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stages of domestication, was beneficial (helpful) to both species. Dogs would have been provided with safety by living in human camps, a more reliable food source, and more chances to breed. Humans, on the other hand, would have benefited from improved sanitation (from dogs cleaning up their food scraps), warmth (from the dogs’ bodies and fur), and safety (a barking dog could alert them to danger, for example). More importantly, the presence of a dog would have greatly improved the chances for success when hunting. Dr. Jonica Newby, a former veterinarian and science writer, even suggests that the domestication of dogs is one of the main reasons that humans as a species have succeeded as well as they have! Since canines were domesticated, the relationship between dogs and humans has come a long way. Over the years, they have been bred for herding other domesticated animals, hunting, controlling rodent (rats, mice, etc.)

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