When they act like wolves, are dogs still our best friends? | Patrick Barkham

In Britain we love dogs, but there are too many of them – and politicians are afraid to tackle the danger they pose to children and other animalsDenmark has its first wild wolf pack for 200 years after a young female walked 500km from Germany. There have been several attacks on sheep, but the Danes have sensibly arranged compensation and funding for wolf-proof fencing. Imagine the furore if wolves were reintroduced into Britain and began devouring sheep. So it is strange that we tolerate o