Dispatch. Animal communication: what makes a dog able to understand its master?
The dog has a special relationship with humans, going beyond that of other domestic animals. Recent evidence suggests this comes from domestication rather than wolf behaviour, perhaps involving something as simple as a change in natural looking behaviour.
School of Psychology, The University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JU, Scotland, UK. rwb@st-andrews.ac.uk
Richard W
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