Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Heads When We Talk To Them? The average dog can learn over 160 words.
Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Heads When We Talk To Them? June 4, 2024 Andrea Powell I don't know about you, but I'm constantly talking to my dogs. Ad ends in 3 Video Unpaused They know the basic commands and the names of their favorite things like "treat", "park" and "beach". According to dog intelligence expert and psychologist, Dr. Stanley Corin , the average dog can learn over 160 words. But have you ever noticed your dog tilting his/her head when you talk to them? They tilt to the left or right with their ears pricked listening to every word you say. Photo: Unsplash/Matt Walsh While absolutely adorable, what does it mean? Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary, wanted to find out the real reason for the head-tilt so they spent three months observing 40 dogs. They used toys and word association training to try and discover what causes dogs to tilt their heads. "We investigated the occurrence and direction of the head-tilts...
