Do Dogs Really Love Their Owners: Experts' Answer Will Surprise Many
If you ask a dog owner whether their pet loves them, in most cases the answer will be yes.
These animals exhibit unique interaction skills that we don't even use with cats.
However, there are many skeptics who are sure that dogs are just pretending. In their opinion, the dog is simply "on the plus side" due to such cohabitation. Therefore, the dog, in their opinion, is simply enjoying a comfortable life, and the naive owner draws the wrong conclusions.
How things really are
Experts note that a dog's ability to love its owner and family members has been scientifically confirmed many times in various studies.
Animals release oxytocin, for example, when in contact with a loved one. That is why dogs treat their owners the way children usually treat their mothers.
Therefore, the ability of dogs to sincerely and unconditionally love their owners is not in doubt. More interesting is the fact how a person, with all his shortcomings, was able to deserve such strong feelings towards himself.
There is no clear opinion on this matter in the scientific community. The dominant theory is that close, intimate relationships are the result of the special evolution of dogs and the process of domestication itself.
