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Filed under: In The News, Pets, Research Reveals: Toddlers & Preschoolers
Dogs are just as smart as two-year-olds sometimes, according to a recent study. Photo: jupiterimages
According to the studies, at three years old, children start to surpass dogs' ability to understand human gestures. Gabriella Lakatos of Eotvos University, one of the researchers, speculates that the change may have to do with children's development of language skills. Eotvos does point out that dogs are not "just like" toddlers, for anyone who might be thinking that's what she means. (One big difference -- kids eventually learn to poop in the toilet. Beat that, Fido.) As for practical advice, Lakatos says that "when gesturing to a dog or child under three...it's best not to fidget" so that they know what you are trying to say.
Brett Singer is the editor-in-chief of DaddyTips.com. You can follow his tweets at Twitter.com/brettsinger.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
7-23-2009 @ 9:48AM
LS said...Really? They had to spend money on studies to learn this, when all you have to do is ask any parent of children who also has a well-trained dog. And it wouldn't have cost a dime (except maybe admission to a dog show, if that's where you chose to ask your questions) What a pathetic waste of money.
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7-23-2009 @ 3:10PM
Sandyone said...Oh, I found it very stimulating information. Maybe they'll use stimulus money for further studies like this.
Where do they find these people??
7-24-2009 @ 1:01AM
Michele W said...Well at least they are saying the dogs understand. As a humane officer in training, most people will tell you that dogs or any animal dont have the same feelings as us so it is ok to beat them and abuse them. This is where some of our laws go wrong is because they are just like humans. My dog is so much like my 7 year old son that it aint funny. He knows when I am sad and comes over and kisses me, He does anything I tell him to, He plays football, baseball, cars ( he actually pushes them with his paws playing with my son). It is amazing what people would find out if they just studied the animals. But not use our money to do it. Do it for free.
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8-11-2009 @ 10:22AM
SANDI said...IN MY HOUSEHOLD DOGS ARE PEOPLE TOO. MY POOCH IS MY BABY AND SHE UNDERSTANDS NOT ONLY WORDS AND HAND GESTURES BUT EMOTIONS AS WELL. MY POOCH IS ALSO MORE WELL BEHAVED THAN SOME KIDS. HA HA
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