The Human-Canine Bond: A Heart's Best Friend

Humans have coevolved with dogs, beginning with the domestication of the wolf about 40,000 years ago.1Botigué L.R. Song S. Scheu A. et al.Ancient European dog genomes reveal continuity since the Early Neolithic.Nat Commun. 2017; 8: 16082Crossref PubMed Scopus (122) Google Scholar Since then, this symbiotic relationship between a human and a dog has favorably affected development bilaterally and intertwined the 2 species. In this issue of Mayo...