Never trust a man who doesn't like dogs.

[steve from amherst]

4 minutes ago, DAVE said:

Usually yup....but they could also be cat people.

Is that a nice way of saying " a pussy "?

[Dave]

3 minutes ago, steve from amherst said:

Is that a nice way of saying " a pussy "?

Cat people are usually easily offended.

[Skidooski]

Pussy and easily offended....hmmm who could that be?   

[XCR1250]

4 hours ago, DAVE said:

Im suspicious of anyone my dogs dont like.

 

ABSOLUTELY!!

[revkevsdi]

Look at you beta’s go.  

Sorry you were offended by my opinion on Dog owners.  How stupid do you have to be to think an animal that you feed and house loves you?  How desperate do you have to be for companionship?  

I’ve got news for you dumbfucks. A pig would be happy to live in your house too.

Hell, if you raised a rat from birth it will lick you face too. 

[Dave]

16 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Look at you beta’s go.  

Sorry you were offended by my opinion on Dog owners.  How stupid do you have to be to think an animal that you feed and house loves you?  How desperate do you have to be for companionship?  

I’ve got news for you dumbfucks. A pig would be happy to live in your house too.

Hell, if you raised a rat from birth it will lick you face too. 

This isnt about whether the dog likes who it lives with... 

Not surprised you missed the point.

[XCR1250]

18 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Look at you beta’s go.  

Sorry you were offended by my opinion on Dog owners.  How stupid do you have to be to think an animal that you feed and house loves you?  How desperate do you have to be for companionship?  

I’ve got news for you dumbfucks. A pig would be happy to live in your house too.

Hell, if you raised a rat from birth it will lick you face too. 

Oh Really?

By Theresa Fisher | Nov. 20, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Presented By

GE Scientists and Mic are partnering to share the latest advances in brain research and technology through BrainMic, a Spotlight Series that explores the universe in our heads, now through December 2014. Click here to read more from this series on BrainMic >>

 

In the 30,000 years humans and dogs have lived together, man's best friend has only become a more popular and beloved pet. Today, dogs are a fixture in almost 50% of American households.

From the way dogs thump their tails, invade our laps and steal our pillows, it certainly seems like they love us back. But since dogs can't tell us what's going on inside their furry heads, can we ever be sure?

Actually, yes. Thanks to recent developments in brain imaging technology, we're starting to get a better picture of the happenings inside the canine cranium.

 

That's right — scientists are actually studying the dog brains. And what the studies show is welcome news for all dog owners: Not only do dogs seem to love us back, they actually see us as their family. It turns out that dogs rely on humans more than they do their own kind for affection, protection and everything in between.

Dogs gathered around MRI scanner MR Research Center in Budapest. Image Credit: Borbala Ferenczy

The most direct dog brain-based evidence that they are hopelessly devoted to humans comes from a recent neuroimaging study about odor processing in the dog brain. Animal cognition scientists at Emory University trained dogs to lie still in an MRI machine and used fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to measure their neural responses to the smell of people and dogs, both familiar and unknown. Because dogs navigate the world through their noses, the way they process smell offers a lot of potential insight into social behavior.

 

The scientists found that dog owners' aroma actually sparked activation in the "reward center" of their brains, called the caudate nucleus. Of all the wafting smells to take in, dogs actually prioritized the hint of humans over anything or anyone else.

These results jibe with other canine neuroimaging research. In Budapest, researchers at Eotvos Lorand University studied canine brain activity in response to different human and dog sounds, including voices, barks and the meaningful grunts and sighs both species emit. Before this study, we had no idea what happens inside canine brains when humans make noise.

Among other surprising findings, the study revealed marked similarities in the way dog and human brains process emotionally laden vocal sounds. Researchers found that happy sounds in particular light up the auditory cortex in both species. This commonality speaks to the uniquely strong communication system underlying the dog-human bond.

