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What do you think of dogs as pets?

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It was my burgeoning relationship with my third dog, Teg, that prompted me to try and discover how and why dogs think the way they do. Teg is a Welsh sheepdog, bred first and foremost to work. For centuries her forebears have guarded, protected and herded animals, working alongside humans in a partnership unmatched by any other domesticated animal. read more

Given how responsive our dogs are to us, it’s tempting to believe that they do understand us, and indeed dogs pass several theory of mind “tests” (imitation, deception, role-taking, responding to begging) – in some instances, more convincingly than chimpanzees do. read more