Canine/Lupine cognition: Why Is That Dog Looking at Me? (nytimes.com)
submitted 2015-09-16 11:00:27 by furvert_tail Equine, large canid
s70n3834r 2 points on 2015-09-16 17:55:17

That's awfully slim pickings. It isn't made clear at all if the social status of the humans in the study is the same for the wolves as it is for the dogs, and it all turns on that.

HeartBeatOfTheBeast Hoof and Claw 3 points on 2015-09-18 00:11:37

Correct. While the wolves in the study were raised by humans, it is safe to say for example the wolves were probably not used to table scraps that dogs are usually given by the table. The treats the dogs were given prior to the study could make them look toward humans for handouts which is probably not the case with the wolves.