Recently it was reported that dogs were domesticated about 40-50,000 years ago rather than the 10,000 years ago that was formally thought. They have been found buried with the remains of early homo-sapiens, but not with neanderthals, leading to the supposition that they were another reason why the homo-sapiens out competed the neanderthals while hunting with dogs for assistance. My point being that we are basically hard wired to coexist with dogs, so why fight it? The only question after all this time is: Did they domesticate them, or did they domesticate us? Think about it, who is the winner in these relationships? Who's needs are met?