He's head of the behavioral-biology division at the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park. Wolves are social, too. Pretend you are your cat or your dog for an hour, and follow it around the house to see what it is doing. It's thinking dog thoughts or cat thoughts. Many animals are social - they live in groups.
Dogs are social.
When two dogs meet, they may growl. If they see each other across the street, they may signal by barking. They may raise a ridge of fur called a hackle - that's a signal, too. Wolves are social and scent-oriented, too. Before a hunt, they seem to romp with one another like puppies, play-biting and pouncing.