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ARTICLES ABOUT EMOTIONS IN DOGS

A Glass Half-full: All emotions may not be equal, but they are equally powerful

Honest as the Dog is Long: Dogs score high on seeing and telling it as it is

Article on Patricia McConnell published in the German publicaiton, Dogs

 

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