How Quickly Dogs Form New Relationships?

It wouldn't be cruel to tell your dog you can sleep on the bed. There's no cruelty in denying your dog your bed. It's a question of mutual respect. Dogs very quickly form strong, new bonds with people. The brain scans that show how the reward centers in a dog's brain light up when they're showne a signal that means their owner is near by. And for many of the dogs that were tested, the majority, they actually lit up more strongly when they were told that their owner was near by than when they were telling that ther some food on its way. So of course, our dogs lovefd but as he loved us even more. That that surprised me

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