Ever wish your dog could understand you? New research suggests they can
Pet dogs can learn to respond to human words because they understand that some ‘stand for’ objects.
A study has made the surprising discovery by recording brain activity that dogs generally also know that certain words “stand for” certain objects. when they hear those words, they activate a matching mental representation in their minds.(photo credit: Grzegor Zeliasiewicz)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
