True or False?

Dogs have a dominant eye.

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Ever looked at someone walking their dog and thought, “Wow, they kind of look alike”? Science says that’s not just your imagination. People really do tend to pick dogs that resemble them, and there’s a fascinating psychological reason behind it.

Researchers believe it comes down to something called the mere-exposure effect. We naturally gravitate toward what feels familiar, like faces we see in the mirror every day. That sense of recognition can make a pup’s floppy ears or expressive eyes feel instantly comforting, even if we don’t realize why.

One study even showed that strangers could match purebred dogs with their owners just from photos. The stronger the resemblance, the easier the match.

The bottom line? It all comes down to connection! Choosing a dog that feels familiar can create an immediate emotional bond, which helps deepen the relationship over time.

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Before golden retrievers, poodles, or German shepherds, there were dingoes. They are Australia’s native dog and a living link between wild wolves and today’s household pups. New genetic research shows dingoes are not just wild dogs, but an evolutionary offshoot that split off before modern breeds emerged.

Scientists recently sequenced the genome of a pure desert dingo named Sandy, comparing it to several well-known dog breeds and wolves. The results confirmed that dingoes are genetically distinct from both, sitting in the timeline between the grey wolf and domestic dogs.

One key difference? Dingoes don’t carry the extra copies of a starch-digesting gene found in most pet dogs. That change likely developed after humans began feeding early dogs more grains.

Understanding the dingo’s genetic blueprint could help scientists pinpoint the origins of common breed-specific illnesses. Think hip problems in Labs or blindness in terriers.

The more we learn about dingoes, the more we understand how dogs became our companions and how to keep them healthy.

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