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I wish they had had this here in Ontario when I had to have my Shepherd put down. She was 16 years old, I had her from 6 weeks. The best and most loyal friend, companion, comforter and buddy I have ever had. She protected my kids when they were at the park, tried to mother any small animal she saw including a box of kittens and a pet rat. She and my cockatiel were best buds. She had arthritis in her hips and one day she tried to jump out of my van, caught her back toenail in something and dislocated her hips. After watching her drag her back end around trying to follow me I called a vet. They would not do anything without money up front. I was a single mother so I could not come up with a few hundred just like that. They told me that the only alternative I had was to let her suffer while I tried to get enough money together, or call the shelter,,,,they would put her down. I was not allowed to be with her at the end after 16 years of faithful companionship. It still haunts me to this day. She was in excellent health other than the arthritis and could have lived a few more years.
Don't know why I shared all that but this entire thread just got me all teary eyed and choked up.
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Your post got to me as well.
The fact that it still bothers you shows that you are a compassionate woman who I'm sure was a great mom to her faithful companion.
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Your dog really does understand you.
Your dog really does understand you.
They're more likely to steal food if they think you can't see, research reveals
Devoted dog owners will often swear that their pet somehow understands them.
And the next time someone tries to tell them they’re imagining it, they have the perfect response – scientists think so too.
They claim that dogs might be able to see things from a human perspective, and make their decisions accordingly.
Researchers found that when a dog was forbidden from taking food, it was more than twice as likely to disobey the command when the room was dark than when it was lit.
This, they say, shows that the pet first considered what a human could see before breaking the rules.
Lead researcher Dr Juliane Kaminski, of the University of Portsmouth’s department of psychology, said: ‘That’s incredible because it implies dogs understand the human can’t see them, meaning they might understand the human perspective.
'Clearly the dogs take the social situation into account before they take any action.
‘Whether or not the human can see the food influences their decision. But whether or not the human is visible in the room didn’t affect their behaviour.
‘It suggests the dogs are looking at the food from the human perspective, as well as their own, before acting.’
Previous research found that dogs steal significantly more food when a person’s eyes are closed.
The researchers carried out several experiments in different light conditions involving 42 male and 42 female domestic dogs of various breeds. All were more than one year old.
In each test, someone told the dog it couldn’t take the food. But when the room was dark, the dogs were more than twice as likely to steal the food and acted much more quickly, even when the person remained in the room.
The researchers ruled out the possibility that dogs were simply basing their decisions on associative rules, such as dark means food.
The findings, published in the journal Animal Cognition, could be useful to groups who work with dogs - the police, the blind and gun dog handlers.
Dr Kaminski added: 'Humans constantly attribute certain qualities and emotions to other living things.
'We know that our own dog is clever or sensitive, but that's us thinking, not them.
'Excitingly, these results suggest humans might be right, where dogs are concerned.
'But we still can't be completely sure if the results mean dogs have a truly flexible understanding of the mind and others' minds.
'It has always been assumed only humans had this ability.'
Her project examined whether dogs differentiate between different levels of light when developing strategies on whether to steal food.[
The Max Planck Society funded the research, consisting of a series of experiments in varied light conditions.
A total of 42 female and 42 male domestic dogs aged one year or older took part.
They were chosen only if they were comfortable without their owners in the room, even in complete darkness, and if they were interested in food.
In each test, a dog was forbidden by a human from taking the food.
When the room was dark, the dogs took more food and took it more quickly than when the room was lit.
There is no evidence on how well dogs can see in the dark, but the results of this research show dogs can differentiate between light and dark.
Dr Kaminski said: 'The results of our tests suggest dogs are deciding it's safer to steal the food when the room is dark because they understand something of the human's perspective.'
Dogs' understanding may be limited to the present rather than on any higher understanding, Dr Kaminski said.
More research is needed to identify what mechanisms are controlling dogs' behaviour, she added.
