What’s a prosocial dog?

At The Prosocial Dog, we believe that life with dogs is best when it’s a partnership—built on trust, understanding, and cooperation.

Being “prosocial” means showing behaviors that help strengthen social bonds—things like communicating clearly, responding gently, and navigating everyday life with others in mind. Prosocial behavior is any action meant to benefit another, and research shows that dogs are naturally wired to form cooperative relationships with humans. Over thousands of years of domestication, dogs developed unique social skills that allow them to read our body language, respond to our emotions, and live alongside us as companions.

Our training programs nurture these innate abilities, helping your dog learn the social skills they need to thrive in the modern human world—like polite greetings, calm behavior in public, relaxed alone time, and emotional regulation around triggers. By fostering understanding and communication, we set the stage for a happier, more harmonious relationship between you and your dog.

A prosocial dog isn’t just well behaved—they’re confident, bonded, and built for life with humans.