Max P. Churchill © Bert E. Kavich Productions. All Rights Reserved.

Remember I Have The Facts!

	Neolithic Era Evidence Of The First  Herd / Watchdog
	The Neolithic, as this era is called, was humanity's second great social revolution, marking the end of the free-roaming Stone Age and the beginning of the first, grounded "civilizations." Rapid human sociocultural development fueled the domestication process, probably accelerating the evolution of tamed or semitamed wolves, which became further removed from the natural selection process. Those already exhibiting a host of neotenic behavioral traits, such as the inclination to stalk but not kill livestock – the hallmark of a potential herder – or to defend their master's home – if not the master him/herself – as the epicenter of their territory, probably gave rise to the first true dogs, though the change occurred so gradually that it is impossible to pinpoint where their taxonomic classification as wolves should end, and a new Canis familiaris designation should begin.   Much of the evidence suggest that the emergence of the first true dogs coincides with the beginning of domesticated livestock, a theory reinforced by the recovery of some of the oldest known depictions of dogs, in the form of rock art and crudely fashioned sculptures from sites in southwestern Asia, Iraq, Turkey, and to a lesser extent, Africa and northwest Europe (England and Denmark). Canine pictorial art such as the images found at Catal Hüyük, an Iraqi site spread over thirty acres, suggest that dogs were an integral part of Neolithic life in the Middle East. This famous rock art features some intriguing images of people hunting deer in the company of what look like dogs with curling tails. Likewise, Algerian rock art at Tassili-n-Ajjer is highly suggestive of dogs, with one panel depicting a wild ox or wildebeest being cornered by three curly-tailed quadrupeds as a hunter with a lance moves in for the kill.
	Information source: The Lost History Of The Canine Race by Mary Elizabeth Thurston.

Max Links

Flying Paws

Pet Portraits by Cherie

Pet Portraits by Melanie Phillips

Doggles

Links To Help The Less Fortunate

Hesed House

Phoenix Rescue Mission

St. Mary's Basilica

"Our Deepest and Most Heartfelt Thanks"
Max P. Churchill, Family & Friends

© Bert E. Kavich Productions. All Rights Reserved.

I Max P. Churchill stand for the rights of the working dog who works day in and day out in many cases without recognition or appreciation! A dog who in many cases will literally put his or her life in jeopardy. A truly loyal and devoted friend and companion.

Max Commentary

"Christmas"

The Christmas Season is a wonderful season of warmth, love and holiday cheer. A time of Christmas gifts and family gatherings and wonderful dinners. "Please" let us not forget the less fortunate than ourselves. The homeless, the poor and the critically ill. Please give generously to your local charities and organizations. Please also give to food pantries and kitchens that feed the poor and clothe the homeless as well as shelters for homeless pets (less they not be forgotten). Remember that this is what the Christmas Season is really all about. ("Giving of ones love and self").  "May God Bless You All."  Max Family & Friends

Mycroft's Column Mycroft © Bert E. Kavich Productions. All Rights Reserved. "Double-check Your Home For Potential Safety Hazards To Your Pets"     Have you looked around your house lately with a dog or cat's eye view?   Maybe it's time.   There are hazards to our pets that many of us just don't think about until it's too late.   For example, do you have a paper shredder? Is it on the floor or a low shelf where a curious pet could be injured?   There have been several instances where dogs have gotten their tongues cut by paper shredders because they got too close or went after paper that was disappearing into the teeth of the device.   Tuck away sewing kits.   Cats, especially, are fascinated by string and thread, which are deadly if they swallow them. The long pieces wrap around their intestines and can kill the animal.   Some houseplants are harmless to pets, such as spider plants. But others, such as lilies or rubber trees can be dangerous to cats who like to nibble greens.   There are also dangers for pets in the kitchen from foods that humans may not realize are a problem. Most of us know that chocolate is poisonous to dogs and cats, but did you know onions can be toxic?

Information source: The above is an article written by Laurie Denger - Dayton (Ohio) Daily News -  Found in The Arizona Republic Newspaper. Saturday, August 5th. 2006 issue.

"Have A Smashing Good Holiday"   Regards, Mycroft

If  you wish to contact me you may do so by clicking on my E-mail address below. mycroft@maxhasthefacts.com

Berton McCoy Beagle (Legal Beagle) Max P. Churchill, Mother Churchill, Mycroft, Bogart, Malcom Pembroke, Hilde,Wilhelmina & Sir Reginald Fox. Copy Right 2001-2008 Bert E. Kavich Productions. All Rights Reserved.

maxpchurchill@maxhasthefacts.com

Road Runner Cable Internet