and to take Gill's comments into the 21st century we now consume chili cheese turkey dogs
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Gill Edigar <[email protected]> wrote: > Whilst in Jr High I was told that the American Indians had two > domestic pets: dogs and turkeys. The turkeys they kept for pets and > the dogs for food--emergency rations. You can pretty well bet that > once wolves domesticated themselves amongst early humans beings their > value as emergency rations during hard times was not overlooked by > those human beings. > --Ediger > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:12 AM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is an interesting article: > > > > > http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWKXx7OE5V0ysepZIAbhYyjanJ7Q > > > > It would be interesting to know that our ancestors 14,000 years ago, > > were living happily > > in a cave, and they loved their pet dog, in the same exact way that > > many dog lovers do today. > > > > My guess is the humans living in caves in that era, would have wanted > > to have as many dogs as they could afford to > > feed, and to keep them close to the cave entrance if not inside. I > > wonder if they slept with their dogs > > in the caves, or forced the dogs to stay outside with either a cage or a > leash. > > > > I wonder what name was given to the first first domesticated dog, and > > why the caveman chose that > > name ? Canis? probably not. I bet it was "Ruff." > > > > Prior to the domestication of the dog, it surely was considered a food > > source for the caveman. Right? > > I bet a dog saved a caveman's life, and he or she decided to protect > > it. And the word spread that > > dogs could be trained to be a great sidekick for hunting and for > > protection, or even companionship. > > > > That most likely happened first in northern Europe. Right? > > > > David Locklear > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
