For some of us, that comes easier with animals.“If we can’t attach to our fellow humans easily, and if we don’t find them helpful for regulation, but we can turn to an animal, attach to that animal and the animal helps us to self-regulate through co-regulation, what’s not to like?” asks Urwin.

Study finds nearly three quarters of UK dogs show signs of poor mental health (Image: Getty) Around 8.8 million dogs exhibit behaviour indicating anxiety or depression (Image: Getty)The most common signs include a loss of appetite, destructiveness and low activity levels.

Elizabeth Hoad and her dog, Logan, tied the knot live on This Morning earlier this week – and they’re not the first to do so. This Morning (@thismorning) The moment we officially pronounced Elizabeth and Logan as Dog and Wife!

Taking the research one step further, the SPCA last year collaborated with the producer John McLaughlin, best known for his work with Westlife, Blue, and 5ive, to create Paws, Play, Relax, a charitable record designed for dogs.

“After finishing three years [of research], we felt confident that we knew what dogs need, what they like, that we could create content,” Levi says.

The golden-haired charmer’s name may be Bodhi, but his 354,000 (and growing) Instagram followers know him best as @MenswearDog. People come for his top-dollar looks (bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in a Brooks Brothers bow tie, pensive in a black Ermenegildo Zegna suit, smize-ing in a Levi’s jean jacket), but many stay for his cheeky captions (“The Dog Next Door,” “Breaking necks with my good looks since 2009,” “Crisp air, Crispier outfit… Tag a lumber-gent”).