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A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports has found that dogs can become

addicted to their toys in similar ways to people who are addicted to, well, the kinds of

things people get addicted to. Big thanks to listener Carl Kaufman for bringing this to my attention. It actually explains a lot.

The study took 105 dogs, whose owners described them as motivated to play with toys. They placed the

dog's favorite toys in an inaccessible box alongside other things that dogs might want, such as treats,

or even their owner. 72 dogs appeared normal and well adjusted, but 33 dogs were what you might call

toy junkies.

They showed a lack of interest in food or playing with their owner and made persistent efforts

to access their toy even when it wasn't there.

They also didn't calm down within 15 minutes of all toys being removed.

Two of these dogs actually managed to destroy the box and get to their toys.

The study doesn't break down the results by breed, but they do say that working breeds like

labs and Belgian Malinois were overrepresented in the study.

If you have a pooch that appears to have an unhealthy

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