Welcome to this special two-part journey where we are immensely happy to tell the story of an enduring friendship: that of dogs and humans. In this first part, we travel back to ancient times to discover how this unbreakable bond was born in the darkest shadows of time, exploring not only the origin of our encounter, but also how everything points to this process being a two-way street; that is, dogs also chose us as their "traveling companions." We also explore the fascinating way in which these companions became sacred and fundamental figures within our oldest mythologies and cultural icons of enormous importance.

-Our highly recommended book for this chapter is "The Dog: The Encyclopedia," published by Dorling Kindersley.

https://www.buscalibre.com.co/libro-p...

-Did wolves "self-domesticate" to become dogs? Here's an explanation of this new approach to the oldest known domestication:
https://antrozoologia.com/blog/lobos-...

-The oldest dog footprints:
https://elpais.com/elpais/2016/06/02/...

-The story of the Cree people and dogs is in our book "Around the World in 25 Myths":
https://www.dianauribe.co/productos/l...

-The story of Yudisthira and the dog that accompanied him to the gates of heaven:
https://hijodevecino.net/2014/08/04/l...

-And here's an article about the Xoloitzcuintle, the dog Mesoamerican who helped souls cross the river to the other world
https://verne.elpais.com/verne/2019/1...

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