Who Loves Us More, Dogs or Cats?

The saying "dogs are man's best friend" has now been confirmed by scientists as a true statement. The scientists have claimed to have found evidence that hounds 'actually love their humans.'

Where as cats on the other hand are not so loving.

Scientists tested cats and dogs for Oxytocin, which is known as the "love hormone". Oxytocin is released, for example, when a mother bonds with her new born baby.

The scientists tested how much of the hormone was produced after they'd played with their owners and the dogs produced significantly more, finding that the hormone was increased by 57.2% in dogs and 12% in cats.

Dr Paul Zak, who conducted the study, said: "We have pretty good evidence that dogs actually love their humans.

"A couple of small-scale studies have shown that when owners interact with their dogs, the human and their dog appear to release oxytocin.
"Its one of the chemical measures of love in mammals. Humans produce the hormone in our brains when we care about someone. For example, when we see our spouse or child the levels in our bloodstream typically rise by 40-60 per cent."

The research was carried out for a new BBC documentary called Cats vs. Dogs.

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