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In a small study, dogs experienced both stabilization and destabilization of their balance upon hearing angry or happy human voices, but angry voices were linked to the biggest destabilizing effects.

Hearing a human voice can affect a dog more than previously thought. New research suggests that angry or happy voices are linked to measurable changes in dogs’ balance. In a small-scale study ...

Hearing a human voice can affect a dog more than previously thought. New research suggests that angry or happy voices are linked to measurable changes in dogs’ balance. In a small-scale study ...

Learn more about how human voices, whether happy or angry, can impact a dog's balance. Dogs can be very responsive to human voices, to the point that the sound of our voices may affect their stability ...

A dog listening to the human sound recordings that are played from a TV screen. In a small study, dogs experienced both stabilization and destabilization of their balance upon hearing angry or happy ...