2006-06-18 02:53:59 · 29 answers · asked by * wiSH * 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs are mans best friend because ever since they have been domesticated they have been assisting humans in protection, hunting, etc. but dogs aren't DEPENDENT, they stick close to you because they feel they have the need to protect you and make sure you feel you are safe
2006-06-18 07:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"We don't know exactly when "man's best friend" took off in American vernacular. But the phrase's pedigree is widely attributed to Senator George Graham Vest of Missouri (1830-1904).
Before his career in Congress, Vest was a hotshot lawyer and orator. In Burden v. Hornsby, a controversial case of man shoots dog that reached the Missouri Supreme Court in 1870, Vest represented the plaintiff, closing with the now famous "Tribute to the Dog" speech. Part of the speech states thusly: "The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog."
Over time the saying got reduced to a more bite-sized portion. Today, "man's best friend" is guaranteed to be nipping at your heels wherever the topic of canines comes up -- be it science TV shows, newspaper articles, or movie titles.
Has it become a cliché without meaning? One wonders whether Senator Vest ever owned a pit bull or a Chihuahua. But, given the long and loyal history of humanity and the doggie kingdom, we agree wholeheartedly with Senator Vest -- Spot, Rex, and Fido will probably never let us down."
2006-06-18 09:57:03 · answer #2 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it loyalty or dependancy? I think some people consider dogs a human's best friend because they are descended from the lower ranking wild pack dog. Those lower than Alpha rank dogs were very dependent and obsequious to the higher ranking dogs. (Watch nature documentaries about wolf pack behavior and you'll see examples of this). The modern domestic dog has transfered this behavior to its human pack. Some modern dogs are more submissive and docile than others. The worst offender in the groveling obsequious behaviors are the Spanials, and the Golden Retrievers.
Humans have assumed this behavior to "loyalty". It really isn't. The dog is submitting to the alpha of its pack.
2006-06-18 09:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by WhatAmI? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs are MANS best Friends because of their loyalty and dependency on a man.
2006-06-18 10:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by nitramgm2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the first person to ever own a dog was a stupid idiot. And a man, no offense to some men, the first dog onwer was stupid. Dogs are of course, as we all know, A womens BFF. forever and ever.
2006-06-18 13:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by Wish I still had all my dogs!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that because if you and your boyfriend or husband have a dog and you get in a fight and go to your friends and party or put him on the couch all they have to turn to is the dog.
2006-06-18 10:19:43 · answer #6 · answered by karen v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? You don't say it too? LOL jks!!
OK well dogs are called mans best friends because they act like them and are always there for them.
2006-06-18 09:59:16 · answer #7 · answered by Vanessa<3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because dogs and men are the most similar creatures on the planet. i'm just playin. i think it's because dogs are fun to play with so maybe not males in general but people as a whole.
2006-06-18 09:59:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loyalty
2006-06-18 09:55:44 · answer #9 · answered by kjosee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accually I find dogs a little annoying but they are there for you and the forgive but I think the same applys to alot of animals, like my little kitty on my lap right now
2006-06-18 09:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