dogs understand when we want to communicate with them.
Researchers used cameras and computers to prove what we see all the time in the dog park: dogs listen to human voice and look at us when we speak.
Most Dogs look the human directly in the eye and follow their hand gestures to see what is being communicated. I’ll bet you’ve seen many dogs cock an ear toward you and look you in the eye when you’re speaking with them. Then, if your gaze goes toward an object, the dog will turn to look where you’re looking. This is precisely what József Topál of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences described in an article in the Jan 5th issue of Current Biology showed: dogs look up and make eye contact when spoken to, and follow human hand or eye signals to observe what the human is indicating.
Topal states that his research proved that humans and dogs share the same social skills.
In my experience, herding dogs are especially good at picking up the human desire to communicate, and my advice for any woman who ever says, “Honey, you’re not listening to me.” Is to go out and get herself a border collie.
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