Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
Early-Emerging and Highly-Heritable Sensitivity to Human Communication in Dogs
E. E. Bray, G. E. Gnanadesikan, D. J. Horschler…·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.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.055