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Tue, 03 Jul 2018 23:01 UTC

Summary

• An experiment led by Dr. Akiko Takaoka from the Department of Psychology at Japan's Kyoto University concluded that dogs refuse to trust a person who lied to it. Dogs did not follow a pointing hand that led them to an empty container.
• In an experiment, dogs wouldn't take a treat from the people who'd been mean or disrespectful toward their owners. In fact, besides distrusting them, they flat-out ignored these meanies.
• With enough training and treats for a job well-done, dogs are able to tell the happy faces from the sad ones, even with human faces they didn't come across during their training.

• In a study of 694 people, the scientists found a link between a person's emotional state and their likelihood of getting bitten. Emotionally stable and confident people don't get bitten nearly as often as those who feel anxious around intimidating dogs.
• Lots of dog owners have reported that their pets paid particular attention to their body part affected by cancer.
• Dogs' super noses can sense the rapid changes in blood sugar levels since they change the smell of an affected person's breath and skin.