Do dogs of all ages respond equally to dog-directed speech?

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 21:01 in Psychology & Sociology

People tend to talk to dogs as though they are human babies. A new study shows that people speak more slowly and with a higher tone to dogs of all ages -- both adults and puppies -- and that puppies respond most readily to this dog-directed speech.

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