learned, and actually evolved to be better companions to each other. Woof! ❤❤

  • @BonnibelLecter
    @BonnibelLecter 5 місяців тому +20

    This was lovely, Erika, and caring for a loved and valued dog is one of those things that always gets me when we're thinking back to ancient ancestors we can't depend on recorded history for understanding, but whom we know we're still the same as. They cared for their sick, they made art, they buried their dead, and many cared about their dogs.

  • @KellyM-m7b
    @KellyM-m7b 5 місяців тому +8

    Great piece, Gutsick. Loved it, truly.
    Grief over losing a dog is the price we pay for getting to love them.

  • @MandyMoorehol
    @MandyMoorehol 5 місяців тому +84

    What the dog doin?!

    • @kx7500
      @kx7500 5 місяців тому +25

      He’s evolving

    • @babotond
      @babotond 5 місяців тому +8

      He's beginning to believe!

    • @nobody4248
      @nobody4248 5 місяців тому

      He's befriending a wierd hairless ape.

    • @nobody4248
      @nobody4248 5 місяців тому +1

      Befriending a hairless ape

    • @nobody4248
      @nobody4248 5 місяців тому +1

      Befriending an ape

  • @colleenriordan9734
    @colleenriordan9734 5 місяців тому +7

    I grew up surrounded by dogs. My human siblings and I spent a huge amount of time running through the woods with them and napping in piles all together. I remember being so confused the first time I met someone who didn't allow their dog to sleep in the bed with them. We also had plenty of cats who also participated in all of the fun, and got along great with the dogs. The old sayings about "cats and dogs" never made sense to me either.
    Anyway, now I'm an adult with my own human children. Our last dog passed away about four years ago, and our only remaining cat is 13 now. I'm absolutely terrified of bringing more home though. It hurts SO BADLY when they leave. I always feel like I'm paying for all of the love and happiness having them in my life brought me all at once, and that much pain in such a short time is unbearable. I know nothing is free though, and their companionship is unlimitedly worth the price you pay plus so much more. 😩💔

    • @nbaird47
      @nbaird47 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes, it does hurt when our furry friends leave us, but it does help if you put it into perspective; you are there for the animal's entire life, so all it knows is your love for its entire life.

  • @willowtdog6449
    @willowtdog6449 5 місяців тому +26

    I frequently think a lot about this too, as well as the unique relationship we also have with cats, so I’m really excited to see this!
    Congratulations on 100k! You absolutely deserve it. :)

    • @istvansipos9940
      @istvansipos9940 5 місяців тому +5

      cats need us to build farms and attract rodents. Nothing more, nothing less.
      SEMI-joke based on history :- ) Cats are great, too.

    • @emoryogglethorp8180
      @emoryogglethorp8180 5 місяців тому +9

      ​@@istvansipos9940All jokes aside it is fascinating isn't it? We accidentally domesticated can't simply because we like to modify our environment in a way that they can thrive in as well, It was more than a little bit unintentional and now we have some of the best pest control imaginable LOL

  • @JacarandaMusic
    @JacarandaMusic 5 місяців тому +5

    So beautiful.
    Oxytocin being strong stuff and wolf puppies being pretty cute I’d suppose some domestication events occurred with orphaned puppies moving directly to seeing a human group as their pack.

  • @FreneticPony
    @FreneticPony 5 місяців тому +24

    Yay, Dog Episode

  • @search895
    @search895 5 місяців тому +5

    It makes me happy that you mention the self-domestication hypothesis and the dingo because it's something I've been considering for a while now. We are used to the idea of "wolves" like in "modern wolves" but i think the idea that some canids were naturally already half-dog when all this started it's very plausible.
    About the "guilt" in modern dogs, many studies suggest that, while it is tone interpretation and a reaction to the social meaning of sanction, it's not guilt as we think of it: that is more probably dogs will anticipate sanction or punishment regardless of being aware or not of the reason for it.

