Is canine responsiveness to people innate?
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Two studies have independently found that wolf pups and stray dogs can correctly interpret human cues and respond to them without prior training.
The responses were different – the former a spontaneous behaviour and the latter adaptive behaviour in response to a reward – but the underlying suggestion is that both are innate or intrinsic.
Published by Cosmos.