i love dogs.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The domestic dog (\"Canis lupus familiaris\" or \"Canis familiaris\") is a member of the genus \"Canis\" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. New research seems to show that dogs have mutations to equivalent genetic regions in humans where changes are known to trigger high sociability and somewhat reduced intelligence. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet \"man's best friend\".\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Out of all the pets you can get dogs are my absolute favorite.  Its no wonder they were the first species to bet domesticated."}, {"role": "user", "content": "They're such loyal and kind animals, as well as how many uses they have!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They really do have many uses.  They provide their owners with physical and emotional benefits."}, {"role": "user", "content": "They were also used for things like herding and retrieving right?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes that is correct.  All herding behavior is actually just modified predatory behavior. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh that's a really interesting to think that we basically recoded their behavior to make them do something totally different."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It really is.  One of the best herding dogs is actually a collie and they look very different from their wolf ancestors. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Collies are great dogs! So smart and energetic!"}]