  • @newtonianpineapple2817
    @newtonianpineapple2817 5 місяців тому +8

    Mark my words, when the first colonists arrive on Mars, our dogs will be by their side

    • @notsae66
      @notsae66 4 місяці тому +1

      Dogs went into space before humans... and thanks to the Russians, they also died in space before humans.

  • @enfisu586
    @enfisu586 5 місяців тому +29

    I wonder if the human desire to pet everything (even if it wants to kill you) enabled or evolved in response to our relationship with dogs.

    • @HH-ru4bj
      @HH-ru4bj 5 місяців тому +5

      I think its multifaceted. Even other wild animals seem to sometimes want to protect babys or different species, so it wouldn't be a weird idea to think we kidnapped wolf cubs first, or both of us developed close relationships when we didn't see one another as competitors or enemies.

    • @user-ve7hn2dh8h
      @user-ve7hn2dh8h 5 місяців тому +5

      My guess would be our desire to pet things came after the domestication of animals not before

    • @midnightsan9917
      @midnightsan9917 5 місяців тому +4

      A mix of our tendency to share food as a bonding thing and our tendency to groom parasites off of each other.

    • @istvansipos9940
      @istvansipos9940 5 місяців тому +4

      that pet "everything" is rather a
      "pet every furry mammal, especially those with relatively large eyes"
      See puppies, kitties, plush animals, even our not so furry toddlers as examples.
      too many legs (spiders), too few legs (snakes), not enough fur (snails), too small eyes (adult cows) usually don't trigger our petting instinct.
      birds (fluffy, huge-eyed non mammals) are in the middle somewhere. Statistically speaking, of course.

    • @midnightsan9917
      @midnightsan9917 5 місяців тому

      @@istvansipos9940 for you maybe I for one enjoy petting my spiders and mollusks. Safely of course.

  • @jonfro-mez
    @jonfro-mez 4 місяці тому +4

    My dog is usually very high energy, but the day I learned my Dad had passed away I went outside to get some fresh air, and instead of acting like his usual self my dog just calmy sat next to me. I will always cherish that moment, he helped me so much. He just sat there like a friend and allowed me to grieve while in the presence of someone I love.

  • @JamesWest-iu4jx
    @JamesWest-iu4jx 5 місяців тому +127

    Guessing I'm probably old enough to be your grandfather. Don't have a clue why I clicked on this, but it gives me a little hope when I see and hear someone young speaking and thinking intelligent....wow , thank you and keep it going....by the time I was eight or nine I could not understand how anyone could follow along those fairytales written

    • @Jrpyify
      @Jrpyify 5 місяців тому +10

      Fellow old person here. What he said 👆

    • @Exit311
      @Exit311 5 місяців тому +1

      Cheers

    • @hyrumhanson3390
      @hyrumhanson3390 5 місяців тому +5

      No young person makes the news by being smart lol. :)

    • @MySweetBijou
      @MySweetBijou 5 місяців тому +2

      I'm 26 and feel the same way. I never knew myself to be Christian, despite being raised to be one. It all just felt like some kind of fairy tale that everyone was in on, one that I'd get in trouble if I didn't believe in. So I just played along until I was an adult. It's really nice to see someone who is older who has the same mindset.

  • @robertbergren8680
    @robertbergren8680 4 місяці тому +2

    Our current dog is 5 1/2. I'm retired and we're constant companions. We definitely have our own language. Beware though, the smarter a dog, the more stubborn they can be.

  • @plushwishes
    @plushwishes 5 місяців тому +13

    Watching this with a dog curled up beside me!

