Comprehension of human communicative signs in pet dogs (Canis familiaris)

On the basis of a study by D.J. Povinelli, D.T. Bierschwale, and C.G. Cech (1999), the performance of family dogs (Canis familiaris) was examined in a 2-way food choice task in which 4 types of directional cues were given by the experimenter: pointing and gazing, head-nodding (“at target”), head tu...

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Published in:	Journal of Comparative Psychology Vol. 115; no. 2; pp. 122 - 127
Main Authors:	Soproni, Krisztina, Miklósi, Ádám, Topál, József
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association June 2001
Subjects:	Dogs > Behavior Gesture Human-animal communication
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