Dr. Karolina Westlund

Actually... I would say that dogs don't imprint on humans. They grow attachment bonds to humans.

Actually... I would say that dogs don't imprint on humans. They grow attachment bonds to humans.

Actually... I would say that dogs don't imprint on humans. They grow attachment bonds to humans.

So imprinting is typically a very fast process. It occurs within minutes or hours. Attachment takes longer and involves more senses. So imprinting tends to be, I think, visual. If I'm not mistaken. Perhaps olfactory in some species. And attachment has previously mostly been studied in humans. Yes. So this bond that grows between caregiver and offspring.

So imprinting is typically a very fast process. It occurs within minutes or hours. Attachment takes longer and involves more senses. So imprinting tends to be, I think, visual. If I'm not mistaken. Perhaps olfactory in some species. And attachment has previously mostly been studied in humans. Yes. So this bond that grows between caregiver and offspring.

So imprinting is typically a very fast process. It occurs within minutes or hours. Attachment takes longer and involves more senses. So imprinting tends to be, I think, visual. If I'm not mistaken. Perhaps olfactory in some species. And attachment has previously mostly been studied in humans. Yes. So this bond that grows between caregiver and offspring.

What's interesting also is that attachment bond will grow in different ways depending on how the caregiver responds to the young ones. needs essentially so you can have a secure attachment bond where the caregiver is very reliably responds to the needs of the young one so that if they find themselves alone

What's interesting also is that attachment bond will grow in different ways depending on how the caregiver responds to the young ones. needs essentially so you can have a secure attachment bond where the caregiver is very reliably responds to the needs of the young one so that if they find themselves alone

What's interesting also is that attachment bond will grow in different ways depending on how the caregiver responds to the young ones. needs essentially so you can have a secure attachment bond where the caregiver is very reliably responds to the needs of the young one so that if they find themselves alone

they can self-regulate better, so their nervous system can more easily calm down again after a stressor than if they are insecurely attached. And so it seems that dogs form, rather than imprinting on humans, they form a type of attachment bond, and they can also be securely or insecurely attached to their persons.

they can self-regulate better, so their nervous system can more easily calm down again after a stressor than if they are insecurely attached. And so it seems that dogs form, rather than imprinting on humans, they form a type of attachment bond, and they can also be securely or insecurely attached to their persons.

they can self-regulate better, so their nervous system can more easily calm down again after a stressor than if they are insecurely attached. And so it seems that dogs form, rather than imprinting on humans, they form a type of attachment bond, and they can also be securely or insecurely attached to their persons.

And also how they respond to a stranger.

And also how they respond to a stranger.

And also how they respond to a stranger.

Yeah, yeah. Or clingy also. Yeah. So the same types of experiments have been done on dogs. And it's been found that certain dogs are sort of insecurely attached. They'll be clingy or avoidant and some are securely attached. So they'll be sort of more explorative. They'll recover quicker from the separation.

Yeah, yeah. Or clingy also. Yeah. So the same types of experiments have been done on dogs. And it's been found that certain dogs are sort of insecurely attached. They'll be clingy or avoidant and some are securely attached. So they'll be sort of more explorative. They'll recover quicker from the separation.

Yeah, yeah. Or clingy also. Yeah. So the same types of experiments have been done on dogs. And it's been found that certain dogs are sort of insecurely attached. They'll be clingy or avoidant and some are securely attached. So they'll be sort of more explorative. They'll recover quicker from the separation.

Yeah. Sadly, I think that, and I'm not sure that I have any backup in any scientific studies here, but I suspect at least that probably early weaning predisposed dogs to insecure attachment.

Yeah. Sadly, I think that, and I'm not sure that I have any backup in any scientific studies here, but I suspect at least that probably early weaning predisposed dogs to insecure attachment.