It may be a cliché, but it’s undeniable: more often than not, cats are simply more aloof than dogs. According to a study recently published in the journal Animal Behaviour, canine companions not only attempt to “help” humans in certain situations,and their actions largely mirror the same responses seen in toddlers. Specifically, psychologists at Hungary’s Eötvös Loránd University were interested in comparing the capacity for prosocial behavior across humans, cats, and dogs. The experiment was straightforward: the team tasked a toddler parent or pet owner with searching for an object hidden in plain view of their child, cat, or dog. Cspregi and her colleagues were surprised to find that over 75 percent of both children and dogs responded similarly to the hidden object scenario.