The First Dogs

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🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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For millennia dogs have been undoubtedly man’s best friend. But when did humans first start keeping dogs as pets? The fascinating story of how ancient hunter gatherers first domesticated our now beloved canines is the subject of today’s episode and takes us right back into the depths of the Ice Age.

Tristan is joined in this episode by archeologist Dr Angela Perri to chat about how the wild wolf packs that roamed the icy wastes of the ancient world gradually became the four pawed friends we know and love today.

This episode was edited by Aidan Lonergan and produced by Annie Coloe and Joseph Knight

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1:12.1	episode where we are talking about the origin of man's best friend, the origins of dogs.
1:18.8	The domestication of the dog is a fascinating story that takes us back to the Ice Age tens of thousands of years ago.
1:24.9	It's a tale that will take us across the length of the Eurasian continent and even
1:30.0	ends the Americas too, so get ready.
1:32.4	Joining me to explain all, I was delighted into the Americas too, so get ready.
1:33.0	Joining me to explain all, I was delighted to interview the brilliant archaeologist Dr. Angela Perry,
1:38.0	who has researched the story of early prehistoric dogs at sites all across the world, from North America to
1:44.2	Kazakhstan to Siberia. I really do hope you enjoy, and he is Angela. Yeah, thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. You're more than welcome and for this topic.
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