  • @RetroHellspawn
    @RetroHellspawn 5 місяців тому +2

    The irony; this is your 100k subscriber celebration video, and yet UA-cam decided to unsubscribe me automatically without my consent. I had to resubscribe and ring the bell, what the hell UA-cam? 😖

  • @KenS1267
    @KenS1267 5 місяців тому +10

    Anyone who has camped in bear territory knows that an alarm on food or garbage could be life saving. A wolf freaking out when a scavenging unfriendly carnivore comes around could rapidly become very welcome indeed.
    On the domestication of dogs, we should not expect it was a singular event or that gene flow from wolves into the "dog" population stopped at some date. There would have been orphaned wolf litters adopted by humans and wolf/dog matings continuing right up till the modern day (I know for a fact they do because I've worked with rescued wolf/dog hybrids).
    On this subject, we may have something interesting to understand about what went on with dogs in South America. An extinct fox was found in a 1500 year old human burial site and the evidence strongly suggests it was a companion animal, why the species went extinct if it was domesticated and why it had been domesticated if the society kept dogs are mysteries that need much research.

    • @tomhalla426
      @tomhalla426 5 місяців тому +1

      There were extensive plague losses among Native Americans post Columbus, smallpox but most other Afro-Eurasian diseases except Bubonic plague. If the foxes were truly domesticated, they might not have survived being feral.

  • @bitter-bit
    @bitter-bit 5 місяців тому +6

    Ending music being "Pokémon HG/SS OST - National Park 【Piano Cover】" was an absolutely brilliant choice.

  • @peterdhanes8771
    @peterdhanes8771 5 місяців тому +8

    Congratulations on 100K and thank you. I sat down with my three dogs, I have two pure bred Mexican Street Dogs and a Belgian Malinois, the dogs and I really enjoyed the presentation.

  • @AdamArcherPigeons
    @AdamArcherPigeons 5 місяців тому +1

    Dingos are feral domestic dogs that were introduced intentionally by people approx 3000 years ago. They are not a native Australian wild dog species.

  • @rhondawest6838
    @rhondawest6838 5 місяців тому +8

    I'm imagining the one burying his dog with the mammoth bone in its mouth saying, "there ya go, buddy. You finally caught one." And now I'm bawling 😢

  • @Cranberrie123
    @Cranberrie123 5 місяців тому +2

    Can I just say, thank you for not just exclusively doing christian debunk content? A lot of science channels end up doing that to the exclusion of the more educational content, I think because it gets a lot of views to focus on how dumb the creationists are.

  • @tigdogsbody
    @tigdogsbody 5 місяців тому +12

    18:43 LOL. And congratulations on your 100K.

  • @hosurosh4846
    @hosurosh4846 5 місяців тому +3

    All experts agree that peliolitic dogs were good boys and girls

  • @lesbemo
    @lesbemo 5 місяців тому +6

    this video is making me so emotional. in my absolute hardest times dogs have been what have helped me the most. my dog is my best friend she genuinely deserves the world

  • @alexisd5274
    @alexisd5274 5 місяців тому +6

    the pokemon music covers set to the stock footage of dogs at the end with the conclusion got to me not gonna lie. there are tears

  • @JohnFleshman
    @JohnFleshman 5 місяців тому +37

    I have three dogs too. A "pitbull mix" I adopted from a shelter, a very old blind dumb as a box of rocks chihuahua and a very smart but clingy Shih Tzu/Chihuahua mix. The 2 little dogs were my last girl friends dogs and she left the dogs with me when she moved out. Didnt even ask me till the day she was packing her stuff in the new guys truck even. We broke up a week before she moved out. I will always say yes to a dog if I can afford it so now I have three dogs

    • @Ghost2743
      @Ghost2743 5 місяців тому +8

      She clearly didn't deserve any of you, good on ya mate.

