Domestication of dogs may have elaborated on a pre-existing capacity of wolves to learn from humans - Science Daily - December 3, 2013

The researchers conclude that the ability to learn from other species, including humans, is not unique to dogs but was already present in their wolf ancestors. Prehistoric humans and the ancestors of dogs could build on this ability to better coordinate their actions. (Credit: Wolf Science Center)

Domestication of dogs may have elaborated on a pre-existing capacity of wolves to learn from humans