Woman studying dogs’ ‘language’
WANTED: 300 dogs that yap, bark, growl and howl.
A British psychology student is looking for canine volunteers for a study on how man’s best friend communicates with sound, London’s Daily Telegraph has reported.
Anna Taylor of the University of Sussex plans to record and analyse doggie noises as part of her thesis work for a doctorate.
Theory suggests that the evolutionary history of humans and dogs is inextricably linked, and it may be that domestic dogs vocalise primarily for their human companions.