Articles for tag: canine behavior, dog emotions, dog psychology, pet behavior

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People Think They Understand Their Dogs’ Feelings but Scientists Say

Suhail Ahmed

  Walk into any dog park and you will hear it within seconds: people confidently explaining what their dogs are “saying.” That tail wag means joy, that yawn means boredom, that guilty look proves the dog knows it did wrong. We treat canine emotions like an open book, written in fur and wagging tails. Yet ...

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10 Ways Dogs Are More Emotionally Intelligent Than We Think

Jan Otte

If you’ve ever caught your dog giving you that knowing look when you’re sad, or noticed how they seem to perk up when you’re excited, you’re witnessing something extraordinary. Your furry companion possesses emotional intelligence that rivals what we see in young children. For decades, scientists dismissed animal emotions as simple conditioning or wishful thinking ...