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Can dogs laugh – a veterinarian answered the question – UNIAN
Dogs are very active and emotional, but it is still not immediately clear from them whether they know how to laugh.
In human understanding, laughter is a physiological response to humor. Even though dogs can be playful, many people wonder if they can laugh. So veterinarian Autumn Madden told petMD whether dogs have this reaction.
According to her, human laughter consists of rhythmic, vocalized, expiratory or involuntary actions. The sound can be any variation, for example, “ha-ha” or “ho-ho”. However, dogs make a similar sound due to heavy breathing, namely the “woof-woof” variation.
How do dogs laugh anyway?
It is known that the type of dog laughter was described by zoologist Konrad Lorenz in his book “Man Meets Dog.” IN…
