What do dogs think?

Do you, dear readers, that thinking is the prototype of the animals of the human mind? True, a hundred years ago, scientists, physiologists ever doubted it, but now we know that these kinds of rational activity, as a deduction (diversion), induction (guidance), the analysis of unfamiliar objects, and fusion (the mental connection) there are in the higher animals, differing only degree of development. The man has a very complex structure of the nervous system and this provides the superiority of his behavior. But is this behavior humanely?

During the evolution of men inured to a different animal, and among them, took an important place dog, taught her various wisdoms: to help the hunt, guard the house, carry small belongings, to feed the cattle. And the dog has become over time a true friend of man ...

On the dog's devotion, intuition, sacrifice and dedication of the constancy of writing long tales, stories, legends.

In dogs, excellent hearing, highly developed sense of smell, excellent memory, excellent response and a special ability to learn, so you can use them in our age as a guide the blind, as rescuers in the mountains, as assistant geologists, gasman, as artists in the circus arts, like bloodhounds in criminal investigation - they are taught to look for criminals, drugs, weapons, explosives, they help in the treatment of nervous diseases in children and adults.

It seems miraculous ability to accompany a blind dog - do not chase cats, bypass all the obstacles, warning him: to stay in front of the threshold, no hitting on the post, not to fall into a ditch, climb and descend the stairs. These dogs are very cautious, patient and sensitive caring nurse. And it turned out that many breeds of dogs, even purebred mongrel, can be a guide. It turned out that a sense of responsibility and focus are not confined to man, but his faithful four-footed friend.
The dog can not talk, but look into her eyes, and you guess the dog's thoughts on their expression - they are clear, as have five children. She barks when she was irritated by the sharp smells, loud noises, sounds different when very hungry. The dog is happy, if you praise her, scratching, but suffers from human cruelty, from undeserved kicking, contempt and indifference. She is very devoted to his master - is ready to run after him on the edge of the world, save the land and in water, to protect against an attack, if someone suddenly dares to wipe ...

There are dogs one property, very moral, pronounced - SENSE OF THANKS . This feeling overwhelms her, if the owner applies to it well, understand the thoughts and desires. Then the waiting man doggie delight, expressing love and endless joy of communication. Another feature that is typical for dogs - affection - makes them sometimes in seeking travelers willing globe obbezhat to find another sidekick. You can give countless examples Unselfishness dogs, their sacrifice, for the sake of human life when they are ready to give her, the dog.

For a long time scientists could not understand how the brain generates thought, but the experiments on dogs led them to scientific discoveries. Study of the reflexes of the brain and the discovery of conditioned reflexes closer to understanding the human mind. Once the French philosopher, physicist, mathematician and physiologist René Descartes (1596 - 1650 gg.) Gave a presentation on the reflex, considering simple automatic reflex action as a (reflected), and described the alleged nervous mechanism.

Founder of the Russian school of physiology of Ivan Mikhailovich Sechenov (1829 - 1905 gg.) Refined the study of Descartes, finding that not only simple, automatic actions, but also the highest spiritual experiences are reflex in nature. Another Russian scientist, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849 - 1936 gg.), A Nobel laureate in 1904, has conducted experiments on dogs, and the analysis of their sentry reflex found that a significant part in the adaptation of the animals are conditioned reflexes, which are formed on the basis of unconditioned (innate ).

Pavlov initially opposed the assimilation of the human psyche of animals and even fined its employees, when they said: "The dog thought," "The dog wanted, but at the end of the experiments agreed that the conditioned reflex is not only a physiological phenomenon, but also psychological.

Is it reasonable to animals? Do they? Yes, they think, but only about things, they are well known.

Charles Darwin, for example, observe the behavior of his dog and noticed that it was troubling, he noticed another dog in the distance. With the approach of a strange dog behavior dog Darwin dramatically changed when she learned in her neighbor's dog. Thinking it? The main forms of thinking - proposition, the concept and conclusion.

Analyzing the behavior of different kinds of dogs, we can conclude that, depending on the level of development, animals are able to judgments and conclusions, that is, they think. However, the behavior of animals should only fact generalizations, concepts are only human. The animal world has come a long way of development from simple forms to complex, and some species of animals have features associated with characteristic attributes of man.

From time immemorial people have carried thanks to their four-legged friends, singing in the epic, worshiping them and placing monuments. In our space age, saturated with information, live next to us loyal four-legged creatures that radiate warmth and love interest to people, and up to you, dear parents, what you bring up his pets: humane, responsive, or cruel and heartless.

Take care of yourself, appreciate the dogs, do not hurt the most devoted and disinterested friends of man, and teach children to respect animals.