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Dogs have long been dependable companions by our sides. But it wasn’t always that way, and a look at their closest living relative, the wolf, makes it clear why. Research into dog domestication and intelligence offers clues into what the human-dog relationship. And analyzing dogs’ brain activity and genes may even help answer whether dogs are in it for the food—or if they really love us.

Follow the epic journey of dog domestication and see what science says about dogs’ love.

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Dogs have long been dependable companions by our sides. But it wasn’t always that way, and a look at their closest living relative, the wolf, makes it clear why. Research into dog domestication and intelligence offers clues into the human-dog relationship. And analyzing dogs’ brain activity and genes may even help answer whether dogs are in it for the food—or if they really love us.

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Researchers use brain imaging to figure out whether dogs love us—or if they just want treats.

It's time to learn the truth once and for all.

Do Dogs Love Us or do They Just Want Treats?

A researcher uncovers 30,000-year-old skulls from Europe, which appear to be halfway between those of wolves and domestic canines. But do the skulls actually belong to the ancestors of today's dogs?

Learn more about the evolution of our furry companions.

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Dogs have long been dependable companions by our sides. But it wasn’t always that way, and a look at their closest living relative, the wolf, makes it clear why. Research into dog domestication and intelligence offers clues into what the human-dog relationship is all about. And analyzing dogs’ brain activity and genes may even help answer the question of whether dogs are in it for the food—or if they really love us. (Premiered February 12, 2020)

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Follow the epic journey of dog domestication and see what science says about dogs’ love.

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Five Dogs with Crazy Résumés

Do Dogs Love Us or do They Just Want Treats?

Dogs' Brains Respond to People's Voices the Same Way We Do

Dogs Can Diagnose Malaria By Sniffing Socks

Wolves boop their snoots to touch screens to feed their friends. Dogs? Not so much.

Dogs' Dazzling Sense of Smell

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What Are Animals Saying?

Can Dogs Predict Seizures?

AI Trained to Act Like a Dog

The World’s Smartest Dog

Why Do Dogs Eat Poop?

Chaser, the language-learning dog with a 1,000-word vocabulary, has died

Wolf—Human Alliance May Have Finished Off the Neanderthals

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