    • @pansepot1490
      @pansepot1490 5 місяців тому +5

      Leaving my dog behind would feel like leaving a child. 😢
      I have no dogs atm but I have a good relationship with my neighbor’s dog. She comes to visit me when she’s outdoors because she knows she will get a treat. 😅

    • @certainlynotaserialkiller
      @certainlynotaserialkiller 5 місяців тому +1

      TW: depression, "self-termination" (you know what I mean).
      ​@pansepot1490 Not dogs, but my ex is trying to take two of my best friends away - two cats, one of whom is the first I've ever known since birth, and who I'd waited about thirty years to have in my life, and the other who jumps into my arms for hugs, rides on my shoulders every chance she gets, calls me at the top of her lungs if she can't find or reach me, and was raised by a very, very special cat who died before her time and was the one who taught this sweet little thing those tricks in the first place. Even my sister, who for most of my life was one of those "it's just a pet though" people (she's a wonderful person, just didn't understand the bond, and especially since she has an actual human child I sure as hell wasn't going to make the comparison around her) has done a full 180° turn around and recently said unprompted "that's like having your kids taken away with no way to fight it".
      It may sound "over dramatic" to some people, I get that, but for me? I am literally still alive because of my cat friends. Every time I think about having to go on without them it's so fucking bleak I just... I can't do this. I don't know how.
      And she knows. She knows exactly what she's trying to do to me. She only wants to take them because her new partner likes the fluffy one and because she spent money on a cat she specified at the time she'd brought home FOR ME, to help me cope when my girl passed on (especially because she made sure this new kitten would pick up some traits of the one who helped raise her).
      And this woman told me "hey, at least once you've got no cats you can finally [delete] yourself; you should be happy about that."

    • @JohnFleshman
      @JohnFleshman 5 місяців тому +4

      @@pansepot1490 I would rather be homeless with my dogs then give them up.

    • @ptonpc
      @ptonpc 5 місяців тому

      @@certainlynotaserialkiller She is a disgusting human being. Hope you get to keep your buddies.

  • @redactedbananas
    @redactedbananas 4 місяці тому +2

    I wish I could go back in time to find out if ancient humans did baby talk with pet wolves.

  • @autodidacticartisan
    @autodidacticartisan 5 місяців тому +7

    I'm so excited for this video. I've always been a huge dog person and every time I hear you talk about The relationship between the hominid and the canid i get so many warm fuzziness. Thank you Erica .

  • @dusty3913
    @dusty3913 5 місяців тому +2

    I love non-human animals. But, I must admit a bias: I feel a little more trusting of a stranger who loves and appreciates dogs, as opposed to any other pet.

  • @fmdj
    @fmdj 5 місяців тому +26

    Nooo thank *you*, 100k well deserved, congrats!
    EDIT: that was truly beautiful, double congrats

  • @nati9070
    @nati9070 5 місяців тому +5

    oh I miss my dog 🖤
    Congrats for the 100k it's good to be part of it!!

  • @nina1608
    @nina1608 5 місяців тому +5

    Great content! When my little dog is cranky and growls at other dogs - or me, occasionaly, I affectionately call her the little cousin of the big bad wolf.

  • @humansubspecies
    @humansubspecies 5 місяців тому +3

    14 minutes in... Wolves habituating Humans. Absolutely brilliant. I never considered that before. You're right. That's exactly how it happened.

  • @stickyrubb
    @stickyrubb 5 місяців тому +15

    I love Luna, Fred and Teddy

    • @rhondawest6838
      @rhondawest6838 5 місяців тому +2

      I love Teddy pulling out the shoes. "See? Mama wasn't lying." 😊

  • @Commander_Appo
    @Commander_Appo 5 місяців тому +4

    37:57 ending off the video with a remix of Pokemon HGSS’ National Park theme was perfect. What I beautiful piece for a beautiful speech

  • @daguard411
    @daguard411 5 місяців тому +4

    As for your subscribers, I am actually surprised that your numbers aren't much greater as I have even recommended your channel to other channel producers when I see them cover matters you have discussed. Instances include Kent Hovind and The Arc Encounter. As you being Married, I hope you and your family have long and happy loves and lives! Be Safe!

  • @dayglowjim
    @dayglowjim 4 місяці тому +2

    If someone tells me that they don't like dogs I automatically don't trust them.

