Context

I started listening to Sapiens: A Brief History of Human kind and was struck at the significance of dogs in human history. I realized that dogs really are man’s best friend, and only animal that has evolved alongside us since the hunter gatherer period. Its incredible!

Reflection

Otto (pictured above) is my first dog. I feel like having a dog isn’t for everybody, but having humans is for every dog. I’ve found such satisfaction in my relationship with him. We really mutually benefit each other. Dogs are so malleable, they really pick up on so much of what you do and how you want them to behave. There is some learning required from you as the human, and moments to stop and think critically about what it is you want from them. But, once you train something only a handful of times, dogs learn it, they understand us. What an incredible relationship us monkeys created with these wolves.