See the data behind the profiles in the Canine Cognition Data Center — charts built from a research sample of 25,463 assessments.
Looking for a dog intelligence test you can do at home? Try these 7 science-backed cognitive games that measure empathy, memory, reasoning, communication, and problem-solving in under 30 minutes.
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Puppy kindergarten training rooted in Duke research: how to build a resilient, confident, and communicative adult dog in the first 16 weeks — and how to track the milestones that matter.
How smart is your dog, really? Explore the science of canine memory, reasoning, and social cunning — and how the Dognition assessment turns everyday behavior into a measurable cognitive profile.
Wondering if your dog is smart? Try this science-backed, 5-minute at-home intelligence test — three simple games from the Duke Canine Cognition Center that reveal your dog's memory, problem-solving, and social smarts.
Dr. Brian Hare's Voyages of Discovery lecture at East Carolina University reminds us that the evolution of dogs is not just a pet story — it is a case study in how friendliness, cooperation, and shared intentionality can reshape a species.
The new book from Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods takes readers inside the Duke Puppy Kindergarten — eight weeks that decide whether a puppy will graduate to service work, and what every owner can borrow from the curriculum.
Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods's argument that friendliness — not aggression — drove dog domestication has aged well. Here is the new evidence that has accumulated since the book came out.
Dogs are often referred to as “man’s best friend,” and for good reason. They are loyal, affectionate, and have an uncanny ability to understand us humans in a way that no other animal can. But have you ever wondered how dogs evolved to become our faithful companions? The 60-minute segment “Survival of the Friendliest: How...
Clicker training is widely popular method by professional dog trainers, but is it the most successful and efficient way to train your canine best friend?
Make no barks about it! Dognition, the science-based assessment that enhances the relationship between dogs and their owners, will be returning to prime time television this spring. This time with Is Your Dog A Genius?, a three-part series on Nat Geo WILD.
It’s clear that the dogs we know and love are very distinct from wolves. Aside from variations in their genetic code, the way dogs interact with and behave around us humans is very different from the behavior of typical wolves, even if the dogs and wolves are raised in similar conditions. In particular, the special...