• Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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    8 months ago

    Take a moment and think about the fact that, in the wild, another animal handling your babies is a great way to lose them, so the vast majority of animals have evolved to be protective of their young.

    Now think about how much it means that dogs let humans handle their babies.

    • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 months ago

      Meh, dogs have been selectively bred for millennia to bring things to people. They’re also completely dependent on humans not only for nutrition, but also probably in this case behavioural guidance.

      It’s not so much “here human I trust you so much I’ll let you hold my baby” as it is “here human this smells important”.

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      8 months ago

      I’ve forgotten the name of the paper but I read a fairly in-depth report on human/dog co-evolution and how it has ingrained an instinctual understanding into each other even as little more than babies for both species.

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      8 months ago

      I mean that dog looks pretty resigned to the fact that the human is in full control.

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    8 months ago

    When I was finished making “squee!” noises, I took my phone around to show each member of my household so they could also make “squee!” noises.

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      8 months ago

      I have one myself! She is probably half doxie, but definitely has the personality.

      And a heart on her butt.

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      8 months ago

      10 pounds of crazy in a 1 pound bag.

      It’s usually the good kind of crazy when they’re not picking fights with a bear and leaving you to deal with it.

      I miss mom’s runt; she was always up for a camping trip- and a snuggle.

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    8 months ago

    I made dis.

    You don’t mean this in the sense that you fathered it, right? Just to eliminate ambiguity