Nine Scientific Reasons why Dogs are Man's Best Friend

Dogs have long been man's best friend, living as our domesticated companions for as long as 32,000 years. Today, they are one of the most popular pets in the US, found in over 54 million American homes, or about 44% of all households.

"What really has happened in the last 10 years is that we've learned more about how dogs think than in the previous 100 years," Hare told Business Insider. "There have been a lot of big discoveries … Dogs are very distinctly different from us genetically, but psychologically, they are more like us than some of our more closely related, more genetically related primate relatives."

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Dr. Wise's Take
Ever wonder why dogs are so well suited to be Man's Best Friend?  This article examines nine reasons humans connect with canine companions and ties them to scientific research showing that psychologically, dogs really aren't as different from us as we originally thought. 

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