Some findings show that infants appear to understand a dog’s needs, even though they do not communicate in the same way.
A research team led by Dr Rachna Reddy, a postdoctoral fellow in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, in North Carolina, has been investigating how children interact with dogs.
Most of the toddlers in the study did not have pets at home. The scientists found that infants gave dogs toys and treats that were out of reach 50% of the time when the canines tried to grab them themselves. In contrast, they gave them toys and treats half as often when the animals did not seem to show any interest in the items.
“From several perspectives, children’s proclivities to attribute desires and goals to pet dogs during real-life, in-person interactions is unsurprising,” said Reddy in a statement.
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