
Do Dogs Need Canine Friends?
If your pup is an “only dog” you might be feeling guilty that he doesn’t have any canine companions. After all, we humans thrive on friendships so shouldn’t our dogs be given the chance to make friends too? Plus, dogs are descended from wolves and you have likely heard they have a complex social structure with tight bonds between animals. Well, turns out the answer to the canine friends question is not so simple. Yes, our dogs are descended from wolves. But, when researchers from Washington State University at Pullman looked closer, they found that wolves’ social interactions couldn’t really…