Relationships

Dogs don’t have a say in choosing their owner/guardian but the person(s) they end up with will have a profound influence on their life. Co-operation with humans and learning from humans are facilitated by a high degree of social attentiveness.

Bonds between dogs and humans are selective, intense, and will vary in quality. It is important that we bear in mind the spectrum of positive duties that this relationship engenders, including the duty to live up to the trust that dogs place in us.