Just recently I touched on evolution a little bit. About one day later, I had the privilege of seeing this video on television. The main driving force behind evolution is self preservation. Food, water, shelter, flight from possible injury or death. Then there are other needs. Procreation, defense of territory, the needs of family. Dogs, though, we should place in a slightly different category from the just “evolving” label. I believe that no other animal on earth has been genetically manipulated by humans more than Canis Familiaris. Dogs have been bred to selflessly serve humans. To take our commands and obey them. This video, though, should make a person stop and think a little about evolution. It made me wonder if a higher kind of consciousness (or breeding) had temporarily overcome basic instinct. These street pups aren't stupid. They know that in order to survive they need to stay away from cars. So this dog has placed secondary evolutionary drive (needs of family) ahead of primary evolutionary drive (self preservation). That's the very definition of self-sacrifice. And that just doesn't seem very instinctive. It seems, well, bred. If dogs are man's best friends, then clearly, this video shows that they are also dog's best friends. I'm absolutely proud to have three of them.
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