Madeline gentles a one week old feral pup in Italy. In general, the dogs of the punkebestio (street people) in Italy are friendly and well socialized to people, because they encounter people all the time and are handled frequently. Admittedly, though, there is a dog…

Madeline interacts with and feeds a feral dog in Mexico, May 2004

This is what dogs have been doing for thousands of years – domesticating themselves with their patience waiting for food scraps. Today, it still goes on in areas where feral or wild dogs exist.