I've just watched a video about a researcher using an MRI to observe the activity in a dog's brain when the dog is presented with praise or when presented with a food reward. Over a number of observations of blood activity and dopamine production in different dogs it was shown that praise generated a much higher level of dopamine (pleasure hormone). So it shows that our dogs are more motivated by their social bond with us than they are by food. Interesting.
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