In short: Dogs don't just seem to pick up on our subtle mood changes — they are actually physically wired to pick up on them.

"It's very interesting to understand the tool kit that helps such successful vocal communication between two species," Attila Andics, a neuroscientist and lead author of the study, told Mic. "We didn't need neuroimaging to see that communication works [between dogs and people], but without it, we didn't understand why it works. Now we're really starting to."

 

Dog waiting to be scanned at MR Research Center in Budapest. Image Credit: Borbala Ferenczy.

Behavior research supports the recent neuroscience too. According to Andics, dogs interact with their human caregivers in the same way babies do their parents. When dogs are scared or worried, they run to their owners, just as distressed toddlers make a beeline for their parents. This is in stark contrast to other domesticated animals: Petrified cats, as well as horses, will run away.

Dogs are also the only non-primate animal to look people in the eyes. This is something Andics, along with other researchers, discovered about a decade ago when he studied the domestication of wolves, which he thought would share that trait. They endeavored to raise wolves like dogs. This is a unique behavior between dogs and humans — dogs seek out eye contact from people, but not their biological dog parents.

"Bonding with owners is much more important for dogs than other pets," said Andics.

 

Image Credit: Getty

Scientists have also looked at the dog-human relationship from the other direction. As it turns out, people reciprocate dogs' strong feelings. In a study published in PLOS One in October, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers measured human brain activity in response to photos of dogs and children. Study participants were women who'd had dogs and babies for at least two years. Both types of photos sparked activity in brain regions associated with emotion, reward, affiliation, visual processing and social interaction. Basically, both furry and (typically) less-furry family members make us equally happy.

Dog-lovers have committed a few notable gaffes in interpreting dogs' facial expressions, e.g., assuming the often-documented hangdog look signifies guilt, an emotion that, most behavior experts agree, requires a multifaceted notion of self-awareness that dogs probably don't have. 

But, as with family, our instinctive hunches about dog behavior are often correct. 

"Sometimes our intuition about what's going on inside dogs' heads is dead-on," said Laurie Santos, the lead researcher at Yale's Canine Cognition Center. "Like, that dogs are seeking out help from us — and that's true based on studies — which is different from even their closest relatives, wolves."

The precise wish or worry lurking in a dog's doleful look may not always be clear. But we can relish the fact that we know our pets love us as much as we hoped, maybe even more. Even if they're not full-fledged children, they see us as family. And to us? Well, they'll always be our babies.

 

[xtralettucetomatoe580]

22 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Look at you beta’s go.  

Sorry you were offended by my opinion on Dog owners.  How stupid do you have to be to think an animal that you feed and house loves you?  How desperate do you have to be for companionship?  

I’ve got news for you dumbfucks. A pig would be happy to live in your house too.

Hell, if you raised a rat from birth it will lick you face too. 

You really don’t think dog’s can show affection past a desire to be fed and sheltered lol? 

[Dave]

1 minute ago, xtralettucetomatoe580 said:

You really don’t think dog’s can show affection past a desire to be fed and sheltered lol? 

His reply is just for attention.... he is so desperate.....he doesn't care  if  its positive or negative. 

[Cold War]

14 minutes ago, DAVE said:

His reply is just for attention.... he is so desperate.....he doesn't care  if  its positive or negative. 

Yup,  it’s still feels better than being lonely with no one. 😞 

[Skidooski]

1 hour ago, DAVE said:

His reply is just for attention.... he is so desperate.....he doesn't care  if  its positive or negative. 

Yep, he's SnowRider lite with less emojis 

[revkevsdi]

1 hour ago, xtralettucetomatoe580 said:

You really don’t think dog’s can show affection past a desire to be fed and sheltered lol? 

I’m sure they do. They’re great for people that can’t have a reasonable relationship with humans. 

Dogs have a lot in common with Trumpsters.  They’ll be loyal to you for table scraps. 

[Cold War]

😂

the guy who goes to peoples houses and they have to put dog up because it won’t quit growling at him.  

