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Of course, they were wolves at the time. It must have been quite an interesting relationship.


It was and still is possible to domesticate wolves. They are harder to train but it is perfectly possible [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves_as_pets_and_working_ani...


domesticating dogs refers to multigenerational breeding and selecting for genetic traits.

in the sense of domesticating meaning training, I wouldn't call what you can do with a wolf "perfect". Don't leave the baby alone with them.


I guess people sometimes say “domesticate” when they mean “tame”.


yeah, but we are in a thread talking about our ancestors domesticating dogs originally


True, I should have said "taming" but my comment was a reply to "It must have been quite an interesting relationship", so it is still relevant.


I like to think humans stole the pups or took the abandoned ones.


Saw this [0] on HN a couple months ago, which could hint at how it started.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28272893




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