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Dogs Demonstrate Intentional Communication Using Soundboards, Study Finds
New research from UC San Diego reveals dogs can use soundboards to communicate intentionally, forming two-word combinations like "outside" and "potty" to make specific requests. The study, based on 21 months of data from 152 dogs, shows these behaviours are deliberate rather than random, with potential to transform human-canine relationships. Futur...
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Dogs Can Understand Human Words Without Gestures and Context, Claims Study
If you have been following social media trends recently, you might have noticed the viral videos featuring dogs using soundboard buttons to communicate with their owners. These videos often show dogs pressing buttons labelled with words like "outside," "play," or "food," leading to claims that dogs can form near-sentences and make requests or alert...
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Study Says Cats Like To Play Fetch, Explains Science Behind It
The peer-reviewed study, published on Thursday, is based on a survey of cat owners.
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Study On Brain Of Anxious Dogs Shows How Changes Are Close To Humans
Anxiety is a common within human psychiatric disorders and has also been described as a frequently occurring neuropsychiatric problem in dogs.
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Pets Help Protect Your Brain As You Get Older, Says Study
According to a study, people who owned a pet for more than five years scored better on cognitive memory tests than those living without interspecies housemates.
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Video: Kerala Boy On Bicycle Brutally Attacked By Street Dog
Local publications said the boy studies in Class 7 in a Kozhikode. He was riding a bicycle when the dog suddenly attacked him.
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Virtual Reality App Treatment Shows Success in Reducing Common Phobias, Study Shows
A VR application trial has shown promising results in reducing common phobias in participants. Patients afraid of either heights, flying, needles, spiders, or dogs were studied using a headset and a smartphone application treatment programme. The trial consisted of a combination of virtual reality 360-degree exposure therapy and cognitive behaviou...
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Dogs Rely on Multisensory Mental Images to Easily Identify Their Favourite Objects, Says New Study
Dogs often manage to locate a particular toy they are obsessed with from a pile of other objects. A new study has suggested that this may be due to their ability to form a multi-modal mental image of familiar objects. Researchers tried to understand how pooches visualize their favourite objects while thinking of them, while testing their ability t...
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Study Says Eating Hot Dogs May Shorten Healthy Life By 36 Mins, Here's What To Eat Instead
Did you know hot dogs could shorten healthy life by 36 minutes according to a latest study? Here are all the important findings from the study.
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People Travelling With A Dog Drive More Cautiously: Study
A dog is indeed man's best friend. And, an apt example for the same is that the drivers travelling with a pet dog feel less stressed behind the wheel and they encourage them to drive more cautiously. According to the report from SEAT UK, it is learnt that a dog has a positive effect on the motorist while driving as they help them drive more careful...
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Cats Can Catch Coronavirus, Study Finds, Prompting WHO Investigation
Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a study published on Wednesday, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets.
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Dogs Can Read Human Facial Expressions, Claims Study
A new research conducted by Springer claims that dogs use different parts of their brain to process negative and positive emotions cued by human facial expressions.
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Smoking Bad For Pets: Study
Smoking is bad for pets too, the University of Glasgow said Tuesday, citing an ongoing study into the effects of second-hand smoke on dogs and cats.
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Dogs Snub People Who Are Mean to Their Owners: Study
Dogs do not like people who are mean to their owners, Japanese researchers said Friday, and will refuse food offered by people who have snubbed their master.
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Dogs Get Especially Jealous of Other Dogs: Study
Dogs show jealousy when their owners spend time with what appears to be another dog, suggesting that the emotion may have survivalist roots, US researchers said on Wednesday.
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Dogs Demonstrate Intentional Communication Using Soundboards, Study Finds
New research from UC San Diego reveals dogs can use soundboards to communicate intentionally, forming two-word combinations like "outside" and "potty" to make specific requests. The study, based on 21 months of data from 152 dogs, shows these behaviours are deliberate rather than random, with potential to transform human-canine relationships. Futur...
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Dogs Can Understand Human Words Without Gestures and Context, Claims Study
If you have been following social media trends recently, you might have noticed the viral videos featuring dogs using soundboard buttons to communicate with their owners. These videos often show dogs pressing buttons labelled with words like "outside," "play," or "food," leading to claims that dogs can form near-sentences and make requests or alert...
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Study Says Cats Like To Play Fetch, Explains Science Behind It
The peer-reviewed study, published on Thursday, is based on a survey of cat owners.
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Study On Brain Of Anxious Dogs Shows How Changes Are Close To Humans
Anxiety is a common within human psychiatric disorders and has also been described as a frequently occurring neuropsychiatric problem in dogs.
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Pets Help Protect Your Brain As You Get Older, Says Study
According to a study, people who owned a pet for more than five years scored better on cognitive memory tests than those living without interspecies housemates.
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Video: Kerala Boy On Bicycle Brutally Attacked By Street Dog
Local publications said the boy studies in Class 7 in a Kozhikode. He was riding a bicycle when the dog suddenly attacked him.
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Virtual Reality App Treatment Shows Success in Reducing Common Phobias, Study Shows
A VR application trial has shown promising results in reducing common phobias in participants. Patients afraid of either heights, flying, needles, spiders, or dogs were studied using a headset and a smartphone application treatment programme. The trial consisted of a combination of virtual reality 360-degree exposure therapy and cognitive behaviou...
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Dogs Rely on Multisensory Mental Images to Easily Identify Their Favourite Objects, Says New Study
Dogs often manage to locate a particular toy they are obsessed with from a pile of other objects. A new study has suggested that this may be due to their ability to form a multi-modal mental image of familiar objects. Researchers tried to understand how pooches visualize their favourite objects while thinking of them, while testing their ability t...
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Study Says Eating Hot Dogs May Shorten Healthy Life By 36 Mins, Here's What To Eat Instead
Did you know hot dogs could shorten healthy life by 36 minutes according to a latest study? Here are all the important findings from the study.
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People Travelling With A Dog Drive More Cautiously: Study
A dog is indeed man's best friend. And, an apt example for the same is that the drivers travelling with a pet dog feel less stressed behind the wheel and they encourage them to drive more cautiously. According to the report from SEAT UK, it is learnt that a dog has a positive effect on the motorist while driving as they help them drive more careful...
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Cats Can Catch Coronavirus, Study Finds, Prompting WHO Investigation
Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a study published on Wednesday, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets.
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Dogs Can Read Human Facial Expressions, Claims Study
A new research conducted by Springer claims that dogs use different parts of their brain to process negative and positive emotions cued by human facial expressions.
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Smoking Bad For Pets: Study
Smoking is bad for pets too, the University of Glasgow said Tuesday, citing an ongoing study into the effects of second-hand smoke on dogs and cats.
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Dogs Snub People Who Are Mean to Their Owners: Study
Dogs do not like people who are mean to their owners, Japanese researchers said Friday, and will refuse food offered by people who have snubbed their master.
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Dogs Get Especially Jealous of Other Dogs: Study
Dogs show jealousy when their owners spend time with what appears to be another dog, suggesting that the emotion may have survivalist roots, US researchers said on Wednesday.
