{"id":2213,"date":"2009-04-13T15:41:53","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T21:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petpundit.com\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2009-04-13T15:41:53","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T21:41:53","slug":"scientists-study-what-dogs-are-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathyrosenthal.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/13\/scientists-study-what-dogs-are-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists study what dogs are thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1058\" title=\"shepherds\" src=\"https:\/\/petpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/shepherds.jpg\" alt=\"shepherds\" width=\"323\" height=\"257\" \/>When it comes to studying animal behavior, dogs have rarely been on the\u00a0top ten list. Not since Pavlov became interested in learning the secrets of a dog&#8217;s digestive\u00a0responses have scientists given much attention to canines in the animal behavior arena. But today, Harvard scientists are wondering what dogs are thinking and using a series of behavior tests to gauge the scope of a dog&#8217;s reasoning ability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using local dogs, scientists at Harvard&#8217;s\u00a0Canine Cognition Lab are trying to determine if dogs can feel guilt, patience, or understand more abstract concepts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Would dog owners be surprised to learn that dog&#8217;s can understand some basic &#8220;human&#8221;\u00a0concepts? Absolutely not. Anyone who has ever had a dog has attributed some of their behaviors anthropomorphically. But do dogs respond that way because they have learned the social cues of our world or because through a continued relationship with humankind they are simply learning?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Scientists now have their noses to the ground and will be trying to answer these questions as they observe and test dog behavior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Boston Globe has the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/science\/articles\/2009\/04\/13\/for_hints_on_humans_scientists_study_dogs_thinking\/?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story and a video<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to studying animal behavior, dogs have rarely been on the\u00a0top ten list. 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