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been chance allies when, for instance, a fatiofued 

 quarry pursued by the pack was struck down 

 by a flint weapon, and the greater part of the 

 carcass left to the original hunters ; or when a 

 wounded animal escaped its human foe to be 

 followed up and devoured by the dogs. But, 

 as a rule, the interests of dog and man would 

 be conflicting, as is still the case where wild 

 dogs exist, such as the dingoes of Australia, the 

 dholes of India, and the hyena-like wild dogs 

 of Central and Southern Africa. 



It must be borne in mind that in dealing with 

 these primitive canine creatures, the word "dog" 

 is used in its widest sense, and must include such 

 animals as wolves and jackals, which undoubtedly 

 share in the ancestry of our familiar domestic 

 breeds. 



Probably the partnership first began through 

 small helpless whelps being brought home by 

 the early hunters, and being afterwards cared for 

 and brought up by the women and children. 

 The indifference with which almost all savages 

 regard their dogs seems to negative the idea 

 that primitive man took the trouble to tame and 

 train adult wild animals of this kind for his own 

 purposes. The young dog would form one of 