[xtralettucetomatoe580]

11 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

I’m sure they do. They’re great for people that can’t have a reasonable relationship with humans. 

Dogs have a lot in common with Trumpsters.  They’ll be loyal to you for table scraps. 

Lol....

[ActionfigureJoe]

14 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

I’m sure they do. They’re great for people that can’t have a reasonable relationship with humans. 

Dogs have a lot in common with Trumpsters.  They’ll be loyal to you for table scraps. 

Dogs are known to have given up their life for a human. You have a basic misunderstanding of the dog’s relationship with humans and the ability they have to form a bond. 

[xtralettucetomatoe580]

3 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

Dogs are known to have given up their life for a human. You have a basic misunderstanding of the dog’s relationship with humans and the ability they have to form a bond. 

He’s just trolling at this point. 

[ActionfigureJoe]

1 minute ago, xtralettucetomatoe580 said:

He’s just trolling at this point. 

I would hope so. Because he’s sounding a lot like Donald trump. 

[Dave]

1 hour ago, Cold War said:

😂

the guy who goes to peoples houses and they have to put dog up because it won’t quit growling at him.  

Poor barbiehands.

[Dave]

1 hour ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

Dogs are known to have given up their life for a human. You have a basic misunderstanding of the dog’s relationship with humans and the ability they have to form a bond. 

Wow...

[Zambroski]

1 hour ago, revkevsdi said:

I’m sure they do. They’re great for people that can’t have a reasonable relationship with humans. 

Dogs have a lot in common with Trumpsters.  They’ll be loyal to you for table scraps. 

 

Is there any level in your life that you are not a pathetic victim?  I’d bet that, as a child, you got visited for a little “night cap” once too many times.  

Your brother decided to fight him off.  You didn’t have it in you.  Maybe you enjoyed it?

 

 

 

 

 

[Dave]

3 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

 

Is there any level in your life that you are not a pathetic victim?  I’d bet that, as a child, you got visited for a little “night cap” once too many times.  

Your brother decided to fight him off.  You didn’t have it in you.  Maybe you enjoyed it?

 

 

 

 

 

Revkev and bro

 

[revkevsdi]

1 hour ago, Zambroski said:

 

Is there any level in your life that you are not a pathetic victim?  I’d bet that, as a child, you got visited for a little “night cap” once too many times.  

Your brother decided to fight him off.  You didn’t have it in you.  Maybe you enjoyed it?

 

 

 

 

 

Zampedo. 

[Zambroski]

3 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Zampedo. 

Poor BetaBarbieHands.  

”I’ll show them clever!!!  I’ll call them pedos!!!”

Do you use a child’s mop when cleaning up your daddy’s shop?

[Guest]

4 hours ago, XCR1250 said:

Oh Really?

By Theresa Fisher | Nov. 20, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Presented By

GE Scientists and Mic are partnering to share the latest advances in brain research and technology through BrainMic, a Spotlight Series that explores the universe in our heads, now through December 2014. Click here to read more from this series on BrainMic >>

 

In the 30,000 years humans and dogs have lived together, man's best friend has only become a more popular and beloved pet. Today, dogs are a fixture in almost 50% of American households.

From the way dogs thump their tails, invade our laps and steal our pillows, it certainly seems like they love us back. But since dogs can't tell us what's going on inside their furry heads, can we ever be sure?

Actually, yes. Thanks to recent developments in brain imaging technology, we're starting to get a better picture of the happenings inside the canine cranium.

 

That's right — scientists are actually studying the dog brains. And what the studies show is welcome news for all dog owners: Not only do dogs seem to love us back, they actually see us as their family. It turns out that dogs rely on humans more than they do their own kind for affection, protection and everything in between.

