Dogs And 2-year-olds Share A Limited Ability To Understand Adult Pointing Gestures

Dogs and small children who share similar social environments appear to understand human gestures in comparable ways. Looking at how dogs and young children respond to adult pointing actions, researchers show that 3-year-olds rely on the direction of the index finger to locate a hidden object, whereas 2-year-olds and dogs respond instead to the protruding body part, even if the index finger is pointing in the opposite direction.

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