Dog behavior

A drawing by Konrad Lorenz showing facial expressions of a dog - a communication behavior. X-axis is aggression, y-axis is fear.

Dog behavior is the internally coordinated responses of individuals or groups of domestic dogs to internal and external stimuli.[1] It has been shaped by millennia of contact with humans and their lifestyles. As a result of this physical and social evolution, dogs have acquired the ability to understand and communicate with humans.[2] Behavioral scientists have uncovered a wide range of social-cognitive abilities in domestic dogs.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference levitis2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference berns2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).