We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...
This post is in response to Teasing Apes Suggest Humor Has Deep Evolutionary Roots By Mary Bates Ph.D. Dr. Mary Bates' excellent summary of a recent study by Isabelle Laumer and her colleagues called ...
Hattie and Eric having fun on the run. Source: Dale McLelland, used with permission Many, if not most, dogs like to play with their friends, including other dogs, possibly other nonhumans, and their ...