Early-Emerging and Highly-Heritable Sensitivity to Human Communication in Dogs
E. E. Bray, G. E. Gnanadesikan, D. J. Horschler, K. M. Levy, B. S. Kennedy, T. R. Famula, E. L. MacLean
This study shows that 8-week-old dogs have innate social skills and genetic factors explain over 40% of variation in their ability to follow human gestures and focus on human faces.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2021Animal Behavior & Cognition