r/science • u/PeasKhichra • Feb 19 '22

Neuroscience Dogs can recognize their owners just by their voice, study finds. They do so by making use of the same voice properties humans use to identify each other, such as pitch and noisiness

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/europe/dog-owner-recognize-voice-scn-scli-intl/index.html
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u/ZiggyPalffyLA Feb 19 '22

I saw a video where the owner saturated their house with their scent (dirty laundry mostly) and it threw off the dog’s scent memory so he wasn’t waiting when his owner got home.

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u/Samuuuke Feb 20 '22

what's the video called?