Silly Labradors’ Bed and Bone Banter Will Take You By Storm

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• A hilarious TikTok video showcases a Labrador in a tussle with his sibling over a stolen bed and bone, accumulating over 410,000 views in just 24 hours.
• The female star of the video, labeled as an “unbothered brat,” eventually moves at a leisurely pace to another identical bed nearby, after a minute of her brother’s protests and antics.
• A study from the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria, indicates that dogs do indeed share resources—mainly with familiar dogs, rendering the Labradors’ banter a common sibling dispute.

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Just like children might argue over the last cookie, dogs also seem attracted to items that aren’t necessarily theirs. This notion is humorously demonstrated in a viral TikTok video that depicts a Labrador determined to reclaim his bed and bone from an seemingly indifferent sibling.

Within the first 24 hours, the video gained over 410,000 views, highlighting its worldwide resonance. The video, captured by the dogs’ owner (@mack.morgan0), features the female dog annoying her brother by taking not only his bed but also his bone.

Taken on July 18, the video shows our male star expressing evident frustration. He groans, jumps, and even resorts to hitting the bed in a desperate attempt to get it back. However, his sister remains entirely unfazed, earning her the title “unbothered brat.”

Finally, after nearly a minute of her brother’s pleading and antics, she concedes the coveted bed. Yet, her surrender is marked by such slow, deliberate movements that it’s hard not to compare her to a sloth. Their owner jokingly commented, “[She] didn’t even want it, was just proving a point to him.”

Meanwhile, the amusing video has garnered an admirable 17,600 likes.

Despite the presented sharing issue in the video, a 2016 study from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, argues otherwise. The study, shared in the PLOS ONE journal, indicates that dogs do share resources, particularly with familiar dogs.

The study included a bar-pulling system where dogs pulled a rope to deliver food to another dog. The results illustrated evident sharing behavior, especially when the partnering dog was a familiar companion. However, the sharing decreased when the recipient was a stranger or absent. Though, it’s important to note that these findings don’t entirely rule out the effect of social facilitation—another dog’s presence influencing a dog’s behavior.

Despite these considerations, the study confirms that dogs, like the sparring Labradors, do share resources, notably with familiar partners. This also emphasizes the importance of careful control in experimental designs to account for external influences.

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