dogs

Study proves dogs can determine another’s size by the sound it makes

December 21, 2010
Study proves dogs can determine another’s size by the sound it makes

A new study conducted by Péter Pongrácz of the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary, has shown that dogs are able to tell how big another is just be listening to its growl.

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The look of love – dogs recognise their owner’s faces

October 22, 2010
The look of love – dogs recognise their owner’s faces

A new study led by the University of Padua in Italy has shown how much dogs rely on seeing their owners’ faces in order to recognise them.  The study also measured how much dogs prefer to gaze at and follow their owners, rather than a stranger.

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Dogs imitate owners

July 28, 2010
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Many of my clients and puppy class students will often hear me discuss how their behaviour can impact their dog’s behaviour and this often through observational learning.  The idea that our dogs behave like us has been backed by research conducted in a collaborative project by biologists and psychologists at the universities of Vienna and [...]

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