Do Dogs Think the way Humans Think?

Question

like, do they have favrite things other than food, have best friends, love ppl and other animals, or do they have feelings like us?
my dogs characteristic is like a humans, so im prettyconfused about this.
and no stupid answers!
thanks bunches yahoo answerers!!!!

Answer 1

of course they don't. They are dogs.

But they do have favorite foods, toys, dogs they remember and they like. They know which toys are for what kind of play; balls and frisbees for throwing, tug toys for tugging, and will choose a toy for what kind of play they want to participate in.

They have an incredible ability to learn and understand us. They learn our body language as well as a lot of our words. They have amazing senses that allow them to pick up feelings, emotions we are experiencing. They sense when we are mad...sad..happy...and often act accordingly.

They remember places they have been, and will start reacting in the car before they get there (oh no! the vet! oh yay! the park).

They know when we are seriously telling them to do something, and when we are merely suggesting it and will not follow through with a "demand".

They are marvelous creatures that even after working with them for 45 years never cease to amaze me. If anything, I marvel over them more every year.

If raised with respect, kindness and thoughtfulless, there is little they can not do.

Dogs serve man. First with hunting and protection...then tending flocks, hauling carts, rescue, service dogs, and as companions.

They don't care about your hairstyle, if you wear designer jeans, if you drive a BMW. They do not care if you are a garbage man, a waitress, a secretary, a CEO, or a millionaire. They don't care if their collar has rhinestones, if they have a $75 bed.

No, dogs do not "think" like us. And I am glad they don't.

Answer 2

Do Dogs Think Like Humans

Answer 3

The owner of the dog needs to know how to "operate" the dog, same way you can get into a car that's in perfect running order but if you don't know how to drive you won't have much luck making the car go anywhere. If the owner doesn't know how to maintain the training, the dog will soon become untrained again. Read more here https://tinyurl.im/G5Vzd

People seem to think that once a dog is trained, that's it. Not true. You must reinforce the dog's training every single day in some way. It's best if the owner and the dog go together to get trained. As a professional trainer once said to me "We can train any dog in 2 days. It takes longer to train the owners

Answer 4

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Personally, if you KNOW that you have a good chance of passing on a SERIOUS issue to your offspring, I think that it is irresponsible and selfish to have children. That said, ALL people (like ALL living things) carry a variety of defective genes. Genetics is always a crapshoot. We can study family trees and calculate the odds, but they're still just odds and you're still just gambling. A favorite quote I like to use: I defy any human couple to have 8 children and have the all be perfectly healthy in mind and body - no glasses, no braces, no personality issues, no health problems. But that's what we as breeders are expected to do every time we have a litter.

Answer 5

Dogs are one of the most common pets world wide. Because of this, it makes sense that there are many different dog training methods out there. Unfortunately, most of these training methods are less than ideal to use for your pet.

Because of all of these differing dog training methods out there, many new pet owners get confused which to follow and even start using methods that are highly inaccurate or counter-productive for their pets. This article will show you the top three dog training methods that you should avoid like the plague!

Method 1: Using Punishment as Training

You'd be surprised how many pet owners use punishment as their "bread and butter" for obedience training. Unfortunately, as with bread and butter, this is one of those dog training methods that is very "unhealthy" for both you and your pet.

Think about it. When you punish anything, whether it's a dog or a human being, you're using negative energy. It's like you're a dictator and your pet is your slave. This is a very negative relationship between both and will only lead to problems in the future.

You want to establish a positive, loving relationship with your dog. Punishment is NOT how to do it. There are much more effective training approaches out there that work much better.

Method 2: The "One Person in the House Trains the Dog" Method

I couldn't think of a more creative title so I just named it the most descriptive title! Basically this is one of those common dog training methods that people follow without even realizing it! Here's a common scenario:

There is one dog and multiple people in the house that play with, feed, and take care of the dog. Out of those many people, only one actually trains the dog to listen and obey them. The others merely play with the dog.

This dynamic is highly ineffective if you are serious about training your dog. The reason is that only one person training a dog, no matter how great their training skills are, will not get the dog to listen to everybody. The dog will realize that it needs to behave around one person, but know that the other people don't care. Dogs are smart! They know who the "dominant" people are and who they can get away with more "mischief" with.

I've seen this problem happen with many pet owners where they try really hard to train their pet but cannot achieve any results. The reason is often that while one person is trying to train their pet to not do one thing, the other people in the house are actually rewarding the very thing!

An example of this is when dogs jump on people. This is not good behavior and one person could be training them to stop this. At the same time, another family member may think it's cute and pet and cuddle them after they do this. What's a dog to think when different reactions happen with different people?

Method 3: Following No Dog Training Methods - Using Intuition

I know many pet owners that think that because they have children and successfully raised them that they can get their dog to listen to them as well! Aside from the big ego, this approach assumes that dogs learn exactly the same way that humans learn.

While this is true to some extent, dogs are dogs and people are people. Different approaches are needed for different animals. While they may be more subtle than training a giraffe, they are still there and have a big impact on the results you'll see.

It is important to understand exactly what you are teaching your pets to do and not to do. If you don't, you may very well end up doing things counter-productive.

The best solution to this is to pick up a book or go find some training course out there that has a depth of coverage on the topic.

Other Poor Methods of Approach

If you've been trying to train your dog for a few weeks now and haven't seen any real results then I'm pretty sure that you're following a "Method to Avoid" approach. While I only listed three methods, there are thousands of other approaches that don't work. Take the results that you are getting as a signal if you are using a good method or a poor one. If you haven't seen any good results from your approach, move on and try another one.

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Answer 6

The process is the same, but the organization is different.

I believe that you may imagine and/or rationalize certain characteristics to be similar ... and that ability pretty much demonstrates the organizational difference. Your dog, on the other hand, would never ponder your actions looking for similarities. He is just fine being a dog; and he's as good at that as you are at being human, all too human.

Answer 7

I think Dogs have almost human thinking your right some dogs have characteristicslike humans

Answer 8

I think different dogs have varying amounts of feelings within them. Some dogs that are bred to be more obedient and less free thinking would have less, while others would have more. Loyalty can be a considered a emotionless trait bred into a dog, but i don't think so.

Answer 9

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Do Dogs Think the way Humans Think?
like, do they have favrite things other than food, have best friends, love ppl and other animals, or do they have feelings like us?
my dogs characteristic is like a humans, so im prettyconfused about this.
and no stupid answers!
thanks bunches yahoo answerers!!!!

Answer 10

Dogs think more like a 5 year old child. They can reason a little, and they have only a little impulse control. Their sense of the passage of time is not well developed, although they can seem to tell the approximate time of day.

They have friends that they like to play with, and they seem to mourn the lose of household friends. They are loyal, but they can adapt to change, as needed.

If they are socialized when very young, they will like anything that they grow up with... rats, sheep, cats, other dogs, horses, cows...

Their goal is to do what ever it takes to get what they want. And they can read body language btter than people can !

Answer 11

mine is just like a human in so many ways too!