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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/08/b3dxmujiw1s6rkwuju9z.jpg?quality=751024573Two prevailing theories exist about the origin of domesticated dogs. One proposes that prehistoric humans used early dogs as hunting partners, and the other says that wolves were attracted to our garbage piles. New research suggests both theories are wrong and that the real reason has to do with our limited capacity to digest protein.