Just like how an older sibling might act out when a new baby joins the family, a 2014 study from PLOS ONE suggests dogs get jealous when they perceive there is a rival for their owners attention.
To test this, UC San Diego psychology professor Christine Harris and former honors student Caroline Prouvost adapted a test usually applied to 6-month-old human babies. 36 dogs and their owners participated. Each pair was videotaped at home as the owner ignored the dog in favor of three different stand-ins: An animated stuffed dog that barked and wagged its tail; a jack-o-lantern; and a children s book with pop-ups and sounds. In the case of the toy dog and the jack-o-lantern, owners who were not informed ahead of time of the hypothesis were instructed to treat the object as if it were a real dog. The book served as a control; owners read aloud as if to a child.
OSSIPEE â A Carroll County circuit judge has ordered a local woman to vacate her mobile home, where she was keeping from 50-100 birds, including fowl such as ducks, chickens and geese, as well as several dogs.
The woman, Christine Harris, 67, says it was all a misunderstanding and the town of Ossipee and Judge Melissa Vetanze are persecuting her.
Town Administrator Matt Sawyer Jr., also the townâs health officer, spoke about Vetanzeâs order regarding Harrisâ trailer at 46 Stoneview Road at Mondayâs selectmenâs meeting.
The judge said photos of the trailer gave the town probable cause to support an administrative inspection warrant. She said the photos âdepict mountains of garbage, an old dilapidated dumpster overflowing with garbage, miscellaneous debris and refuse, various cages, tarps and rubble, along with one dog and multiple fowl appearing to reside among the debris,â said Vetanze.