To the list of the qualities of dogs \u2014 enthusiastic and steadfast come to mind \u2014 can be added another. That pooch of yours, researchers say, may be envious.<\/p>\n
Scientists in Austria report in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that a dog may stop obeying a command if it sees that another dog is getting a better deal.<\/p>\n
In this way dogs may be showing a sensitivity that is similar to, although perhaps more primitive than, that shown by chimpanzees and some monkeys. Until now those primates were the only nonhumans to show what is called \u201cinequity aversion\u201d in the absence of a reward.<\/p>\n
The finding may come as no surprise to some dog owners, and it didn\u2019t completely surprise Friederike Range, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna who led the study.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a dog at home,\u201d she said, \u201cand I know how jealous she is of different people and situations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Of course, people would never<\/i> behave that way. Goodness, no.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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