How Dogs Have Changed

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Have you ever wondered where dogs came from, or how they have changed? Dogs have been around us for many years. It all began when wolves started to get close to humans and later on became more like dogs by the change in their features and bodies. It is said that dogs come from the gray wolf. The relationship between dogs and humans has changed over time because dogs have changed and they have become pets.

Dogs have changed. They have changed because in the passage "How the Wolf Became the Dog" it says that over generation wolves have become more alike to dogs. The passage says, "The cycle repeated over and over, resulting in generation after generation of wolves that were willing to get close to people." This is a way that the wolves

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