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What do you think the purpose of dogs were? Dogs were cattle of nomadic tribes. In good times, dogs were fattened. In times of famine, dogs were slaughtered for food. Dogs are traditionally so dumb that they would stick around to be slaughtered like cows and buffalo. It is why dogs were called, "Man's best friend."
A dog will eat almost everything provided? Perfect. In good times, you could easily fatten a dog because dogs typically just keep eating.
Other forms of domestically raised beef were created only after man settled to farm the land. Genetic research as reported in Scientific American indicates this first began in SE Turkey. In NA, Indian tribes did same in Missouri. Only when man started farming rather than roaming did dogmeat become supplemented by other domesticated animals.
How wealthy was the roaming tribe? Just count his dogs and notice how fat they were. The original purpose of dog - to provide the tribe with a steady diet of meat.
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