Wolves in people’s houses

[DarthPaula]

Those of you with big dogs, do you ever look them in the eye and think “you’re a wolf”?

No- because they're not.

Errr...no.

No.

No. But I totally do look at my dog (who is a terrier) and think 'you'd manage just fine without me wouldn't you?' when she's just killed and eaten a rabbit.

It’s not entirely inaccurate what you have said, dogs are descendants from (now extinct) wolves

No, I tell mine he’s a teddy bear.

He agrees. Then he carries on acting like a teddy bear.

I mean not when I look at the smallest one, barely makes it into dog category 🤦‍♀️ but baby, yes. Insecurely attached chaos causer, yep. Mad nutjob who takes a fancy to strangers and tries to go off with them, yep.

Why just big dogs? All dogs share 99% of their DNA with grey wolves, from malamutes to teacup yorkies. The difference is 1% or less, but even such a small percentage is big difference. The domestication of wolves keeps getting pushed further and further back as new evidence emerges, current thinking is that they’ve been with us for as long as 40,000 years. That’s a bloody long time and a hell of a lot of selective breeding.

Is it like when people who keep chickens go and collect eggs they look them in the eye and say “you’re a dinosaur”?

I remember watching a really interesting documentary on how dogs are not descended from wolves - they just share a common ancestor. Much in the same way that we're not descended from neanderthals, but also share a common ancestor. I will have to trawl YouTube to find it again as it was so interesting. My mum loves wolves, she would happily do a Mowgli if she could.

Now, I would actually do this, just to give the chickens a confidence boost

No, but I do look at mine occasionally and feel glad that I've made it worth their while to not eat me.

Yes I do this all the time.

Is it like when people who keep chickens go and collect eggs they look them in the eye and say “you’re a dinosaur”?

My conure definitely has raptor energy 😆

Me too, well my neighbours ones I will!

Nope. I have Grace the Disgrace (as she farts alot) and her son..Ollie the Bear. both bigger dogs (standard poodles) not wolves..the wolves would hunt for their dinner..not show up to the sofa with a bowl in their mouths if we did not fill it on time.. or bark and throw their heads toward the fridge knowing mum has some meat in there from last nights dinner...wolves. no. def not

Most modern humans have Neanderthal ancestors alongside their Homo Sapiens ancestors. Modern humans are literally descended from Neanderthals.

😃 I have the same, mine looks and acts like the most adorable teddy bear. Definitely no wolves here.

I remember seeing wolves for the first time as a child and being so amazed at how much like Alsatian dogs they looked (to my young eyes anyway). I wanted to get into their enclosure and cuddle them. My Dad spent ages telling me about the difference and timescales of evolution etc, but I wasn't convinced.

No. Wolves are smart, cunning and self sufficient. One of my big dogs has just scared himself by farting as he jumped onto the couch.

I do watch my lab ripping a bone to shreds and I think wow, I’m so glad you decide not to eat me

my farty girl often gets up and runs away if she hears a fart..from her own butt lol

Have you ever seen a chicken with t rex arms.....

My grey Ethel is like the raptor out of jurassic Park!

Only if they are malamutes

I have a little fluffy dog. When my tiny fluff ball caught kennel cough, the vet shoved a thermometer up ddog’s bum. She made a noise that for the first time, made me believe that she might actually be part wolf.