[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Laughter in dogs
- From: "Medusas Mom" <medusasmom1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:37:35 -0700
Medusa laughs! She has the most amazing eyes i have ever seen in a
dog.Shealso plays tricks and then
laughs.An example she knew there was a package of chicken in a grocery
bag.Itold hr to stay out of
it.As I went to get out of the car,she looked at me out of the corner of her
eye and went to put her nose in the bag,then quickly looked at me an
laughed!I love her laugh! Last week we went to Nashville and while she was
at the concert people started piling purses around her to watch through the
show.After the set,I look over at her and shes laughing up a storm! People
were piled all over her and she was lovin it!Every few minutes her eyes
would search out mine and Id smile at her so she knew it was ok to work the
crowd.She would really laugh when she heard her song start.Thats the song
Simon always takes her onstage for.She is so cute wagging her chubby hiney
going up on stage and letting the guys sing to her.Funny thing,the last few
cities we have been to more people knew Duce then knew me!
medusasmom
On 10/13/07, sheila lieberman <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> My dogs don't laugh often, not much gets to them. But Dexter used to
> laugh all the time, especially when my husband picked on him, he just loved
> it.
>
> It takes intellegence to see humor. But my dogs now are not impressed
> easily.
> sheila
> Gail Sprock <gsprock@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Laughter might not be confined or unique to humans, despite =20
> Aristotle's observation that "only the human animal =20
> laughs". The differences between chimpanzee and human laughter may be =20=
>
> the result of adaptations that have evolved to enable human =20
> speech. However, some behavioral psychologists argue that self-=20
> awareness of one's situation, or the ability to identify with =20
> somebody else's predicament, are prerequisites for laughter, so =20
> animals are not really laughing in the same way that humans do. The =20
> dog-laugh sounds similar to a normal pant. However by analyzing the =20
> pant using a spectrograph, this pant varies with bursts of =20
> frequencies, resulting in a laugh. When this recorded dog-laugh =20
> vocalization is played to dogs in a shelter setting, it can initiate =20
> play, promote pro-social behavior, and decrease stress levels. In a =20
> study by Simonet, Versteeg, and Storie, one hundred and twenty =20
> subject dogs residing in a mid-size county animal shelter were =20
> observed. Dogs ranging from 4 months to 10 years of age were =20
> compared with and without exposure to a dog-laugh recording. The =20
> stress behaviors measured included panting, growling, salivating, =20
> pacing, barking, cowering, lunging, play-bows, sitting, orienting =20
> and lying down. The study resulted in positive findings. Exposure to =20
> the dog laughing recording resulted in the following: significantly =20
> reduced stress behaviors, increased tail wagging and the display of =20
> a play-face when playing was initiated, and more frequent pro-social =20=
>
> behavior such as approaching and lip licking. This research suggests =20=
>
> exposure to dog-laugh vocalizations can calm and possibly increase =20
> shelter adoptions. (Simonet, Versteeg, & Storie 2005).
>
> =96Gail
>
>
>
>
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