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Evidence that humans and dogs share some communication skills

via the CBC news:

Dogs respond to human communication in much the same way as very young children, by picking up not only the words we say but also our intent to communicate with them, according to a new study.

The findings published online Thursday in the journal Current Biology, likely confirm what many dog owners and trainers already know and might help explain why so many people treat their pets like children.

Study author Jozsef Topal of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said there is increasing evidence that humans and dogs share some social skills, with dogs’ social-cognitive functioning resembling that of a child between six months to two years of age.

“Dogs, as well as human infants, are sensitive to cues that signal communicative intent,” he said.

These cues include verbal messaging and eye contact, although it’s still unclear whether dogs use similar pathways in the brain as infants do to process them.

Read more at:

CBC News
Dogs pick up our intent to communicate at a glance
Posted: Jan 5, 2012 2:10 PM ET

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I want him!

Since we are launching soon we’ll try to get out a “dog of the day”…please feel free to send suggestions.

Not to leave out little kitties, Saturday herein shall be referred to as Caturday, upon which we will have cat pics.

2012…good year so far!

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