We all know that dogs are one of the best things to happen to humanity. They’re adorable, helpful and sometimes, smart as humans.
Although the saying might say that dogs are ‘man’s best friend’, a new study has found how it’s actually women who have helped in creating this strong bond and helping dogs evolve to be our loyal pets.
This is according to a cross-cultural study by researchers at the Washington State University, which has revealed that there could have been numerous factors that helped strengthen the bond between humans and dogs including, temperature, hunting and even gender.
Jaime Chambers, a WSU anthropology Ph.D. student and first author on the paper published in the Journal of Ethnobiology, explained, “Our modern society is like a blip in the timeline of human history. The truth is that human-dog relationships have not looked like they do in Western industrialized societies for most of human history, and looking at traditional societies can offer a wider vision.”