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How the dog communicated
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The dog is a social animal, that is, he lives in a group. And to maintain a united group, it is essential that its members communicate with each other. In addition, the dog is able to adapt to other species, including humans. He can learn to modify his signals to make himself better understood. How does it work, and what are the most used signals in dogs? The communication between two individuals, whatever the species, rests on three bases: the message, the ability of the sender to produce that message, and the receiver's ability to pay attention to it and understand it. By definition, the communication is the transmission of an information-carrying signal, from a transmitter to a receiver, via a channel (Weaver & Shannon 1949). What characterizes the interaction between the human and the dog is their ability to adapt to each other. Communication is essential: each master-dog couple will develop their vocabulary, their habits, and in a certain way, their complicity....