Not every person knows how to love a dog...

[WillParkinson]

[nolabear]

1. *sniff* Nothing like the love of a good dog.

[Rowdyboy]

2. How do you not love a dog?

They're a big bag of unconditional love...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. That is really beautiful, my dear WillParkinson...

What a tender, loving picture...

:hug:

[pokerfan]

4. This is true

From a Nova, last season...

Dogs Decoded reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs and investigates new discoveries in genetics that are illuminating the origin of dogs – with surprising implications for the evolution of human culture.

Other research is proving what dog lovers have suspected all along: Dogs have an uncanny ability to read and respond to human emotions. Humans, in turn, respond to dogs with the same hormone responsible for bonding mothers to their babies. How did this incredible relationship between humans and dogs come to be? And how can dogs, so closely related to fearsome wild wolves, behave so differently?

Watch the full documentary: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dogs-decoded