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The Indispensable Dog.

Clive D L Wynne¹

¹Canine Science Collaboratory, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.

Frontiers in Psychology

|August 23, 2021

Summary

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Dogs adapted to humans by changing foraging and reproductive behaviors. Their social behavior is more hierarchical than wolves, with humans holding "super-dominance" due to resource control.

Keywords:

dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)domestication dominance social hierarchy symbiosis wolves (Canis lupus lupus)

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Area of Science:

Canine Ethology
Animal Behavior
Domestication Studies

Background:

Dogs' success is linked to adaptations for living with humans.
These include reproductive and foraging changes from wolves, adapting to human food sources.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the adaptations of dogs to cohabitation with humans.
To propose an integrated account of dog social behavior, particularly cooperation with humans.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on dog and wolf behavior.
Analysis of social interactions and behavioral adaptations.

Main Results:

Dogs exhibit altered reproductive and foraging behaviors compared to wolves.
Dog social interactions are more hierarchical and competitive than wolves'.
Humans occupy a 'super-dominant' status over dogs due to resource control and signal overlap.

Conclusions:

Dog social behavior is shaped by scavenging and human resource control.
Human 'super-dominance' explains dog cooperation with humans.
This framework opens new research avenues for human-dog relationships.