"Dogs have an exaggerated, ebullient, perhaps even excessive capacity to form affectionate relationships," psychologist Clive Wynne writes in his new book, "Dog Is Love."

Sept. 25, 2019

Research on dogs has exploded in recent decades. Universities have opened canine cognition labs, and scientists have probed dogs’ intelligence, behavior, biology and skills.

Clive Wynne, a psychologist and founder of the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University, has a new book that walks readers through the growing body of dog science. In it, he argues that what makes dogs remarkable is not their smarts, but their capacity to form affectionate relationships with other species — in short, to love.