Dogs have also historically been used for aid in hunting (whether as an actual attack animal or simply to retrieve downed game), transportation (the Iditarod is a good example of dogsledding), or even as food - a practice today frowned upon by most of the western world, given their degree of interdependency with humans (as well as high intelligence and friendly nature). | Dogs have also historically been used for aid in hunting (whether as an actual attack animal or simply to retrieve downed game), transportation (the Iditarod is a good example of dogsledding), or even as food - a practice today frowned upon by most of the western world, given their degree of interdependency with humans (as well as high intelligence and friendly nature). |