Dogs are more like toddlers than cats when it comes to helping humans

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-dogs-toddlers-cats-humans.html

Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots—and that, in certain situations, dogs behave more similarly to young children than to cats.


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lost_faith@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 196d

Dogs: "Need help? What ya looking for? Is it this (one of its toys)?

Cats: "Fucking humans!"

katja@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 196d

Cats helping? Have they ever met cats? Ignoble price level research there.