An expert's top 5 reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals.

Dogs are important to a lot of humans, but what makes them so?

Apart from being warm, soft and capable of inspiring our unconditional love, there are a number of unique characteristics that set dogs apart from other animals.

As a dog researcher, animal behaviour consultant and canophile (which means I love dogs), let me share five traits that I think make dogs so special.
Dogs are hypersocial

I used to be a cat lady, but now I have 9 dogs. They really are special. Oh, I still love cats, and have 2 indoor and a tnr feral colony I feed. But, doggies have stolen my heart!

https://theconversation.com/an-experts-top-5-reasons-why-dogs-can-be-considered-exceptional-animals-211832