Humans might be able to understand what their dogs' growls mean
Women were better than men at recognising when a dog was being playful or threatening.
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Humans have been found to have the surprising ability to understand doggy talk and differentiate between different growls.
A study invited 40 volunteers to listen to different growls recorded from 18 dogs that were guarding food, facing a threatening stranger, or playing a tug of war game.
Participants were able to correctly classify 63% of the growl samples – significantly more than would be expected by guesswork alone, researchers said.
