How Empathetic Is Your Dog? | ScienceTake

An experiment involving 34 dogs of various breeds tested whether they would push through a magnetically sealed door to “save” their owners. The canine participants included Ralph, the pug; Kiki, the Labrador retriever and KOOZA! – in all caps – an American Eskimo dog.

Read the story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/science/lassie-help-dog.html

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