Chaser the Border Collie learned 1,000 words - could my dog learn that many words, too?
In 2004, Science published an article about a dog named Rico who learned over 200 words by just everyday play with his owners. In...
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The "love hormone" is released during human-canine interactions - in pups and people!
Oxytocin is a hormone most often associated with love and is released during childbirth and interactions between human parents and...
Pointing changes the meaning of human vocal tone in a dog's mind
Dogs can use human social cues like pointing to find hidden food, but can they use only our tone of voice to make choices? Researchers at...
Scent is important for a dog's understanding of the world, even their self-understanding
Understanding the “self” and “others” is something we as humans comprehend easily – but can dogs? Researchers set out to determine if...
Dogs can understand the differences in human facial expressions - and they don't even need a who
Researchers found that dogs were able to discriminate between angry and happy faces – when only shown half of a face. This was tested by...
Dogs understand emotional change based on vocal tone
Scientific investigations have supported the notion that dogs can understand the difference in human vocal tones and respond accordingly....
Why you should give your pup a break next time they go dumpster diving
When given the choice to fetch two objects, researchers found that dogs choose the item associated with their owner’s happiness more...
Dogs being sneaky - how to avoid stolen nightstand pizza
Your dog might have the ability to be deceptive and sneaky when trying to steal table scraps. Researchers found that when people were...
Dogs see faces like people do
fMRI is a cutting-edge technique used in human neuroscience – but some dog scientists are getting dogs in the scanner! Dogs were trained...
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