| Dogs can't tell apart trash and fresh food; this is | | | | these ancient dogs and wolves have to keep up |
| why even rummaging through a trash can for | | | | with hunting and other activities for days without |
| leftovers may seem like a hearty feast to your | | | | eating. Their bodies are able to withstand distance |
| dog. | | | | and time with efficiency, as they usually feed |
| Dogs tend to gobble up their food at the fastest | | | | before they hunt, and during the hunt, they will |
| speed possible, and there is a reason behind this | | | | usually fast. |
| behavior. Dog's ancestors make sure that they do | | | | Teamwork is extremely important as well to help |
| not waste food, as food is scarce, and as wild | | | | these dogs survived in the wild. They hunt in |
| animals, their only concern to survive in the | | | | packs, and they are efficient as they work |
| wilderness is to eat as much as they can. | | | | together, helping each other out and the food |
| Nowadays, some dogs may take to eating their | | | | they hunted will be shared about all the dogs. |
| food slowly without worrying about low food | | | | Even among dogs, there is an existing hierarchy, |
| supply, but their ancestors did not have this | | | | and the leader usually ate first, and the other |
| luxury. They would not have the chance to eat if | | | | dogs may not get a chance to fill up as much. |
| they dawdle when they come across food, as | | | | The biggest parts of the prey usually goes to the |
| other animals would have come across it. This | | | | leaders as well, and the other lesser ranked dogs |
| characteristic may be apparent in some dogs | | | | will have to make do with leftovers. |
| today, although not all. | | | | 10,000 Years Later |
| Dogs are evolved from wolves, who are very | | | | Dogs and humans have only coexisted for 10,000 |
| functional eaters. They are able to eat as much | | | | years, and in this short period of time, old habits |
| as 35 to 40 pounds of meat at one go, as well as | | | | still exist in some dogs which we thought of as |
| other species of ancient dogs. These animals do | | | | domesticated. Your dog may be getting its meals |
| not eat just to be full; they have to stuff | | | | on a regular basis, and have no competition or |
| themselves as much as they can for they do not | | | | fears that its food will be taken away and eaten |
| know when would be their next meal. Survival | | | | by some other dogs, but sometimes it is just |
| instinct tells them to eat as much as possible, and | | | | unable to control its urge to just swallow |
| they have to prey for their own meals. | | | | everything in its food dish as fast as it can. |
| Not each hunting session will turn out fruitful, and | | | | |