Defeating Evolutionary Canine Dogma

Biblical creationists and particles-to-puppy evolutionists pretty much agree that dogs descended from a wolf-like creature, what with being genetically rich and all. People have been breeding dogs in various ways to suit our preferences, and many of the designer dog breeds are unhealthy because of it.

Darwinists have some ideas about the original ancestor of dogs that are...truly bizarre. Also, they are not in agreement. One is a rat thing, another is a critter that may have resembled a jumbo-sized Siberian Husky. There are speculations for the ancestor of dogs — and they look like dogs, so...

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What they cannot accomplish is a reasonable model of how wild creatures became domesticated. Sure, lots of Just-So Stories of wolves coming around campfires for warmth and scraps of food, but that is speculating about history, not science. I'll allow that they seem plausible at first glance, though.

Let's try a creationist perspective. God gave us things to enjoy, and to improve our lives. We imitate what is found in nature and apply it for our own uses, plants for food and medicine, animals for many things. It is not unreasonable to speculate from historical evidence that he gave us the dog kind to be our helpers and companions.

The beginning of dog domestication is a current concern of evolutionary biologists. Even the solution to this much milder problem has eluded researchers: “Dogs were the first domestic animal, but little is known about their population history and to what extent it was linked to humans.” Professor Bergström et al. writes: “While it is clear that grey wolves gave rise to dogs, there is no consensus regarding when, where, and how this happened.”

To chew on the entire article, fetch "Dogging Evolution."