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Dogs Value Praise at Least as Highly as Treats

Summary by barkandwhiskers.com
STORY AT-A-GLANCEA small study attempts to answer the question of whether dogs prefer treats over praise, or vice versaResearchers used fMRI scanners to observe the neural activity of 15 dogs presented with the opportunity for praise from their owners, or tasty treatsMost of the dogs (13 of 15) showed the same or more brain activity when they were praised; only two dogs showed a consistent preference for foodAn earlier study to determine whether…
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barkandwhiskers.com broke the news in on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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