Wild Cat Wednesday # 8

No cat should suffer this indignity!

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Mad Dog Monday #7

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Are dogs even more like us than chimpanzees?

Recent multiple studies have found that dogs have the same three primary types of social behavior that chimpanzees do:
1) Sociality - they organize into groups where members are loyal to each other.
2) Synchronization - they follow shared social rules that strengthen group unity.
3) Constructive activity - they cooperate to achieve goals within the group

Cooperation, attachment to people, understanding verbal and non-verbal communications, and being able to imitate are just a few of the social behaviors people and dogs share. It's thought that these similarities are a result of dogs and humans adapting to the same living conditions over the years as dogs were domesticated by humans, and now serve as a model for understanding human social behavior.

To learn more on dog behavior and how dogs and cats can improve your health, you might want to read Dr. Mercola and Dr. Becker's article HERE

Wild Cat Wednesday #7

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Mad Dog Monday #6

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