Podcast: “Wie Hunde menschliche Emotionen erkennen”

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Verfasst von Christoph Siegenthaler

In der neuesten Folge von Rund um Hund vom 29. Oktober geht es um das Thema, wie unsere Hunde denn genau unsere Emotionen erkennen können.

Denn immer wieder hört und liest man: Hunde können menschliche Emotionen gut erkennen. Sie sind sogar wahre Meister:innen darin, unsere Körpersprache zu lesen und offenbar korrekt zu interpretieren.

Doch wie tun sie das genau? Auf was achten Hunde, damit sie unsere Emotionen lesen und deuten können? Können Sie nur anhand eines Gesichts die Emotion, die dahinter steht, erkennen? Und passen sie dann wirklich auch ihr Verhalten an?

All diesen Fragen gehe ich in dieser Folge von Rund um Hund auf den Grund!

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Christoph Siegenthaler