Canine Companion for Independence puppies, at the Duke Puppy Kindergarten, where the research took place (IMAGE)

Duke University

Canine Companion for Independence puppies, at the Duke Puppy Kindergarten, where the research took place

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If you feel like your dog gets you in a way that most other animals don't, you're right. New research comparing dog puppies to human-reared wolf pups offers some clues to how dogs' unusual people-reading skills came to be.

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canine.org, Jared Lazarus

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