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Introducing: Dogs 101

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Science

4.6963 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

From Animal Planet comes a new podcast, Dogs 101, where you'll get a rundown of all your favorite dog breeds. Check out the first episode, "Puppies" here.

Is there a biological reason why humans are drawn to puppies? How long does a canine pregnancy last, and what's the average litter size? When are puppies able to first see and hear? Find out the answers on this episode of Dogs 101 where we'll guide you step-by-step through everything you need to know about puppies.

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0:00.0

Thank you.

0:02.0

thinking of getting a puppy on this special edition of Dogs 101. We'll guide you step by step through everything you need to know

0:15.2

before making this joyful and life-altering decision. How do you pick out the

0:20.8

right puppy for you in a litter?

0:23.0

Can butter teach these cute little nippers not to bite?

0:27.0

What's the best way to house train your new little doggy?

0:30.0

And why do people young and old love these adorable fluffballs?

0:35.0

They're soft and cuddly.

0:40.0

They bounce and pounce with wagging tails and floppy ears.

0:44.0

Fuzzy beautiful puppies and we can't get enough of them.

0:48.0

Who doesn't like puppies? If you don't like puppies then I would say get your eyes

0:57.9

checked because you're missing the cutest thing alive puppies. In puppy breath, oh, if only we could patent puppy breath, it would sell like hot cakes.

1:08.0

A puppy's features are designed to win us over.

1:13.0

They have these huge eyes and these short noses.

1:20.0

They cause people to have this sort of,

1:22.0

oh, how cute feeling.

1:25.0

Just like in human babies, these features trigger our nurturing instincts.

1:30.0

In fact, when we interact with a pack of puppies, researchers say a powerful chemical called

1:36.4

oxytocin is released in our brains.

1:39.4

Oxytocin is called the love hormone.

1:42.2

It is thought that it evolved as part of a maternal

1:46.4

caregiving system. While only 35% of all US households have a child, 63% own a pet, proving that puppies are filling empty nests

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