Sentences with phrase «familiar humans»

The dogs are frequently fed and have positive interactions with other community members, and the dogs appear to accept the presence of familiar humans without aggression or fear.

On the walk, they will be able to get to know each other, see familiar humans walking them, begin to trust the situation, and even drain some energy.

And Silk Spectre II (Malin Akerman) lives with one of the most familiar human challenges, living up to her parents, in this case the original Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino).

As we spread into the cosmos, the route we take will be shaped by old and familiar human desires — and perhaps even a dash of religious fervour

But the staghorn coral was not so lucky — it experienced a decline in microbial diversity and increases in populations of Sphingomonas and Pseudomonas bacteria, both of which are familiar human pathogens.

Maguschak's actual search for the source of human misery is conducted in silence, behind locked doors, and only familiar humans attend.

Such an egg cell also develops into a tumour (this time benign), but one that parallels embryonic development by differentiating into familiar human tissues such as bone and nerve.

The smaller, more obviously familiar humans live in scattered settlements and cities alongside the giant, behorned varl, a race defined primarily by its largeness and exceptionally long lifespan.

While the early chapters are full of familiar human enemies and super soldiers, including some unkillable ones like the Panzerhund, later missions also feature undead enemies, thanks to the main antagonist's extreme interest in the occult.

Thanks to Prager's elaborate stylization, familiar human interactions appear alien, illuminating a double conspiracy highlighted by the women that gaze upward.

An area of the canine brain associated with reward responds more strongly to the scents of familiar humans than it does to the scents of other humans, or even to those of familiar dogs.

EWE AGAIN Sheep were trained to recognize celebrity faces, demonstrating that the animals can recognize a familiar human face from a 2 - D image.

«The stronger caudate activation suggested that not only did the dogs discriminate the familiar human scent from the others, they had a positive association with it,» Berns says.

The familiar human scent samples were taken from someone else from the house other than the handlers during the experiment, so that none of the scent donors were physically present.

The caudate responses, however, were significantly stronger for the scents of familiar humans, followed by that of familiar dogs.

An interesting twist: The dogs in the experiment that had received training as service / therapy dogs showed greater caudate activation for the scent of a familiar human compared with the other dogs.

«Most of the dog owners and handlers involved in the experiment were women, so most of the familiar human scent donors were their husbands,» Berns says.

It also showed how that region of a dog's brain responds more strongly to the scents of familiar humans than to the scents of other humans, or even to those of familiar dogs.

Dogs» eye movements were measured while they watched facial images of familiar humans and dogs (e.g. dog's owner and another dog from the same family) being displayed on the computer screen.

Jenny loves working here because she gets to meet amazing pets and people every day and has grown to love the familiar human and furry faces that have been coming to Hart Road for years.

They are generally friendly toward other dogs, other non-canine pets, and familiar humans.

The study showed that the scent of a familiar human greatly activates a dog's caudate nucleus — the part of the brain associated with positive experiences — more than any other factor in the experiment.

The familiar human scent was from a person who was not present.

Kneading is often triggered when a cat is on a soft surface such as a bed or blanket or on the lap of a familiar human.

Arranging for pet care services from a trusted family member or friend in your home is the best option; pets are most comfortable and least stressed when their environment does not change, even if their familiar humans are absent.

Berns related, «In this case, the reward system only seems to activate in response to the smell of a familiar human, which is pretty amazing.»

For example, the dogs» caduate activity increased when they smelled a familiar human or dog or when their owners reappeared after leaving the room.

The outcome of the study showed that the return of a familiar human had a positive effect on the dog - oxytocin levels increased and cortisol levels decreased.