Both the shape of a dog's head and cognitive ability determine degree of spatial bias.
  • acockworkorange
    11·
    9 months ago

    Research has shown that if you point at an object, a dog will interpret the gesture as a directional cue, unlike a human toddler, who will more likely focus on the object itself. It’s called spatial bias, and […]

    • SaintWacko@midwest.socialEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      I’ve noticed that. If I point to something, my dog will take off in that direction and go right past what I was pointing at