Even in ancient Peru, it seems dogs were a man's best friend. Peruvian investigators have discovered a pre-Columbian culture of dog lovers who built pet cemeteries and buried their pets with warm blankets and even treats for the afterlife ( Read more... )

By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News

Jan. 30, 2006- Humans domesticated dogs between 13,000 and 17,000 years ago, according to one of the most extensive surveys of the earliest known dog burials.This time window for domestication, which is when an animal becomes intimately associated with human beings, negates some prior theories based on gene ( Read more... )