Can you help us??
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Can you help us??
we want to know the factors of why a dog likes a toy.
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Re: Can you help us??
Hi,
Why not experiment and try to answer your own question? Here are Science Buddies project ideas in that area:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p016.shtml
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p012.shtml
I am not an expert on why dogs behave as they do, but these sites might help give you soome ideas:
http://americandogblog.wordpress.com/20 ... -to-learn/
http://www.wisegeek.com/why-do-dogs-lik ... y-toys.htm
http://www.oes.org/page2/7050~Why_do_do ... _toys.html
http://askville.amazon.com/dogs-love-sq ... tId=163588
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articl ... 74140.html
http://www.seefido.com/why-dogs
Here are resources for science fair experiments involving dogs - note that colored letters following topics are links to other pages:
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairproject ... scats.html
I suspect much of dog likes and dislikes are inherited genetic leftovers that evolved when dogs lived as wild animals that hunted for their food and had to survive in the wild. These instincts have been evolved somewhat by selective breeding by dog breeders who value some traits, but not others, and select animal matings to optimize their valued traits.
Have fun!
Barrett L Tomlinson
Why not experiment and try to answer your own question? Here are Science Buddies project ideas in that area:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p016.shtml
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p012.shtml
I am not an expert on why dogs behave as they do, but these sites might help give you soome ideas:
http://americandogblog.wordpress.com/20 ... -to-learn/
http://www.wisegeek.com/why-do-dogs-lik ... y-toys.htm
http://www.oes.org/page2/7050~Why_do_do ... _toys.html
http://askville.amazon.com/dogs-love-sq ... tId=163588
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articl ... 74140.html
http://www.seefido.com/why-dogs
Here are resources for science fair experiments involving dogs - note that colored letters following topics are links to other pages:
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairproject ... scats.html
I suspect much of dog likes and dislikes are inherited genetic leftovers that evolved when dogs lived as wild animals that hunted for their food and had to survive in the wild. These instincts have been evolved somewhat by selective breeding by dog breeders who value some traits, but not others, and select animal matings to optimize their valued traits.
Have fun!
Barrett L Tomlinson