Dogs do not like people who are mean to their owners, Japanese researchers said Friday, and will refuse food offered by people who have snubbed their master.
The findings reveal that canines have the capacity to co-operate socially -- a characteristic found in a relatively small number of species, including humans and some other primates.
Researchers led by Kazuo Fujita, a professor of comparative cognition at Kyoto University, tested three groups of 18 dogs using role plays in which their owners needed to open a box.
In all three groups, the owner was accompanied by two people whom the dog did not know.
More
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
4 comments:
We needed a study to tell us this info. You could have found this out by being or talking to a dog owner.
If you cannot behave around my dog and insist on taunting him non stop.....after I have asked you to leave him alone....you are history. Dog act better than some people obviously.
I have another room you can stay in while you are here if you cannot get along with my dog :)
Let your dog choose your friends and you will have good friends. Dogs are smarter than most people.
Post a Comment