Dogs Know Owners by , the Sound of Their Voice, Study Says.
CNN reports a new study shows dogs may have the ability to recognize owners by their voice alone.
CNN reports a new study shows dogs may have the ability to recognize owners by their voice alone.
Researchers say canines can distinguish voices much as humans do; through noisiness and timbre.
The study analyzed the traits of 28 different dogs.
According to CNN, researchers played a recording of a dog owner's voice concealed by a hiding place, .
Alongside the voice of a stranger from another hiding place.
Proving the dogs did not use their sense of smell, researchers frequently changed the location of the emitted voices.
In the study, 82% of the time, dogs found their rightful owner.
This is the first demonstration that dogs can tell apart their owner’s voice from many others.
, Adics Attila, head of laboratory at Eötvös Loránd University, via CNN.
Experts say their findings could provide a "real-world application" to help dogs have happier and healthier lives.
This can be important for dogs who have separation anxiety.
, Tamás Faragó, senior researcher at the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, via CNN