  • @annatheelephant1937
    @annatheelephant1937 5 місяців тому +6

    Happy to see an update to the first video on your channel. Very fitting for a 100k sub special. Thanks for this, Erika.

    • @IdleCommentator
      @IdleCommentator 5 місяців тому +1

      Well, technically it was not THE 1st video - it's just currently the 1st listed video on the channel.

  • @nunyabiznazz2210
    @nunyabiznazz2210 Місяць тому +1

    Interesting how our worst enemy, wolf, became our best friend...Dog bless them...(unlike God we actually have proof Dog exists).

  • @territen958
    @territen958 5 місяців тому +3

    I love love love this video 😍 and for all who are wondering I was sad for Fred to go live with Eri and Luke but I had been taking care of Luna while they were in England and could not see taking Fred from Luna when they returned. And yes they had a yard and I was living in an apartment. Which just goes to show you sometimes you love something enough that you let it go! He's the happiest boy now and I love that they have adopted Sir Fredrick into their very loving home! Thank you G.G. for being you!!! ❤️

  • @agamemnonofmycenae5258
    @agamemnonofmycenae5258 4 місяці тому +2

    0:03 Hey Everybody, this is your host Threedog AAAUUUWWW, and coming to you live on Galaxy News Radio!

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 4 місяці тому +3

    I think it's kind of wild how often people, myself included, would be willing to lay down their lives for their dogs. I don't think there's a single other species on the planet that would willingly sacrifice its own life for that of a completely different species. It outright defies the concept of natural selection. It spits in the face of it. _It's mad at it._

  • @philarmstrong3765
    @philarmstrong3765 5 місяців тому +2

    I wish i could be half the person my blue heeler thinks I am!

  • @axel1957ll
    @axel1957ll 5 місяців тому +4

    I forget many years I have been watching your videos or how I found you. I love you sense of humor. I love how you explain things to non science major like me. i know you are very busy, but I hope to continue to see your videos for many years. I internet is a better place because of you

  • @kevinpatrick6080
    @kevinpatrick6080 4 місяці тому +1

    So, you ask about "How do we define" these two "Species". Well, if co-reproduction and production of viable fertile offspring is any indication, they are the SAME species to this day (see Stephen Jay Gould). A friend of mine had a wolf-dog "hybrid" and it was entirely functional in every way (proven out in that animal's lifetime). So, I tend to think of them as distant cousins within the same species.

  • @thylacoleonkennedy7
    @thylacoleonkennedy7 5 місяців тому +3

    12:42 Your animation and the Snowpoint Temple cover mesh together so well 😭😭

  • @conroc01
    @conroc01 5 місяців тому +1

    I have an American Dingo aka Carolina Dog. She is the best, most loving being I know. I few years ago I was camping in the NW corner of Wyoming....a brown bear came near our campsite one morning...this 40 lb dog chased it away with the ferociousness of a lion. Luckly that bear wasn't hungry. Point is she would put herself in grave danger to protect us. Somethings never change even now 40000 years later.

  • @ThelastDJ1976
    @ThelastDJ1976 5 місяців тому +11

    Seeing your Golden Retriever bringing you a couple prizes during the intro really made me smile.
    Congrats on 100,000 - here's to a million!

  • @thenugwhisperer
    @thenugwhisperer 4 місяці тому +1

    My boy Bubba (blue pit) just passed away at 17. Had him since he was 5 weeks old. I was 26 when I got him, and now I'm 43. 😢

  • @mostrecenthero
    @mostrecenthero 5 місяців тому +5

    Congrats on 100k!

  • @Karlswebb
    @Karlswebb 4 місяці тому +2

    Imagine aliens popping by and going “nope” once they see we’ve created a subservient species without advanced technology.

    • @mojowwwav4357
      @mojowwwav4357 4 місяці тому +3

      by that logic they would be horrified by cows lmao