How long have dogs and humans been friends?

I mean are dogs tamed by humans a thousand years ago?

i think the relationship dates back to prehistoric times...no one knows for sure tho.

very early man, brobly only a few generations after the first, tamed dogs so as old as man

Dog bones and dog fossils from about 14 000 years ago were found with human bones and human fossils. What does this mean? Dogs have lived with people for a long time. Cats have lived with people for only 7000 years. (Sorry cat lovers!)

According to this article, it's been 10 to 15 thousand years.http://www.animalfreedom.org/english/opinion/pets/history_of_the_dog.html