[–] l-emmerdeur 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thats like saying Steve Buscemi is cooler than Jim Belushi because he has teeth.
It is one of a myriad of reasons.
[–] wolflink009 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Ya, to add on to this dogs/wolves once had a practical purpose and helped our survival. We in turn helped them survive by basically giving them another evolutionary path to follow. We bred for genes/behaviour that are cute/loving etc... and BAM, you've got the dogs of today.
[–] beren ago
I don't know about cats, and I'm probably wrong about this, but my understanding is dog were domesticated not because of their predatory, but their instinct to scavenge. I don't know why they are the favorites, maybe it is because how they seem to "love" us back?
[–] Cuddlefluff ago
Wolves are not especially friendly towards humans. The demeanor dogs have today are through thousands of years of selective breeding. Also an interesting fact is that wolves don't bark, another feature humans have produced through artificial selection.