Have dogs evolved so they can determine human emotions? Do they have empathy for people, even strangers?
Researchers in Britain ran an experiment to see if dogs have evolved empathy to respond to humans in distress and the results are fascinating.
In the video below, they demonstrate a few of the techniques they use to see how the dogs respond to strangers.
In one clip, Dottie the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is brought out. Her reaction when she sees one of the researchers who she’s never met crying is really touching!
This is probably the world’s smartest dog. At least we think so. Copper’s mom, Tia, is a speech language pathologist and she works with kids who have augmentative and alternative communication devices. She’s applied her experience to helping her fur kid communicate. She was inspired by another woman who is a speech language pathologist and…
A tiny dog, smaller than a cat, was found living among the chickens in a chicken coop. He was not faring well. Underweight, riddled with mange and suffering from leishmaniasis – which is common in Greece – Feathers was almost blind from his neglect. Thankfully Save a Greek Stray was notified and they came to…
It was “all hands on deck” for the BC SPCA when they came to the rescue of 45 Havanese dogs living in terrible conditions. The humane society was alerted to the dogs’ plight by a person who called in to their hotline. They arrived at the residence of a former breeder in Victoria, British Columbia…
When Animal Aid Unlimited arrived to rescue Phoenix, the street dog in India was taking her last breaths. She had collapsed in a sewer, and even though the water was not deep, she had no strength to keep from drowning. Her snout was dipping into the water and she was in severe shock. Animal Aid…
A stray dog was huddled in the bushes with a horrific injury and would have died had rescuers not gotten a call when they did. Animal Aid Unlimited writes, “We got a call on our helpline that a dog had just been hit by a car and was badly injured. When our ambulance arrived, we…
Rescued dogs Bear and Bull are a rambunctious duo. The Labrador retriever mixes love to dig holes, chew up stuff and steal a mail carrier’s lunch. That last item got them in a little trouble recently when their mom, Carol Jordan, discovered a note on the door. Apparently, a postal worker came by to drop…
