The dog does consider man, or in this case, woman, her bestfriend. A video has become viral today because of the events that unfolded during a reunion of a Schnauzer named Casey and her owner Rebecca Ehalt. Fox News Insider noted that the gray-and-white dog was squealing initially in the reunion, no doubt from the fact that she has not seen her beloved owner in the last two years. Ehalt had to pull up her top to avoid being exposed in between casey's licking, tugging and pawing.
However, Buzzfeed said that the reunion took to a different turn when Casey, who was shown overwhelmed with Ehalt's physical presence, passed out in the middle of her revelry. Ehalt, for seconds wondered what happened to her beloved dog, nudging her and caressing her stomach in the efforts of calming her pet. Casey did regain consciousness after, albeit starting out wobbling with her steps, and attempted to cover her embarrassment by trying to convince Ehalt that she was merely posing.
The owner-pet duo was separated for what Ehalt said was the longest in dog years. She said in her Youtube video description that she was away at work in Slovenia for the last two years, while Casey stayed behind in the Ehalt Pennsylvania home.
After the exciting encounter, Ehalt performed her mommy duties and took the dog to the veterinarian. Casey was eventually cleared and given a clean bill of health.
Daily Mail said that the bond between dogs and their owners have the same as with parents to a baby, citing a new study done by Austrian researchers at the Vetmeduni's Messerli Research Institute, which is part of the University of Veterinary Medicine, in Vienna. It was revealed that dogs exhibited similar behavior like babies to their parents. The canine pets are usually responding to commands or tasks for food when the owners are the ones encouraging, and usually display a lack of motivation if it is done by an unfamiliar person, Dr Lisa Horn told the British tabloid.
"The study provides the first evidence for the similarity between the "secure base effect" found in dog/owner and child/caregiver relationships. This striking parallel will be further investigated in direct comparative studies on dogs and children. One of the things that really surprised us is that adult dogs behave towards their caregivers like human children do. It will be really interesting to try to find out how this behavior evolved in the dogs with direct comparisons," she said
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