WHY DO DOGS TILT THEIR HEADS?

Why do dogs tilt their heads when they’re looking at you? Researchers from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary say it appears to be a sign that your dog is smart and understands what you’re saying. While doing a study on dog intelligence, they found that dogs “present an asymmetry” when they hear a name they understand — such as tailing wagging, sniffing with their nostrils, or motioning with one particular paw. This motioning with just one side of the body is a sign of the dog brain functioning. In an experiment asking dogs to retrieve a particular toy from of a pile of toys, the team found that the more “gifted” dogs often tilted their heads in the same direction when understanding which toy they were supposed to go retrieve. Dogs who only knew the name of one or two toys rarely did this. The findings appear in the journal Animal Cognition.
* But are YOU smart enough to locate the journal Animal Cognition?
* This must be why your boss never tilts his head when you ask for a raise. They’re just not comprehending what you’re saying.
* Are they absolutely sure it’s not because one of the dog’s ears is heavier than the other?
* I think calling a dog “gifted” is really dumb-dogphobic and creates discrimination among the breeds.
* Apparently if you don’t feel like trying to cure cancer, there’s no limit to the other stuff you can investigate.