Is there research that indicates that dogs are pack animals?
As far as domestic dogs looking at us humans as part of their pack… I cannot find any controlled studies of this, at all. I’m sure they’re out there – I *hope* they’re out there seeing as so many choose to state often ‘dogs are pack animals.’ But if you look at the definition of what pack means; a “pack” is simply defined as an extended family unit. So, yes, us humans *can* be looked at as part of the pack. I tend to believe this based on my own experience with our own wolves AND dogs. This written article has no information as to whether or not this is based on study or opinion: http://asab.icapb.ed.ac.uk/resources/cam… In regards to dogs being pack animals with other (same species) canids, yes, this is true and there are numerous studies to prove this: Google “Gipson, P. S. Evaluations of behavior of feral dogs” You should be able to find information from his studies in the 80’s studying feral dog pac
