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does your dog pick you over everyone
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else spoiler it's not just the treats
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and it might not be for the reason you
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want to hear some of us like to think
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our dogs adore us for our personality or
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kindness but what if they're just as
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strategic as us humans yep you read that
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right dogs manipulate their
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relationships and it's not always about
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love let's start with the basics dogs
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are pack animals and their survival
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Instinct runs deep according to a
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published in Frontiers and psychology
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dogs are hardwired to bond with those
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who offer safety resources and
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consistency so so if you're the one
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doing out food and belly rubs you're not
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just their favorite you're their meal
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ticket loyalty maybe or maybe it's just
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the K9 version of networking now about
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that smell sure your dog loves your
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scent it triggers their comfort response
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but have you ever noticed how they'll
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bury their nose in your shoes or roll on
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your clothes researchers at Emory
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University found that the scent of a
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dog's human activates the reward center
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of their brain sounds sweet right but
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here's the kicker dogs also use scent to
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Mark territory those cuddles Could Be
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Love or their way of saying back off
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mine and then there's the emotional
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connection dogs are masters of reading
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energy a study from biology letters
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showed that dogs can accurately
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interpret human emotions from facial
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expressions and tone of voice they can
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sense your happiness sadness or
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but don't think for a second they're not
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advantage ever notice how your dog gives
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you those puppy dog eyes right when
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they've done something wrong yeah
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they're not sorry they're negotiating
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routine is another huge Factor dogs
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thrive on consistency but here's where
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it gets interesting they don't just
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follow your routine they memorize it
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that's why your dog knows when it's walk
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time before you even grab the leash or a
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senses when you're about to leave for
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work it's not Magic it's survival
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Instinct they want predictability
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because it makes their world
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safer but let's not ignore the fact that
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it also puts them in control you're not
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training them they're training you to
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stick to the schedule let me tell you
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about the time my dog Luna really showed
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her true colors I got the flu and was
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basically couch Bound for a week Luna
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who normally acts like she's hopped up
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on five espressos suddenly became my
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nurse she stayed by my side all week
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nuzzling me and giving me those you'll
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Vibes at first I thought wow she really
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loves me but then I noticed every time I
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shifted or grabbed a tissue she perked
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up like I might have a snack in hand
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turns out she wasn't just being sweet
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she was strategically monitoring her
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best chance for survival and here's
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something you might not want to hear
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dogs aren't always loyal to just one
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person if someone else swoops in with
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better treats more playtime or a more
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soothing energy your dog might start
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eyeing them as a backup it's not
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betrayal it's biology a study from
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scientific reports found that dogs will
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gravitate toward the person offering the
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most resources or positive reinforcement
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in other words your dog might be loyal
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but only until someone else shows up
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with bacon so what's the verdict is your
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dog's devotion real love or clever
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strategy honestly it's probably both but
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either way it works for them and for us
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after all who's really in charge here
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now check out the next video to learn
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more sneaky things your dog does
