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Do cats and dogs actually feel affection when you treat them right or is it really just an instinct for "more food and drink" etc?

I don't think I've ever seen dogs, cats and other domestic animals smile because they're happy and show love to their owners for treating them right.

Yeah I see memes but those are either photoshopped or snapped at the perfect moment to make it look like they're smiling.

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes, but not necessarily the same way we experience them. Dogs and cats don't have the facial muscles to smile even if they wanted to and show pleasure in other ways.

[–] sznowicki@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dogs are very good in "facial" expression and body language. They can also read human facial expression.

With cats I agree. Cats are assholes and should be kept outside like pigeons and rats.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Consequence of being with humans for 30,000 years. Dogs can read human tone, facial, and body language better than any other animal, including our closest relatives, chimpanzees.

I'm a cat lover. It's true they can be assholes, but they can be affectionate as well. They're not nearly as domesticated as dogs are since not only have we only been living around them about a third as long, but they only really started living indoors with us in the last hundred years or so. They're semi-domesticated.