0_Apprentice
Hello.  Do you happen to have a dog?
1_Wizard
I don't have a dog, but I heard they were the first species to be domesticated
0_Apprentice
Interesting.  I would have thought that some sort of livestock would have been the first to be domesticated.
1_Wizard
Some have said that dog remains were buried next to humans 14,700 years ago
0_Apprentice
Yeah I wonder if they were as highly regarded as say cats in ancient Egyptian culture.  I can see them being important though since dogs are so useful.
1_Wizard
I hear that Ancient Egypt is one of six historic civilizations that arose as an independent
0_Apprentice
As an independent what?