Dog Quote by Alexandra Horowitz

“defines domestication as “the human creation of a new form of plant or animal—one that is identifiably different from its wild ancestors and extant…

— David Christian

“Domestic dogs are essentially wolf puppies that have grown up physically, but not reached emotional maturity. That’s why many women prepare for life with…

— Simon Whaley

“In such prototribal societies, individuals who found it harder to play along, to restrain their antisocial impulses, and to conform to the most important…

— Jonathan Haidt

“Human nature has been landscaped, replanted, weeded, fertilized, fenced off, seeded, and irrigated as intensively as any garden or seaside golf course. Human beings…

— Christopher Ryan

“Scientific studies of dog behavior have demonstrated that domestic dogs do not try to form hierarchies with humans.”

— American College of Veterinary Behaviorists

“Control creates domesticated animals. The purpose of society is to inspire humanity, not tame them”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

The first animals to be successfully domesticated were dogs, which were a big help because they would bark all night and fetch thrown sticks,…

— Dave Barry

“For several thousand years man has been in contact with animals whose character and habits have been deformed by domestication. He has ended by…

— Hans Brick

“The dog was the first animal domesticated by Homo sapiens, and this occurred before the Agricultural Revolution.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Human beings have been under cultivation longer than we’ve been cultivating anything else. Our cultures domesticate us for obscure purposes, nurturing and encouraging certain…

— Christopher Ryan

Society tames the wolf into a dog. And man is the most domesticated animal of all.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Domesticated animals such as dogs and cats are vulnerable and entirely dependent on us for all of their needs. They live very unnatural lives…

— Gary L. Francione