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13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

By:: Shea

September 01, 2021

13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

In case you need more reasons to love dogs more, we got 13 facts to warm your heart. Man's best friend is even better than we could have hoped.

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We domesticated dogs before plants Dogs were domesticated at least 15,000 years ago, with the first attempt to domesticate plants and other animals at around 9500 BCE. CRACKED.COM — Source: Britannica

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Dogs match children's behavior More than adults, dogs pay a lot of attention to the kids who live with them, including synchronizing behaviors. CRACKED.COM — Source: EurekAlert!

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Puppies are born understanding us Prior to extensive exposure to humans, puppies are able to understand the human social gaze and human cues, like pointing. CRACKED.COM — Source: EurekAlert!

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Wolves can also play fetch Scientists were surprised to discover that wolf puppies were interested in balls and were able to return them to a stranger with enncouragement. This went against previous understanding of dog evolution. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Daily

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Dogs feel their owners' stress By measuring stress levels in hair, researchers have discovered that dogs are affected by both short-term and long-term stress of their owners. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Daily

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Looking at photos of puppies helps you work One study found that just looking at photos of cute animals can help increase your attention and concentration. (So we're not distracting you from work...we're helping you right now.) CRACKED.COM — Source: APS

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Cheetahs can have emotional support dogs Orphaned cheetah kittens are sometimes paired with puppies as a substitute litter mate to help calm their anxiety. CRACKED.COM — Source: Atlas Obscura

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Dogs can donate blood to cats In the war between the species, there's no bad blood. After a bout of cat food poisoning in the UK, vets were forced to use dogs' blood in transfusions to save cats. CRACKED.COM — Source: Independent

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A woman ran a marathon carrying a lost puppy Khemjira Klongsanun had ran 7 miles of a marathon when she stopped to pick up an abandoned puppy, carrying it for the final 19 miles. She adopted the dog after she couldn't find an owner. CRACKED.COM — Source: Runner's World

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Shep's Tragic Love Story Shep the dog saw his beloved owner's casket being loaded onto a train. He waited at the train station every day for his master to return until his own death, over five years later. CRACKED.COM — Source: NBC Montana

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Dogs can smell time According to one researcher's theory, dogs can smell changes in the hour. In the same way humans are primarily visual, telling time by sunlight, dogs are primarily olfactory, telling time by the odor of the day. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Cut

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Dogs can help you graduate college In one study, stressed college students who had therapy dogs had improved thinking and planning skills greater than those traditional stress-management programs. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Daily

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Even stray dogs have us figured out In Moscow, stray dog packs will send out the cutest dog to beg for food from humans, aware the bigger dogs won't be as successful. CRACKED.COM — Source: ABC News

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