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To: TigerPaw who wrote (251788)	9/18/2005 3:29:38 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573927

their evolutionary path may have 'designed' them to look appealing to the dominant species humans have not been the "dominant species" all that long. Dogs and humans have been associated for (as I understand) 40,000 years. That is enough time to make significant co-adaptions, which is to say that humans may have changed to find dogs non-threatening instead of the other way around. Generally both species in a symbiotic relationship change and adapt. Is that likely.......that the dominant species would co adapt? I think its more likely that humans would pick breeds with which they feel more comfortable; thereby, encouraging dogs to mutate in a particular direction, or more likely, humans breeding dogs for traits they prefer. A considerable amount of time ago, perhaps 200,000 years to 3 million years ago it appears that humans spent much of their time in the water and took on several adaptations. Perhaps they knew dolphins and vice-versa, .. but in the remaining time it seems unliklely that they had much to do with each other. Dolphins are not a significant "totem" to many people. It's much more likely that their pleasing shape is just a stroke of luck, based more on swimming characteristics than human perceptions. I don't know.........the two most intelligent species of water mammals are dolphins and whales, and both have shapes and a look most appealing to humans. Whereas sharks, squid and salmon have shapes that are terrifying to humans. Coincidence or biological intent? ted