THE POOP DOGS

THE POOP DOGS
POOP! IS A DOG BLOG. IT'S A BLOG DEVOTED TO DOG STORIES, DOG TAILS, HISTORY LESSONS, FUTURE PREDICTIONS OF DOGHOOD, AND FINALLY, THE ONGOING COMMENTARIES OF THE POOP DOGS!

Sunday, December 4, 2011

DOGS OF PREHISTORY (LESSON #1)


DINOSAURS WERE DOGS!

     Have you ever wondered why the Flintstones had a dog-like dinosaur pet named Dino?  It is because dogs were once dinosaurs.  You see, the Flintstones lived a long, long time ago when dinosaurs and humans interacted.  (This period in history is commonly known among scientists as THE OVERLAPPING ERA.)  This is obvious proof that our current canines were once scaly, cold-blooded creatures.  A few parallels between Dino and today’s dog are his “yipping” or barking behavior, the love of bones, scrambling around the house with little purpose except food or excitement, and the life-bonding companionship with humans.  (And yes, Dino did poop—but never in front of the camera!)

     Scientists presently believe all furry, fluffy animals evolved from water-dwelling critters.  Slowly these ancient critters developed legs, releasing ownership of their slimy fins, to search for food on land.  Well, have you ever heard of a Dogfish or is it any wonder that dogs can swim?  Try throwing a cat in the water and see how it fares.  Not so good, I tell you.  Have you ever noticed the little, loose crinkles that show up by the sides of your dog’s mouth when it smiles or pants?  Those crinkles were once gills!  It is now safe for those with great knowledge and PhDs to speculate that canine beings with gills, scales, and fins evolved into land-dwelling dinosaurs with meat-ripping teeth, toes, and claws.  And the greatest perk of all?  When a Dog-o-saur died, it left huge bones upon the ground—and we all know how much dogs love chewing on bones…especially BIG BONES!  It may sound a bit cannibalistic to us today, but those luscious, meaty bones were a cornucopia for any prehistoric dog beast.

     Now let us take a look at the Ptero-Dog-Tyl.  Yes, as fantastical as it sounds, these special Dog-o-saurs even had wings.  They were not elegant flyers, and often fluttered over-exuberantly into mountaintops and trees, but they could still fly never the less.  Remember, these canines were cold-blooded creatures at this point in time and still laid eggs.  They did not evolve into mammalhood until much, much later.  Many bones from these large, flying canines have been recently unearthed and are coming to a museum near you.  The assembled skeletons of Pterodactyls could be misleading to the public, as they might give the impression that birds came before dogs, but this is not the case at all.  Some Dog-o-saurs evolved into Bird-o-saurs and now scientists are assembling the bones of the earliest flying creatures for all to observe with awe and amazement.  Next time you see your dog showing rapt fascination in a bird, fish or lizard, you can now be assured your furry companion is only remembering it’s prehistoric past.

Q: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

A: The Dog!!!                

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