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Julie Hecht

New York
As seen in: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Journal of Banking Regulation, Scientific American, The New Yorker, Salon, The Dodo, RealClear Science, Kinship, True Median
PhD candidate @GC_CUNY & presenter of dog science. I would like to meet your dog. Also! Cat behavior and welfare!
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Do Dogs Understand Pointing?

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By Julie Hecht
| Kinship
If you’ve spent any time with dogs, you aren’t surprised when a dog stops to check out the ground. It also shouldn’t surprise you that a dog might go where you point. Pointing is about social communication, and it often feels like dogs are right there with us, sometimes even more than members of our own species.
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Do Dogs Understand Our Words?

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By Julie Hecht
| Kinship
Say What? A look at the types of words that dogs understand. What do words mean to dogs? Do you sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher—just a series of ‘wah wah wahs’—or does your dog genuinely understand your words? Are dogs on the same page as us, or even in the same book? This article will explore dogs and their understanding of human language. How much do people think dogs understand? A lot. According to a study by Péter Pongrácz and his colleagues at the Family Dog Project in Budapest.
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Dog Speak: The Sounds of Dogs

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By Julie Hecht
| Kinship
If there’s one universal truth for all dog moms and dads, it’s that we’re all convinced our pups are talking to us. The sigh that means, “Stop posting pics of me on Instagram and take me for a walk!” The grumble that means, “It’s only 4:30p.m. but I’m ready for dinner, human!” Vocalizations provide us with a window into dogs’ everyday experiences. Social species are known to be much noisier than animals who lead solitary lives.
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