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Dog intelligence or dog cognition is the process in dogs of acquiring information and conceptual skills, and storing them in memory, retrieving, combining and comparing them, and using them in new situations. [1] Studies have shown that dogs display many behaviors associated with intelligence. They have advanced memory skills, and are able to ...
One notable example is crew resource management, or CRM, where the flight crew of an aircraft is encouraged to bring anything that seems questionable about an order, or additional information, to the captain's attention, usually respectfully and tactfully, but if it is urgent enough, more strongly, just as the guide dogs do. He opens the book ...
A blind woman learns to use her guide dog in a test environment. Guide dogs (colloquially known in the US as seeing-eye dogs [1]) are assistance dogs trained to lead blind or visually impaired people around obstacles. Although dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are red–green colour blind and incapable of interpreting ...
After Charlie, an 11-year-old golden retriever, had to have both of his eyes removed due to glaucoma, his owners knew he would be in need of a helping paw.
A dog's use of eye contact and eye movements can communicate emotions and intentions. Prolonged eye contact or staring are indicators of aggression, especially when combined with body stiffness. [15] Avoiding eye contact, or looking down, is a submissive dog behaviour. [12]
The term “staying loose” means not holding your breath or showing any signs of aggression to the dog. Eye contact and puffing up the chest are both signs of aggressive behavior for a dog, and ...
A drawing by Konrad Lorenz showing facial expressions of a dog – a communication behavior. y-axis = fear, x-axis = aggression. Both humans and dogs are characterized by complex social lives with complex communication systems, but it is also possible that dogs, perhaps because of their reliance on humans for food, have evolved specialized skills for recognizing and interpreting human social ...
A dog displaying the lip/nose licking behavior. Calming signals is a term conceived by Norwegian dog trainer and canine ethologist, Turid Rugaas, to describe the patterns of behavior used by dogs interacting with each other in environments that cause heightened stress and when conveying their desires or intentions.