3 ms·

Likewise modern Siberian dogs. And ancient and modern Alaskan dogs. And...

• sk0g 4y ago
  My Samoyed absolutely loves salmon, but I'm pretty sure all dogs do. She's violently allergic to (or maybe just not used to eating) tuna however. Now, what the ancient dogs were used to eating would have little bearing on what the modern ones thrive on right? They have gone through centuries if not millennia of evolution after all.
  • MichaelCollins 4y ago
    Many breeds of modern dogs are incapable of thriving on any diet. They've gone through millennia of artificial selection, so all bets go out the window. You can't assume a modern dog is well adapted for anything other than convincing a breeder to perpetuate it.