Of all the other animals on this planet, I think that the dog is humankind's closest companion [View all]

I'm sure that all of you cat people out there would disagree. But bear with me, if you will.

From what I can see it's the dog which has helped humanity prosper on this planet more than any other animal… EVER!

They have been our guards and helpmates, our finders and gatherers, our friends and companions, our warm shoulders to lean on, our confidantes and our family members.

Compassionate, friendly, fiercely loyal, trusting and self-sacrificing, what can be better than a dog?

Well, other than more dogs of course.

May they always be our friends.

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Of all the other animals on this planet, I think that the dog is humankind's closest companion [View all]	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	OP
And through artificial selection we created the modern dog	Taverner	Feb 2013	#1
The Dog is as much of us as we are of the Dog	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	#2
My boyfriend just spent a week in the hospital (major surgery) and had service...	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2013	#20
Shepherds are my favorite dogs nt	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	#23
This one made me tear up	patricia92243	Feb 2013	#33
Dogs have nothing compared to Mitochondria	arcane1	Feb 2013	#3
Have you had one come up and lick your face recently?	hobbit709	Feb 2013	#4
Yes, my Chihuahua. She is constantly kissing me on the face.	RebelOne	Feb 2013	#6
Let's see Mitochondria try this:	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	#8
Is there any other animal on the planet that prefers	Mr.Bill	Feb 2013	#5
I seriously doubt that there is	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	#7
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend.	Nuclear Unicorn	Feb 2013	#24
Kitties are much cuter though.	Arugula Latte	Feb 2013	#9
Uh-Huh.	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	#10
A purr beats a bark any day!	Arugula Latte	Feb 2013	#11
No argument. Dogs serve us selflessly (is that a word?) and do it for, well, dog food.	Gorp	Feb 2013	#12
Message auto-removed	prouddem19665nvd	Feb 2013	#13
Naww - what about mosquitos and blackflies??	ConcernedCanuk	Feb 2013	#14
lol	In_The_Wind	Feb 2013	#15
According to Groucho	mokawanis	Feb 2013	#16
Dogs seem to have goodness filters. They see us at our absolute best	nolabear	Feb 2013	#17
Yes they do…	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	#18
This is just	Loryn	Feb 2013	#32
That is hilarious!!!! Thanks for that...and it's gonna get shared, for sure! nt	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#39
Scientifically (or is that anthropologically?), that is true. The dog and human have had a special	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#19
I think lice are closer	Xipe Totec	Feb 2013	#21
I'd respectfully argue the horse has helped humanity 'prosper' far more than dogs have	u4ic	Feb 2013	#22
Alright, you're free to try and convince me	MrScorpio	Feb 2013	#25
You don't conquer nations on dogback.	Orsino	Feb 2013	#35
But the OP didn't say dogs helped us prosper the most, of all animals. He said we share	Honeycombe8	Feb 2013	#40
Check again. n/t	Orsino	Feb 2013	#41
Off the top of my head	u4ic	Feb 2013	#37
At minimum, a long and successful partnership	NoGOPZone	Feb 2013	#26
I am passionate about doggies.	tblue	Feb 2013	#27
I still cry when I see this...	Benton D Struckcheon	Feb 2013	#28
now you went and did it sniff!1 n/t	UTUSN	Feb 2013	#29
They also taste good with fava beans and a nice chianti. nt	clarice	Feb 2013	#30
My dogs are my favorite companions...	a la izquierda	Feb 2013	#31
My dog and I agree... :)	Rhiannon12866	Feb 2013	#34
An average dog is better than most people	2theleft	Feb 2013	#36
No arguement with that	ConcernedCanuk	Feb 2013	#38