How do dogs understand human language?
How do dogs understand human language? Introduction ____________________________ When scientists in Hungary trained border collies to lie still inside a functional MRI scanner and then asked for high-fives, the dogs' brain reward centers lit up, suggesting that the dogs were happy to be praised. Scientists in Hungary trained border collies to lie still inside a functional MRI scanner and then asked for high-fives. The dogs' brain reward centers lit up, suggesting that the dogs were happy to be praised. When you train your own dog, it's important to be aware of the ways in which your dog will respond best—and that may not be with treats! When parents are praised by their children, it makes them feel good about themselves. The same thing goes when kids are praised by adults: they're more likely to repeat whatever behavior they've been rewarded for doing well. So if your puppy is particularly responsive when you give him treats after he does something right (and we won...