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Dogs can read human emotions, study finds (only other species shown to be capable of this)
Telegraph ^ | 13 Jan 2016 | Sophie Jamieson

Posted on 01/13/2016 5:26:46 PM PST by presidio9

Dogs really are man's best friend, it seems, as researchers have shown they can recognise emotions in humans by combining information from different senses.

They are the only creatures outside of humans who have been observed to have that ability.

-SNIP-

"Our study shows that dogs have the ability to integrate two different sources of sensory information into a coherent perception of emotion in both humans and dogs.

"To do so requires a system of internal categorisation of emotional states. This cognitive ability has until now only been evidenced in primates and the capacity to do this across species only seen in humans."

Co-author Professor Daniel Mills, from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Lincoln, said: "It has been a long-standing debate whether dogs can recognise human emotions. Many dog owners report anecdotally that their pets seem highly sensitive to the moods of human family members.

"However, there is an important difference between associative behaviour, such as learning to respond appropriately to an angry voice, and recognising a range of very different cues that go together to indicate emotional arousal in another.

"Our findings are the first to show that dogs truly recognise emotions in humans and other dogs.

-SNIP-

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: agriculture; animalhusbandry; dog; dogs; dogworship; domestication; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; huntergatherers; mansbestfriend; nathanbruckenthalrip; wolves
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To: Joe 6-pack
I do love my dogs. They are the "best people" I know. lol.
My little Yorkie gave birth to 5 puppies 11 weeks ago. They are the cutest little guys you've ever seen and they seem to know it too.
Right now I'm sick. I have the flu. I'm really taking care of myself too as I already had pneumonia a couple of years back and it almost killed me.
My dogs seem to understand that I'm ill right now...
Even the little puppies.
They seem to be wishing they could do something to make me well again...
61 posted on 01/13/2016 6:15:56 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: bgill

None unless you are British.


62 posted on 01/13/2016 6:16:13 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: presidio9

All my dogs have been able to read me like a book. I have to be careful though, because although they can tell when I’m PO’d (at some idiot liberal on TV, say), they cannot conceive that I’m mad at someone who isn’t even present in the room. They always think I’m mad at them, and that hurts their feelings very badly. Then I have to go apologize and scratch their ears for an hour. I spend a lot of time scratching ears.


63 posted on 01/13/2016 6:19:55 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: soycd
Cats rule, dogs follow.

Thanks for posting this truth. Not one to enjoy being ruled, I find this reminder helpful to explain why I, a leader, have always been a dog person.

64 posted on 01/13/2016 6:24:06 PM PST by ru4liberty (I wish FR were still "The Premiere *CONSERVATIVE* Site on the Net" :'(.....)
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To: presidio9

Did they interview any cats?


65 posted on 01/13/2016 6:26:09 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: ru4liberty

Cats will rule only those who will let themselves be ruled. Otherwise, they are pesky little balls of furry love, and yes they even sympathize with me.


66 posted on 01/13/2016 6:27:39 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: ru4liberty

Pound for pound, after my ammunition is gone, cats will rule.


67 posted on 01/13/2016 6:31:19 PM PST by soycd
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To: soycd

The reason cats seem to rule, I say, is that cats run on a special kind of love that needs more attention to do right. Dogs will anxiously kiss up to you. Cats just soak in the adoration. But if you are willing to do it, then they will come around and love you back till your heart melts at what balls of furry sweetness they are.


68 posted on 01/13/2016 6:35:57 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: wrench
Weightless Cats are way more entertaining than Cat Juggling.
69 posted on 01/13/2016 6:39:46 PM PST by BraveMan (Opinions and ideologies make a pretty thin shield against the bullets of a madman.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

But of course.

The love you give does balance the love you take ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayo75QnDnss


70 posted on 01/13/2016 6:48:34 PM PST by soycd
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To: skeeter
Its one reason I stopped watching football - my dog couldn't take it.

I share a house with my son-in-law, a rabid Denver Bronco fan. Whenever he watches a game he yells and emotes at every positive or negative turn of the game for the Broncos. Inevitably, if near the TV he's watching, his dog seeks refuge in my part of the house.

71 posted on 01/13/2016 6:49:37 PM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
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To: presidio9

Obama used to have a best friend


72 posted on 01/13/2016 6:57:44 PM PST by Sybeck1 (John Hardy Allen 10-6-44 - 11-23-15)
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To: presidio9

It’s terrible to see the ages of our fallen. I can’t exactly see the date of USCG Brukenthal’s passing because his gorgeous companion’s ear is blocking it, but goodness, this picture makes me simultaneously sad and proud for a variety of reasons.

RIP Bruckenthal


73 posted on 01/13/2016 7:04:34 PM PST by definitelynotaliberal (I believe it! He's alive! Sweet Jesus!)
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To: presidio9
researchers have shown they can recognise emotions in humans by combining information from different senses.

Of course dogs can do this. That's why humans and dogs found each other 10,000 years ago. If any other species could do it, THEY would be "mans best friend" but they can't - only dogs can.

74 posted on 01/13/2016 7:06:48 PM PST by PGR88
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To: KGeorge

I’ve seen it too in my dogsitting experiences. One dog would fast (a serious chow hound of a Golden Retriever, no less) on the last day till the door bell rang and her people came for her.


75 posted on 01/13/2016 7:06:53 PM PST by definitelynotaliberal (I believe it! He's alive! Sweet Jesus!)
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To: presidio9

I have lived with a cat or two since I was seven years old. Yes, they also, like dogs, seem to know when you are sad or ill.


76 posted on 01/13/2016 7:10:45 PM PST by Yaelle (Since PC is not actually "correct," it should be renamed Political Pandering.)
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To: presidio9

Great picture, thanks for posting.


77 posted on 01/13/2016 7:16:32 PM PST by mojo114 (Pray for our military)
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To: Fiddlstix

Aww you have good little ones- you get well real soon.


78 posted on 01/13/2016 7:20:35 PM PST by mojo114 (Pray for our military)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Horses that have a close relationship with their owners or handlers tune into their people’s emotions.


79 posted on 01/13/2016 7:23:26 PM PST by Himyar (Sessions: the only real man in D.C.)
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To: presidio9
"They are the only creatures outside of humans who have been observed to have that ability. "

I think that is a false statement. Large pet birds have been observed protecting their owners, and I am willing to bet that chimpanzees, and possibly other primates have the ability to read human emotion.

80 posted on 01/13/2016 7:25:12 PM PST by matthew fuller (Americans want to win, after seven years of a faggot muslim surrender monkey that hates America!)
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