According to animal behaviorist Patricia Simonet, dogs most certainly can laugh. She describes it as “hah hah hah” but without the “a” and she has the briefest of sound clips on her laughing dog page. Beacon doesn’t make this sound much, but playful Haven dog-laughs frequently. My impression is that this isn’t a funny/humor laugh [...]
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#30 – Can Dogs Laugh?
Posted in adoption, dog behavior, dog communication, dog laughter, dog rescue, dog research, dog welfare, dogs, fostering, homeless dogs, shelters on 6 July 2007 | 5 Comments »
#1 – Dogs Instinctively Understand Humans
Posted in dog behavior, dog communication, dog instincts, dog research, dogs, national geographic, wolves on 1 April 2007 | 5 Comments »
One question that sometimes gets asked of people who volunteer for dog welfare organizations is “Why dogs?” What they mean is: Why devote so much of your time and energy to saving dogs, when your efforts could be spent helping children, sick people or those in poverty? Aren’t people more important than dogs?
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