Here's a sentence that you don't hear often: this little guy gets cuter the whinier he gets!
With this puppy, it's true, though. All he wants to do is sit on his mom's lap, but his mom is driving and won't let him. As far as he's concerned, that's the worst thing that's ever happened to him, and he whines more and more persistently to let her know how he feels. When he sticks his tongue out, you'll just want to do anything he says!
If you're dog owner, you likely have a little furry companion that loves riding in the car, just like this puppy. But do you know why they love it so much? There are a couple of prevailing theories.
The first theory is explained by Stanley Coren, dog behaviorist at University British Columbia. As he tells The Globe and Mail, it's due to their incredible sense of smell! They have an amazing 225 million olfactory receptacles in their noses, compared to just 50 in humans. That faint whiff of barbecue you smell as you drive through the neighborhood is a lavish feast to your dog.
The other theory is from trainer Kevin Behan, who believes that it's because of the way dogs evolved to hunt. They hunt by feel, and the weightless feeling they have in the car triggers their hunting senses.
Whatever the reason is, their look of pure bliss as they stick their heads out the window is reason enough to take them on as many car rides as they want. Unfortunately for this puppy, though, he's just going to have to wait until they get home until he can sit on his mom's lap.
Check out the video on the next page as the little foster puppy throws an adorable tantrum when he's not allowed to sit on mommy's lap!
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