by abas645 | Feb 14, 2020 | Website Launch
Is contagious yawning a good measure of empathy? Our new study with dogs suggests not. Ever find yourself yawning after seeing someone else yawn? Contagious yawning has long been used as evidence for empathy in mammals. Researchers have claimed that, just like...
by abas645 | Mar 30, 2018 | News
Our lab director, Dr Alex Taylor, was recently interviewed on dog intelligence for Stuff.co.nz news. Read this latest article here! We are hoping to gain a better understanding of dog intelligence than simplistic tests such as “see how long it takes your dog to...
by abas645 | Mar 7, 2018 | News
On April 28th, the Clever Canine Lab team will be at The Big Dog Walk in Auckland. We will have our own stall at the event, where you can come and talk to us about animal intelligence, our sponsors (Healthy Pet Foods), and sign up your dog to participate in our...
by abas645 | Jan 29, 2018 | News
Last month Allison Balance, a reporter from Radio New Zealand’s programme Our Changing World, visited the Clever Canine Lab to learn a bit more about what we do, and how we try to understand how dogs think and understand their world. Their segment featuring us...
by abas645 | Sep 25, 2017 | News
We have had a great few months at the Clever Canine Lab and we are now looking for more dogs to participate in our studies! We are currently running several different experiments, and we choose which ones your dog will participate in depending on their personality....