response: Interesting.  Did you know that according to the archeological record, dog remains were buried alongside humans over 14 thousand years ago?
original_response: I read somewhere they found remains of a dog buried next to its owner dating back 14,700 years ago - so the bond has been around a while.
history: I love dogs, very incredible species,I think wolves especially are fascinating. Yeah - apparently the extant gray wolf is the closest living relative of the dog. I would absolutely believe it, there is so much overlap between the domestic dog and wolf now there is almost an indistinguishable line if breed them properly.
knowledge: The archaeological record shows the first undisputed dog remains buried beside humans 14,700 years ago, with disputed remains occurring 36,000 years ago.