Foxes: Prehistoric Man's Best Friend?

Thought this article was interesting.

New Discovery Suggests Man Tamed Foxes As Pets Before Dogs | Global Animal

Thanks. Thats fascinating. And we know foxes can be domesticate from the Russian experiment . . . maybe people tried with them first, because they are smaller, cuter, and less dangerous than wolves?

I think its possible. There was Tim Treadwell who lived with the foxes and made friends with him. I watched his show on animal planet and the foxes seemed to trust and accept him into their territory

Timothy Treadwell and his relationship with the foxes Retrieverman's Weblog