Is canine responsiveness to people innate?

Is canine responsiveness to people innate?

Credit: Christina Hansen Wheat

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.

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Published by Cosmos.

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