Key points

You spend a lot of time with your dog, so positive interactions with you are essential for your dog's welfare.

Your dog can enjoy many activities with you, including exercise, classes, or simply hanging out together.

Keep your dog engaged by swapping out toys and using tasty training treats.

We get dogs because we love their companionship, but if we look at it from their perspective, how do they feel about our presence? Don’t worry, I am sure your dog loves you! But did you know that there are things you can do to help make time spent together even better? Interactions with people are an important part of dogs’ welfare. From a scientific perspective, we can look at this through a model called the Five Domains (Mellor et al., 2020). Behavioral interactions with people, other

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