"...they are talking about taking your balls"
Posted on 02/16/2017 5:52:57 PM PST by RoosterRedux
Humans and dogs have lived side-by-side for centuries, and new research has given us even more insight into the feelings of man's best friend .
Researchers at Kyoto University's department of psychology in Japan have worked out that dogs - as well as some species of monkey - have an almost human-like sense of morality.
During a series of experiments, they found that our canine chums were less likely to interact with anyone they perceive as acting rudely or unfairly.
The Japanese team set up three experiments and documented their findings in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews .
One experiment involved watching a dog watching two people (one of which was its owner) arrive with three balls each. One asked the other for their balls and, in some cases, that person obliged - handing over all their balls. Next, the person who had given up their balls asked for them back - again, sometimes the person obliged and other times they declined.
Following this exchange, the dogs were offered treats by both parties. And the researchers found that the dogs were less inclined to accept treats from the person they had observed as being selfish.
The researchers claim both the dogs and the capuchin monkeys that were also tested, made social judgements similar to those that a human might make.
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Not bad...just different.
I trust dogs more than most people.
Of course they do. Look at the faces of dogs who know they have done something wrong. They look almost ashamed of themselves.
I always trust animals more than people.
Animals are closer to the Truth than people.
saying a dog has a Human-like sense of morality is a gross insult to Woofdom
"...they are talking about taking your balls"
I have a few people in my neighborhood that are huge liberals and my dogs over the years have always had the hair on their back go up and go into total defensive mode when meeting them on walks.
A lot of humans don’t have a human like sense of morality
Man...is that ever right.
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Modern morality? Like humping every available bitch?
Ha, ha, ha, ha.... good one!
I miss my dogs so much. They both died last year, and where we live now doesn’t allow pets. :-(
‘My old pappy always told me to trust your fellow man to be exactly what he is.’
-Maverick
Remorse:
Apologetic:
Contentment:
Devious
Dogs have better morals than most people I know. I’m mistrustful of people who my dog doesn’t like. I’m also mistrustful of people who don’t like my dog. They’re usually the same
:( , lost mine last year too
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