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Why Dogs and Humans Love Each Other More Than Anyone Else
Time ^ | July 20, 2018 | Jeffrey Kluger

Posted on 07/21/2018 5:26:43 AM PDT by C19fan

You speak dog better than you think you do. You may not be fluent; that would require actually being a dog. But if you went to live in a dogs-only world, you’d be pretty good at understanding what they’re saying. You can tell a nervous yip from a menacing growl, a bark that says hello from a bark that says get lost. You can read the body language that says happy, that says sad, that says tired, that says scared, that says Please, please, please play with me right now!

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogs; psychology
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To: Vigilanteman

Exactly how my dad described two of my daughters when they were little.

We once went to their home for a holiday dinner. The “cat like” preschooler walked past all the adults who were greeting her with big smiles and open arms. She completely ignored them, then saw my grandpa sitting quietly on the couch. He didn’t notice her until she climbed up and snuggled in next to him. Cat like, indeed.


21 posted on 07/21/2018 6:31:22 AM PDT by NorthstarMom
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To: EQAndyBuzz

The Australian Sheep Dog acts as interpreter...

:)


22 posted on 07/21/2018 6:31:37 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: C19fan

Well, that’s five minutes of drivel I’ll never be able to recoup... Lol.


23 posted on 07/21/2018 6:32:17 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: C19fan

Experiment:

Lock your dog and your wife/girlfriend in the trunk of your car and leave them there for an hour.

When you open the trunk, which one will be happy to see you?


24 posted on 07/21/2018 6:33:16 AM PDT by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: C19fan

I always told my students to try to be the person that their dog thinks they are.


25 posted on 07/21/2018 6:38:24 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: Retvet
The rawhide bone.

Or Mr Taco.

26 posted on 07/21/2018 6:40:48 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

What about my Briard?


27 posted on 07/21/2018 6:46:38 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing! Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a doctor and I won't touch that thing)
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To: Retvet
What’s your dogs favorite?

Mini bull terrier and a Go Dog green dragon ... and her beaver toy.

28 posted on 07/21/2018 6:56:28 AM PDT by BluH2o
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To: Retvet

My doggie’s favorite toys.
Apples and pears ripped from the trees.
My boxer buries some for the winter.
Weird.


29 posted on 07/21/2018 6:57:42 AM PDT by barbarianbabs
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To: Vigilanteman
I am allowing my animal friend partner (well not 'my') to decide what animal they wants to be. They keeps saying 'meow meow' and I keep saying you don't have to say that if you don't want to. You can say 'rooof.' Then I give they dog food and they looks at me and says meow and hisses and claws my eyes out. So maybe they is a cat snake vampire crab. But that's up to they.

Meow is a social construct.

30 posted on 07/21/2018 7:03:21 AM PDT by tinyowl (A is A)
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To: C19fan
Because:

1. When you're on the phone gossiping about some neighbor, your dog's tail is still wagging.

2. When you're sleeping with your neighbor's spouse, your dog doesn't care.

3. When so drunk you don't know what time/day it is, your dog still loves you.

4. When you hate your neighbor for his/her political views, your dog still jumps for joy when you come home.

5. When you steal something right in front of your dog, he yips with delight.

6. When you mistreat your family or a member of your family, the tail is still going.

7. When you're lazy and will do little or no work, your dog is fine with that.

Need any more examples as to why people love their dogs and their dogs love them back? Now, if you kick the dog around and abuse it, it will bite you. But, people usually don't do that because their dogs don't care if they're homosexuals.

31 posted on 07/21/2018 7:14:40 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: budj
Lock your dog and your wife/girlfriend in the trunk of your car and leave her there for five minutes.

When you open the trunk, which one will be happy to see you?

I've heard that one. It about sums it up. Changed time frame.

32 posted on 07/21/2018 7:17:31 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: lonevoice

ping


33 posted on 07/21/2018 8:10:07 AM PDT by Pride in the USA
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To: C19fan

My cat acts a little bit like a dog.:D


34 posted on 07/21/2018 8:13:06 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: C19fan

It’s good to see Time finally printed something worth reading.

It’s also refreshing to see a positive dog thread instead of those nasty ones that beat up on dogs - daily.


35 posted on 07/21/2018 8:21:29 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: marktwain
Agreed. The article doesn't answer it's premise.

I believe God created dogs to allow a glimpse into the fellowship he intended man to have with creation before the fall. With dogs, man can have relationship with God's creation.

36 posted on 07/21/2018 8:23:28 AM PDT by Salvavida
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Does a French poodle and a German Sheppard speak the same language?

Wee wee Fifi!

The real question is what do they find so interesting when they smell someone's butt or another dog's pee? I think it's more complicated than we might be able to understand with our very limited ability to smell. I wonder if they pity humans for being so smell blind.

37 posted on 07/21/2018 8:27:24 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: trisham
Great picture!!

Here's one of my favorites. Not all of them made it into the picture.


38 posted on 07/21/2018 8:29:56 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Mental/Moral Equivalent of End Stage Cancer)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

“Does a French poodle and a German Sheppard speak the same language?”

Depends upon how the war’s going at the time.


39 posted on 07/21/2018 8:30:44 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: Boomer

Beautiful! Thank you!


40 posted on 07/21/2018 8:32:24 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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