In case you
were wondering about the origin of dogs. Well, to make a 36,000 year old story
short, that’s about when we kind a’ took shape.
Modern dogs
are ancient dogs and wolves from Europe says scientist Olaf Thalmann, from
Turku Finland in a new study.
Here some pics
of our gorgeous foredads or moms to help you get an idea of our magnificent
ancestry.
First’s the
skull of a Pleistocene wolf from the Trou des Nutons cave, Belgium, aged 26,000
years ago.
Second’s a
skull of a Paleolithic dog from the Goyet cave, Belgium, calibrated age of
36,000 years.
I’m sure
you see the resemblance in these noble animals and the Maltese. It goes a long
way to explaining why the Maltese is the perfect in every way breed, including
being highly adaptable to our caregiver’s personality. After so many centuries
of puttin’ up with them, you'd think we’d get property rights. But no, we're just the faithful companion grateful for table scraps and an old shirt to sleep on. Oh well ... 
