In "Apocalypto" the people in Jaguar Paw's tribe had dogs before they met the europeans. Isn't it absurd?

Question

I believe that the dogs came to america with the europeans. What are the animals barking in Jaguar Paw's village before they see the spaniards arriving? Isn't it a mistake of the script?

Answer 1

dogs were among the Plains Indians long before first contact. They were the original beasts of burden before the horse.

Answer 2

It definitely is not absurd! In Mexico chihuahuas were both revered, loved, sometimes buried with the owner and occasionally used as a food source. They were living with the native Americans before Columbus came to the New World. In North America they performed similar functions.

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Answer 3

Dogs were bred from wolves and coyotes. They are native to the Americas and were originally used to pull travois and guard villages of the Plains Indians. They were also eaten in bad times.

There were dogs domesticated on every continent except Antarctica--all of them descended from the local canids.

No, it was not a mistake of the script.

Answer 4

i don't think so,we had contact with the native of Canada and Mexico,they mixed with our wolves and this is where the native American dog was born and,is still alive today.