{"id":1004,"date":"2019-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/turns-out-theres-scientific-reason-humans-are-so-obsessed-dogs-2\/"},"modified":"2019-12-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T00:00:00","slug":"turns-out-theres-scientific-reason-humans-are-so-obsessed-dogs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/lifestyle\/turns-out-theres-scientific-reason-humans-are-so-obsessed-dogs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Turns Out There\u2019s A Scientific Reason Humans Are So Obsessed With Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picture this: you\u2019re walking to work, when a fluffy puppy comes up to you with its little tail wagging.<\/p>\n

Unless you\u2019re highly strange, naturally, you pet the small angel. <\/p>\n

But have you ever wondered why?<\/p>\n

Turns out there’s a common evolutionary chemical reaction that takes place in our brains whenever we sight a cute dog.<\/p>\n

Bustle<\/a> spoke to clinical psychologist Jephtha Tausig, who revealed the firestorm of physical and emotional responses dogs elicit in humans is… literally not even about dogs.<\/p>\n

“There is some research that seems to suggest that puppies, like kittens, and other things we typically feel are ‘cute’, cause us to react in a way similar to our reaction to human babies (i.e. something small, helpless, with proportionally large heads and eyes),” she explained.<\/em><\/p>\n

“For many individuals the ‘awwwww’ response is part of our evolution in terms of being somewhat primed to assist or interact with babies who are in need of our protection and care.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Um\u2026 we have never the way we feel about dogs about humans\u2026 but sure.<\/p>\n

Tausig also told the publication that while simply sighting a dog causes this intense love-reaction, actually petting the dog in question takes it to a whole \u2018nother level.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is additional research that shows that patting an animal (even a stuffed animal), causes blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration to calm down,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Okay, can confirm.<\/p>\n

Apparently, petting a dog triggers the brain to release oxytocin (or as it\u2019s commonly known, the love chemical) – which not only calms us down, but makes us feel emotionally connected to the dog.<\/p>\n

So basically, dogs are science\u2019s gift to humans?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what we\u2019re taking out of this. <\/p>\n

Image: Pexels, Giphy<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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