First domestication of dogs
Who
Palaeolithic humans
What
first first
Where
Not Applicable ()
The earliest domestication dogs (Canis familiaris) is thought to have been done by Palaeolithic humans in east Asia, approximately 15,000 years ago, as they successfully bred aggression out of wolves (Canis lupus). Much of the genetic research by Peter Savolainen (Sweden) of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, found that due to the high genetic diversity of dogs in east Asia, it suggested that these dogs had been domesticated the longest. The domestication of dogs preceeded that of other animals such as sheep, pigs, cattle and horses. The earliest remains of a domesticated dog are believed to be 14,000 years old and were found in Germany.