Chivalry is not dead-in puppy world!!
Puppies at play...
Well, who would think that male puppies would know how to please the lady pups…but recent studies of puppies at play showed just that. There may be a method to the madness of these male puppies. Losing at play might mean winning at love later on.
Camille Ward, a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan. She studied puppy litters from four different breeds. Ward and her colleagues watched puppies play from the age of 3 weeks up to about 40 weeks and some very interesting information was found. Male dogs were found to put themselves in positions that were not adventagous to them when playing with female pups. They would position themselves into vulnerable spots which under usual circumstances could pose the males to be attacked.
Female dogs were found to initiate play more with dogs of their own sex than male dogs. The studies also showed that male dogs were less likely to initiate sex with other male dogs, but are extremely eager to play and continue playing with female dogs, even if they have to assume a submissive position. To show their interest in play with the females, the male pups would sometimes lick the muzzles of their opponents, giving the female a chance to bite them in a vulnerable position. It is said that with the male puppies doing this, they are allowing themselves to get to know the female better and perhaps put her in a position to be around when it is time to mate.
I guess we’ll never know if they make a love connection, but we can only hope. In the meantime, these guy puppies are like any other….they lure the girl into their web with their charms and then the female is hooked!!!
March 7th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
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