Does your dog greet you excitedly at the end of the day, jump on you and lick your face or stare at you with his big eyes? Are these all signs that he loves you? Or is it just an attachment to the comfort you provide him? What role does oxytosis play in the human-dog relationship?
The relationship between humans and dogs is very interesting. For thousands of years dogs have protected our homes and helped us hunt, but the most important role of a dog was and still is to be our best companion and friend. Dogs just make us feel good.
If you want a quick answer to the question of whether your dog loves you, the answer is simple – yes.Loving behavior is showing a desire to be physically close to a person. And this all happens because of one hormone – oxytocin.Oxytocin is the hormone responsible for forming social bonds.When a mother looks at her newborn baby, a love hormone is secreted in both of them.All because of one hormone – oxytocin. This substance facilitates the formation of a strong emotional bond between mother and newborn. It turns out that the same thing happens when owners look into the eyes of their pets – the level of oxytocin in both of them increases rapidly, causing a feeling of closeness and trust
Although we shouldn’t treat dogs like children, it is remarkable that the dog’s attachment to a human is like that of a child to a parent.Dogs affect us and our oxytocin levels just as much as human babies do, and the bond we have with our dogs can resemble the bond between mother and child. The mechanism behind this connection is the same.It has been proven that dogs the same like small kids are able to explore new environments faster when the person they trust is nearby than when that person is absent.
7 WAYS DOGS SHOW LOVE:
- Licking
- Leaning against you
- Following you around or checking in on you
- Holding eye contact
- Raised eyebrows
- Seeking Physical contact
- Its happy when you get home
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