Cliff RedfordGuest
Genevieve FrederickGuestAll right, Kristen, you wanna kick off this, kick o- a- Why am I saying it like that? Do you wanna kick off this week's Story Time for us?
And, uh, it, essentially it's scientists now have proof that your dog isn't just acting like a member of the family.
Okay, so what they did is they analyzed the DNA of 1,300 Golden Retrievers, and they matched it t- to detailed behavioral profiles from their human owners.
Um, they looked at things like trainability, energy level, fear of strangers, and aggression toward other dogs.
They were looking at what genes w- you know, were tied to those types of things.
So then they compared, once they identified those genes, they compared them to their, the human genetic data, and found out that 12 of the genes shaping Golden Retriever behavior are the same genes that shape personality and emotion in people.
And not just similar, like the same, the same genes doing very comparable work in each species.
So the, um, the, for example, the gene that's tied to trainability in Goldens is the same gene that's linked to intelligence and, um, emotional sensitivity in humans.
And let's see, the, another example is the gene that was linked to reactivity toward other dogs is the same gene associated in humans with depression and lower cognitive performance.
So I guess the takeaway here is that, um, you know, if, if you have a dog that's hard to train or reactive, it's not being stubborn or bad, which we've talked a lot about that last month.
And once we understand them better, we should be able to use training practices that are more effective.
All right, Kristen, you wanna kick off this, kick o- a- Why am I saying it like that? Do you wanna kick off this week's Story Time for us?
And, uh, it, essentially it's scientists now have proof that your dog isn't just acting like a member of the family.
Okay, so what they did is they analyzed the DNA of 1,300 Golden Retrievers, and they matched it t- to detailed behavioral profiles from their human owners.
Um, they looked at things like trainability, energy level, fear of strangers, and aggression toward other dogs.
They were looking at what genes w- you know, were tied to those types of things.
So then they compared, once they identified those genes, they compared them to their, the human genetic data, and found out that 12 of the genes shaping Golden Retriever behavior are the same genes that shape personality and emotion in people.
And not just similar, like the same, the same genes doing very comparable work in each species.
So the, um, the, for example, the gene that's tied to trainability in Goldens is the same gene that's linked to intelligence and, um, emotional sensitivity in humans.
And let's see, the, another example is the gene that was linked to reactivity toward other dogs is the same gene associated in humans with depression and lower cognitive performance.
So I guess the takeaway here is that, um, you know, if, if you have a dog that's hard to train or reactive, it's not being stubborn or bad, which we've talked a lot about that last month.
And once we understand them better, we should be able to use training practices that are more effective.
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