Dog Fact #59

Dogs can and do get jealous. Any dog owner that’s petted another dog in their dog’s presence knows it. A team of researchers from the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand has confirmed that dog’s are not exempt from the green-eyed monster. The study found that when dogs were led to believe that their owners were interacting affectionately with another strange dog, they behaved jealously, and tried to get to their owner to steal their affections for themselves.