Do Dogs Really Feel Jealous? One Study Investigated This Reaction

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Domestic dogs can show behaviors associated with jealousy when they perceive that their owner directs affection towards another animal.That is the conclusion of a study entitled Jealousy in Dogs, published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE by researchers Christine R. Harris and Caroline Prouvost, University of California, San Diego.The paper examines whether this emotion, which is often associated with complex cognitive processes in humans, can…