# Dog Treat Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 29, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-treat-question/694331 "2014-07-29T15:50:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-treat-question/694331/23 "2014-07-30T03:03:39Z")
BTW, I just noticed that the OP is none other than **dolphinboy** himself! Didn’t we see, from some earlier thread, that **dolphinboy** has also some history in working with dolphins? Or am I imagining that? ETA: Yes, I knew it! > [@Dolphins Protect Swimmers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-protect-swimmers/687198/3): > > I trained bottle-nosed dolphins for many years in captivity and never saw them lift a flipper to help a human being… but I wouldn’t really expect them to. They’re in captivity. > > I have seen dolphins be quite aggressive towards humans in the water, especially a belligerent male looking for a mate. > > Do wild dolphins actively try to help swimmers in trouble? I’ve heard those stories too, but I’ve never spoken to anyone who has witnessed it. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-treat-question/694331)._