Previous studies show chimpanzees have a sophisticated understanding and seem to know when someone else can or can't see them.
The apes can also remember what others have seen in the past, but it's not known how sophisticated dogs' understanding is in comparison.
Many earlier research papers have found that for dogs, a human's eyes are an important signal when deciding how to behave.
They respond more willingly to attentive humans than inattentive ones, findings show.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...ood-think-research-reveals.html#axzz2KiJuC4Ut
Your dog really does understand you.
They're more likely to steal food if they think you can't see, research reveals
Devoted dog owners will often swear that their pet somehow understands them.
And the next time someone tries to tell them they’re imagining it, they have the perfect response – scientists think so too.
They claim that dogs might be able to see things from a human perspective, and make their decisions accordingly.
Researchers found that when a dog was forbidden from taking food, it was more than twice as likely to disobey the command when the room was dark than when it was lit.
This, they say, shows that the pet first considered what a human could see before breaking the rules.
Lead researcher Dr Juliane Kaminski, of the University of Portsmouth’s department of psychology, said: ‘That’s incredible because it implies dogs understand the human can’t see them, meaning they might understand the human perspective.
'Clearly the dogs take the social situation into account before they take any action.
‘Whether or not the human can see the food influences their decision. But whether or not the human is visible in the room didn’t affect their behaviour.
‘It suggests the dogs are looking at the food from the human perspective, as well as their own, before acting.’
Previous research found that dogs steal significantly more food when a person’s eyes are closed.
The researchers carried out several experiments in different light conditions involving 42 male and 42 female domestic dogs of various breeds. All were more than one year old.
In each test, someone told the dog it couldn’t take the food. But when the room was dark, the dogs were more than twice as likely to steal the food and acted much more quickly, even when the person remained in the room.
The researchers ruled out the possibility that dogs were simply basing their decisions on associative rules, such as dark means food.
The findings, published in the journal Animal Cognition, could be useful to groups who work with dogs - the police, the blind and gun dog handlers.
Dr Kaminski added: 'Humans constantly attribute certain qualities and emotions to other living things.
'We know that our own dog is clever or sensitive, but that's us thinking, not them.
'Excitingly, these results suggest humans might be right, where dogs are concerned.
'But we still can't be completely sure if the results mean dogs have a truly flexible understanding of the mind and others' minds.
'It has always been assumed only humans had this ability.'
Her project examined whether dogs differentiate between different levels of light when developing strategies on whether to steal food.[
The Max Planck Society funded the research, consisting of a series of experiments in varied light conditions.
A total of 42 female and 42 male domestic dogs aged one year or older took part.
They were chosen only if they were comfortable without their owners in the room, even in complete darkness, and if they were interested in food.
In each test, a dog was forbidden by a human from taking the food.
When the room was dark, the dogs took more food and took it more quickly than when the room was lit.
There is no evidence on how well dogs can see in the dark, but the results of this research show dogs can differentiate between light and dark.
Dr Kaminski said: 'The results of our tests suggest dogs are deciding it's safer to steal the food when the room is dark because they understand something of the human's perspective.'
Dogs' understanding may be limited to the present rather than on any higher understanding, Dr Kaminski said.
More research is needed to identify what mechanisms are controlling dogs' behaviour, she added.
Previous studies show chimpanzees have a sophisticated understanding and seem to know when someone else can or can't see them.
The apes can also remember what others have seen in the past, but it's not known how sophisticated dogs' understanding is in comparison.
Many earlier research papers have found that for dogs, a human's eyes are an important signal when deciding how to behave.
They respond more willingly to attentive humans than inattentive ones, findings show.
- Seven out of ten pet owners claim their dogs get jealous when they hug their partner, a study found.
As a result, many resort to the rather unromantic measure of including their pet in the embrace to pacify them, according to research by online pet retailer MedicAnimal.com.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...ood-think-research-reveals.html#axzz2KiJuC4Ut
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