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Some scientists think prehistoric people created the dog by adopting wolf pups and breeding the friendliest of them. But a more recent theory says humans were basically bystanders in dog domestication. WARNING: Do Not Pet the Wolf The Trouble with Adopting a Wolf Stone Age people domesticated the dog 10,000 years ago or more —