Dogs gathered around MRI scanner MR Research Center in Budapest. Image Credit: Borbala Ferenczy

The most direct dog brain-based evidence that they are hopelessly devoted to humans comes from a recent neuroimaging study about odor processing in the dog brain. Animal cognition scientists at Emory University trained dogs to lie still in an MRI machine and used fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to measure their neural responses to the smell of people and dogs, both familiar and unknown. Because dogs navigate the world through their noses, the way they process smell offers a lot of potential insight into social behavior.

 

The scientists found that dog owners' aroma actually sparked activation in the "reward center" of their brains, called the caudate nucleus. Of all the wafting smells to take in, dogs actually prioritized the hint of humans over anything or anyone else.

These results jibe with other canine neuroimaging research. In Budapest, researchers at Eotvos Lorand University studied canine brain activity in response to different human and dog sounds, including voices, barks and the meaningful grunts and sighs both species emit. Before this study, we had no idea what happens inside canine brains when humans make noise.

Among other surprising findings, the study revealed marked similarities in the way dog and human brains process emotionally laden vocal sounds. Researchers found that happy sounds in particular light up the auditory cortex in both species. This commonality speaks to the uniquely strong communication system underlying the dog-human bond.

In short: Dogs don't just seem to pick up on our subtle mood changes — they are actually physically wired to pick up on them.

"It's very interesting to understand the tool kit that helps such successful vocal communication between two species," Attila Andics, a neuroscientist and lead author of the study, told Mic. "We didn't need neuroimaging to see that communication works [between dogs and people], but without it, we didn't understand why it works. Now we're really starting to."

 

Dog waiting to be scanned at MR Research Center in Budapest. Image Credit: Borbala Ferenczy.

Behavior research supports the recent neuroscience too. According to Andics, dogs interact with their human caregivers in the same way babies do their parents. When dogs are scared or worried, they run to their owners, just as distressed toddlers make a beeline for their parents. This is in stark contrast to other domesticated animals: Petrified cats, as well as horses, will run away.

Dogs are also the only non-primate animal to look people in the eyes. This is something Andics, along with other researchers, discovered about a decade ago when he studied the domestication of wolves, which he thought would share that trait. They endeavored to raise wolves like dogs. This is a unique behavior between dogs and humans — dogs seek out eye contact from people, but not their biological dog parents.

"Bonding with owners is much more important for dogs than other pets," said Andics.

 

Image Credit: Getty

Scientists have also looked at the dog-human relationship from the other direction. As it turns out, people reciprocate dogs' strong feelings. In a study published in PLOS One in October, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers measured human brain activity in response to photos of dogs and children. Study participants were women who'd had dogs and babies for at least two years. Both types of photos sparked activity in brain regions associated with emotion, reward, affiliation, visual processing and social interaction. Basically, both furry and (typically) less-furry family members make us equally happy.

Dog-lovers have committed a few notable gaffes in interpreting dogs' facial expressions, e.g., assuming the often-documented hangdog look signifies guilt, an emotion that, most behavior experts agree, requires a multifaceted notion of self-awareness that dogs probably don't have. 

But, as with family, our instinctive hunches about dog behavior are often correct. 

"Sometimes our intuition about what's going on inside dogs' heads is dead-on," said Laurie Santos, the lead researcher at Yale's Canine Cognition Center. "Like, that dogs are seeking out help from us — and that's true based on studies — which is different from even their closest relatives, wolves."

The precise wish or worry lurking in a dog's doleful look may not always be clear. But we can relish the fact that we know our pets love us as much as we hoped, maybe even more. Even if they're not full-fledged children, they see us as family. And to us? Well, they'll always be our babies.

 

Wow, this explains why dogs don't like me!! They either pick up my fear of them or my hatred of them, or both!! Holy shit. 

[revkevsdi]

11 minutes ago, Polaris 550 said:

Wow, this explains why dogs don't like me!! They either pick up my fear of them or my hatred of them, or both!! Holy shit. 

Or their owners fear of someone who doesn’t need a dog to feel safe.