Mind-blowing discovery: Dogs and humans share incredible brain connection when it comes to body language!
Prepare to have your mind blown as cutting-edge research uncovers an astonishing truth about the deep bond between dogs and humans. Scientists have made an incredible breakthrough, revealing that our brains process body postures in strikingly similar ways.
Dog bites may be more common on hot and polluted days
Dog bites may occur more frequently — by up to eleven percent — on days with hotter, sunnier weather, and when air pollution levels are higher, suggests a paper published in Scientific Reports. However, the authors caution that more data and further research is needed to confirm these findings.
Breed, age and puppyhood socialization linked to canine personality
While the breed of the dog is the most important factor related to personality, other relevant elements include age and the social environment. According to researchers from the University of Helsinki, both the breeder and the dog owner have an important role in the development of canine personality.
Dog puppies spontaneously match human actions, while kittens and wolf pups …not so much…
According to a new study published in Scientific Reports puppies - but not kittens and wolf pups - tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when they are not rewarded with food (or toys). The researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, investigated whether young puppies, kittens and wolf pups have different tendencies to observe and imitate what a person did, without any pre-training and food reward.