Why “Dogs” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I work in ads targeting > Google is doing McDonalds a disservice as their advertiser by showing you the ad (and won't be doing the user any useful service either). yes this is r…
by Anon1096 · Nov 5, 2026
That's the thing, they don't roam. My Great Pyrenees when younger would sometimes refuse to come in, and we have in our back yard a very low fence, like barely knee high in plac…
by FireBeyond · Nov 5, 2026
Because people care about dogs more than children, or people as a whole.
by dmkolobov · Nov 5, 2026
I think it would be better to do this with children than with dogs, and I wish more people did. Why do you think more people say this about dogs than children?
by mapotofu · Nov 5, 2026
> Bikes don't belong on the road I beg to differ. And I used a bike daily for commute (okay, when it wasn't raining) and a car otherwise. The roads are for everybody. Bikes, car…
by holgerschurig · Nov 5, 2026
I don't know. I have been living in south of Spain for the last 7 years, buildings aren't high rises yet in the 2 neighborhood I have lived in I had most of the commodities avai…
by prmoustache · Nov 5, 2026
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The dog is a domesticated descendant of wolves. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. Dogs and the modern gray wolf share a common ancestor. Dogs were the first species to be domesticated over 14,000 years ago, before the development of agriculture, though genetic studies suggest the domestication process may have begun over 25,000 years ago. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids. Read more on Wikipedia