The friendliness of your dog could have serious implications for its social standing with other canines, new research suggests.
could have serious implications for its social standing with other canines, new research suggests.
"Our aim was to find what traits might be related to the formation of these hierarchies and the rank of the individuals," In the wild, where animals have to compete amongst one another for limited resources, achieving dominance over other animals in a social group can have important implications for survival.
"Once stabilized, hierarchy can help the access to these resources – in favor of the dominant individuals – without serious conflict or harm," the researchers"In groups of co-habiting companion dogs however, competition for these resources is less prevalent as they are readily provided and distributed by the owner.
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