You Sustain Them (And They Know)
We act as our dogs’ providers in pretty much every area. Domesticated dogs rely on us and cannot provide for themselves in the same way their ancestors, gray wolves, can. Not only do we provide them with food and water, their necessities, but we enrich their lives in more ways than one. We give them treats, we explore and adventure with them, we play and even sleep with them. Dogs are aware that we bring them these provisions. Dogs get excited during meal time because they know we bring them their food, this is why they can often strive for our attention more during this period. This displays their awareness of us and the provisions that we give them. But how does this induce loyalty?
Dogs will have loyalty to us to remain in a positive light in our eyes. They do so so that the provisions and enrichment we give them are not taken away. Furthermore, dogs will display loyalty to us to encourage us to give them these provisions and even increase them. We have all heard of a dog displaying ‘cupboard love’ a phrase to explain affection used to try to encourage the gift of food. Well, this can be the same technique but used over a longer period of time. Sure, strangers may give our dogs treats, but we have reliably fed them for years, therefore their loyalty lies with us.
My dogs have been my most loyal friends and constant companions. I’ve always known that Daddy or Junior or one of my other pack members was always there for me. They didn’t care about whether I was famous; they just loved me for me. And I love them. If you saw my recent video against bullying, you heard me talk about my very humble beginnings. When I was a kid, I was poor, I didn’t have a lot of friends, but I could always count on my dogs. But can our dogs count on us?
There are incredible examples of the loyalty dogs have shown to their human and animal friends. Think of Hawkeye, the dog who lay down next to the casket of his Navy SEAL owner in grief. Or Hachiko, the Akita who greeted his owner at the train station every day when he returned home from work, and after the owner suddenly died, returned to the train station at the same time every day for nine years (There’s a beautiful movie called Hachi: A Dog’s Tale starring Richard Gere about this dog).
Dogs are pack animals. They want to belong to a pack, whether it’s made up of dogs or humans, or pretty much any animal. You can look at these Unlikely Animal Friends videos to see all the different kinds of friends that dogs will make. Dogs aren’t loners. When they lose a member of a pack, even temporarily, they feel that a part of them is missing.
Loving creatures Dogs are also naturally affectionate. Their instinct is to want to bond. Dogs that fight or attack have been conditioned by humans to be that way. Dogs want to love and be loved, which I think deep down is what all of us want. They want to be part of a pack, contribute to their pack, and protect their fellow pack members.
Why are dogs so loyal? Some people would say dog are loyal just because they depend on us for food and shelter, so they have to be nice to us. But when you see how dogs react when their humans and canine friends come back after they’ve been gone for a long time or when they don’t come back at all, you know it’s about more than food.
Why a dog is the best animal?
11 Reasons Dogs Are Simply the Best
Dogs are a very faithful animal. It has a sharp mind and a strong sense of hearing smelling the things. It also has many qualities like swimming in the water, jumping from anywhere, good smelling sense.
Loyalty is also just a natural behavior for dogs. Dogs are pack animals, meaning they are social creatures who prefer the company of other animals. This behavior is a survival mechanism too. … Many dog trainers and other animal experts believe this pack mentality also causes dogs to be loyal to their humans.
Titles like “The Genius of Dogs” by Brian Hare have advanced the idea that dogs have an innate and exceptional intelligence. … Even wolves, dogs’ ancestor species known for their ferocity and lack of interest in people, have shown the ability to follow human cues—including, in a recent Swedish study, by playing fetch.
The Science of DOGS
Dogs are faithful and friendly to human beings most likely because of their genes, a new study published in the journal Science Advances says. A team of scientists from Indiana in the United States found variations in several dog genes that make them friendlier than wolves, from whom they are descended.
Dogs are called the most faithful animals because they do everything what they can for the comfort of the master. Moreover, dogs never betray. They always try protect their masters without any fear of their own harm.