Do dogs have emotions and feelings?

Johnnytoxic · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:37

Ok this was debated a while back and a lot came to the conclusion dogs were only loyal because of the pack scenario.

Now is this dog hungry, randy or just cares for his buddy and trys to drag him to safety. There was a guy who did psychology with animals and I would like to read his opinion on this.

http://www.break.com/index/dog-saves-best-friends-life.html

orderoftheflame · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:45

Johnnytoxic said:
Do dogs have emotions and feelings?

Yes.

Anyone that says otherwise has never owned a dog.

Cosimo · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:45

The dog was hitching a ride, felt a little hungry, the rest is Spanish....

NightSt@lk3r · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:47

My dog gives me the sad look treatment when i kick it so i guess so.

semi-pro waster · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:50

I'd say dogs do have emotions and feelings, I may just be anthropromorphising here but I don't think so. Very impressive work by that dog, I hope the other one was alright but somehow I doubt it.

Knubje · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:53

I first read the title as "Do dogs have emoticons..."

I need to get off the net, seriously!

starfighter · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:57

Ofcoruse they freaking do. seriously where do you people come from?

MookJong · 5 Dec 2008 at 12:58

There are thousands of examples of dogs who are traumatised and emotionally scared by things that happen to them.

I'm amazed at the attitude of some of the seemingly intelligent people on this board that think dogs are like big furry insects that cannot interact on any kind of emotional level.

Andrew_McP · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:00

If you think of it in evolutionary terms, then what humans have is only a more refined and developed version of what dogs (and maybe even fish, looking much further back up the chain) have... which is a system of responses geared towards survival in a 'pack'.

So, er, in a word... yes.

Andrew McP

Trixter · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:08

eddie101 · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:09

Dogs wag tails when happy - happiness
Dogs put tail in between their legs when scared - Fear

So yes, yes they do

/thread

Craig321 · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:09

Johnnytoxic said:
Do dogs have emotions and feelings?

Of course they do.

The Mad Rapper · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:09

orderoftheflame said:
Yes.

Anyone that says otherwise has never owned a dog.

Absolutely spot on IMHO.

bledd · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:23

thread title is retarded

these crows are damn clever too

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hlaIBTc51Kc

Red and White · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:24

of course they do man. mine goes in a sulk all the time.

bledd · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:26

Red and White said:
of course they do man. mine goes in a sulk all the time.

stop beating it you monster

the less people like you we have, the better imo

Pilky01 · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:27

Yes, a lot of animals do.

Red and White · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:30

bledd. said:
stop beating it you monster

the less people like you we have, the better imo

lol. she does it when she knows im going out

jpmonkey69 · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:30

bledd. said:
thread title is retarded

these crows are damn clever too

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hlaIBTc51Kc

I was honestly expecting to see a clip of the Jungle Book there...

NightSt@lk3r · 5 Dec 2008 at 13:31

eddie101 said:
Dogs put tail in between their legs when scared - Fear

So that's what that means?