Take a moment and think about the fact that, in the wild, another animal handling your babies is a great way to lose them, so the vast majority of animals have evolved to be protective of their young.
Now think about how much it means that dogs let humans handle their babies.
I’ve forgotten the name of the paper but I read a fairly in-depth report on human/dog co-evolution and how it has ingrained an instinctual understanding into each other even as little more than babies for both species.
Meh, dogs have been selectively bred for millennia to bring things to people. They’re also completely dependent on humans not only for nutrition, but also probably in this case behavioural guidance.
It’s not so much “here human I trust you so much I’ll let you hold my baby” as it is “here human this smells important”.
I mean that dog looks pretty resigned to the fact that the human is in full control.
That is the exact same look my sister gave me the first time I held my niece. That’s “I trust you but be careful”
Which, in that moment you were in full control.
Yes but I wouldn’t say she was “resigned” to that fact.
😭
Lovely pups, how sheeny are those coats… 😍
When I was finished making “squee!” noises, I took my phone around to show each member of my household so they could also make “squee!” noises.
}set squee -on
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen
That dog looks like a puppy itself.
Beautiful doxies. I have 3, they’re such amazing creatures.
I have one myself! She is probably half doxie, but definitely has the personality.
And a heart on her butt.
10 pounds of crazy in a 1 pound bag.
It’s usually the good kind of crazy when they’re not picking fights with a bear and leaving you to deal with it.
I miss mom’s runt; she was always up for a camping trip- and a snuggle.
Of course!
I made dis.
You don’t mean this in the sense that you fathered it, right? Just to eliminate ambiguity
they birthed that dog
I think the title is from the perspective of the (adult) dog. “I made this, I trust you to handle my young, but please be careful”
I intended to make a little joke, maybe some people will appreciate it, maybe not
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Why some people have such extreme phobia on one of 100s of dog breeds?
You suck
Weird coincidence. I think the exact same thing about you.
Why? Although extreme, I hope you mean those who are bred to be too long to support their own bodies. Responsibly bred dachshunds can live long and happy lives as long as they don’t get overfed, but that an iissue for most pets not dachshunds specifically.
What an awful take. Of course some people incorrectly breed dogs in ways that cause serious health problems but most Dachshunds dont fall into that category of mutant dogs I had 2 growing up, one lived 13 years and the other lived 17 years no issues with their backs because we didn’t allow them to jump onto high things. Some dogs require special attention to help them live happy and healthily, so do most animals including people. It’s not like they are pugs who noses are now so flat they can’t breathe properly, these are just sausage dogs and they have always been long.
