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Americans love their pets. In 2018, we spent

 feeding them, grooming them, training them, medicating them and — much to the pets’ regret — clothing them. Dog owners, in particular, are quick to say dogs are special — not only because they are smart and social creatures, but because dogs love us back.

But do they really? Or are they just happy to see us because we hold the keys to the food? One animal behaviorist says he’s done the research and he’s convinced that dogs 

 form emotional attachments with their owners. 

fun and enlightening conversation from 2020

 between MPR News host Kerri Miller and Clive Wynne — both certified dog lovers — as they talk about Wynne’s research on canine love. 

And let it whet your appetite for this Friday’s Big Book and Bold Ideas show, when Miller will talk with science journalist Ed Yong about his new book: “

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

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We love dogs. But do they love us back? One canine researcher says yes. Let this 2020 conversation whet your appetite for a discussion with journalist Ed Yong coming this Friday, when he and host Kerri Miller will talk about his fascinating new book about animals, “An Immense World.” 

From the archives: Animal behaviorist Clive Wynne on doggy love

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