Meyer W, Pakur M
Anatomisches Institut der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 1999;141(8):351-9.
Based on an intensive analysis of literature, the study summarizes for the first time important but seldom realized reasons for dog keeping by humans. Firstly, the significance of the companion animal domesticated dog as catalyst of numerous different social contacts and communicative interactions of the dog keepers is emphasized. Secondly, the problem of total devotion of dog owners to the animal is discussed including its negative aspects, and the psychogram of a "typical dog owner" is described. Thirdly, the role of the domesticated dog as object of body contact (petting object) for humans is characterized, i.e., the positive effects of tactile stimuli for the emotional and physical well-being of dog owners as well as their animals are presented. All themes are finally discussed in the light of the historical dimension of dog domestication, whereby it is obvious that one of the first uses of this mammalian species was that as an object of affectional touch and hugging to serve basic human emotional needs. In this way it becomes also evident how deeply the dog depends on its owner.
基于对文献的深入分析，本研究首次总结了人类养狗的重要但鲜为人知的原因。首先，强调了伴侣动物家犬作为养狗人众多不同社会接触和交流互动催化剂的重要性。其次，讨论了狗主人对动物全身心投入的问题，包括其消极方面，并描述了“典型狗主人”的心理图谱。第三，阐述了家犬作为人类身体接触对象（抚摸对象）的作用，即呈现了触觉刺激对狗主人及其动物的情感和身体健康的积极影响。最后，根据狗驯化的历史维度对所有主题进行了讨论，由此可见，这种哺乳动物最早的用途之一就是作为情感触摸和拥抱的对象，以满足人类的基本情感需求。这样一来，狗对其主人的依赖程度之深也变得显而易见。
