This one reminds me of my male fur baby...
Posted on 08/29/2016 3:37:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When it comes to dogs, do you think they prefer a nice belly rub or a delicious treat?
While the dog from the Beggin' Strips commercial is always thrilled about devouring his treat, chances are he actually would have preferred a nice pat on the head, according to new research.
Scientists at Emory University wanted to see if dogs value human companionship more than food. This led them to conduct brain scans of 15 dogs while presenting objects paired with rewards.
For example, after the dogs were shown a toy car, their owners would praise them....
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Cat is probably cleaning its feet after using the litter box.
Rubbing my own belly does nothing for me either........
That’s the dangerous thing about my Great Dane. Start scratching him, and I can almost never stop.
Having done extensive research in this field, I concur with these findings.
Ditto.
One dog grabs your hand when you stop petting her. The other could care less about the belly rub, if there’s a treat involved :)
This one reminds me of my male fur baby...
How about both?
Mine was a Rottweiler. I have had two. We miss them greatly, but can’t get a new one because we work all the time.
Thanks :)
Strange; my dogs (7) aren’t real wild about bacon, but they would kill me for a meaty ham bone.
LOL, are you SURE they aren’t...aliens?
I, for one, welcome our new canine overlords!
No they don’t.
Not as many as this:
Feds Spend $911,056 Studying the Drinking Habits of Lesbian Couples | Regator
http://regator.com/p/272876997/feds_spend_911056_studying_the_drinking_habits_of/
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Article is truncated & should read as follows:
“The scans showed that when praised, 13 of the 15 dogs showed equal or greater levels of brain activity associated with the area that controls decision-making and signals rewards than when they received food. The other two were Labrador retrievers.”
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