Focus - When We Love Dogs
How We're Wired
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The Ainsworth Strange Situation Test
In the same way that we measure attachment, loving connection in small children and their parents, so too we see the same reaction of dogs with their human caregiver. So there's one super simple test. Does your dog love you or would your dog rather be eating? The answer is if you set it up properly, most dogs, sadly we had two out of ten who preferred the food which is a little bit sad. But most dogs would rather be greeting their owner than actually eating. That reminds me of that famous study on attachment with, I don't know who it was Chimpanzees, but on some kind of monkey or primate where they could either hug a soft fluffy mother and
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