The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and pet animal in human history.
The domestic dog has a predisposition to exhibit a social intelligence that is uncommon in the animal world. Dogs are capable of learning in a number of ways, such as through simple reinforcement and by observation.
Dogs go through a series of stages of cognitive development. As with humans, the understanding that objects not being actively perceived still remain in existence is not present at birth. It develops as the young dog learns to interact intentionally with objects around it, at roughly 8 weeks of age.
The domestic dog has a predisposition to exhibit a social intelligence that is uncommon in the animal world. Dogs are capable of learning in a number of ways, such as through simple reinforcement and by observation.
Dogs go through a series of stages of cognitive development. As with humans, the understanding that objects not being actively perceived still remain in existence is not present at birth. It develops as the young dog learns to interact intentionally with objects around it, at roughly 8 weeks of age.
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