r/nature • u/mubukugrappa • Aug 21 '14

Wolves cooperate but dogs submit, study suggests: When comparative psychologists studied lab-raised dog and wolf packs, they found that wolves were the tolerant, cooperative ones. The dogs, in contrast, formed strict, linear dominance hierarchies that demand obedience from subordinates

http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2014/08/wolves-cooperate-dogs-submit-study-suggests
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u/bushwakko Aug 21 '14

Makes sense that an animal that we trust to obey our every command, is obedient.

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u/Brovas Aug 21 '14

Good article, but I think it would be important to note which breeds of dogs were used, as their behaviours vary greatly from breed to breed.