Surveys show San Francisco is the No. 1 place for dog owners in the United States, but that doesn't mean that everyone gets along. Controversies surrounding dog parks and leashing have erupted, so the city set up what it believes to be the only municipal Dog Advisory Committee in the nation. What do they do? We ask Bob Palacio, the city staffer who oversees it.

Also, Emily and Steve don't quite buy the recent study that claims that the direction of the dog's wag represents the dog's happiness.

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