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Dogs communicate emotions mainly through behavior and body language. When something upsets them, their reactions can be subtle or obvious. Many owners confuse anger with stress or fear. Understanding ...

Hearing a human voice can affect a dog more than previously thought. New research suggests that angry or happy voices are linked to measurable changes in dogs’ balance. In a small-scale study ...

To most of us, a dog showing its teeth is a pretty clear signal of threat. In 1872, Charles Darwin first suggested animals showed emotions similar to ours in their body language, and we might be able ...

A dog listening to the human sound recordings that are played from a TV screen. In a small study, dogs experienced both stabilization and destabilization of their balance upon hearing angry or happy ...