07/27/2024
Friday! A study done on street dogs in India (Majumder et al., 2014) reveals what dogs do all day without the influence of humans.
A simplified takeaway:
🐕 Over 50% of the day was spent being inactive.
🐕 48% of active time was spent walking. Chasing a potential prey was only seen twice. Researchers did not actually witness any dogs killing another animal so the intent of the chase is unknown.
🐕 Just under 50% of the remaining active time was spent directly interacting with others. 85% of those interactions were with other dogs.
🐕 Being in the presence of others did not always mean they were directly interacting.
It's easy to see how the lives of our captive dogs are much, much different than what might come naturally!
You can read a more in-depth explanation on our blog below!
https://www.mindfulmethodstraining.com/blog/fish-out-of-water
