>>“Additionally, we found that breeds which howl more also show more stress-related behaviours in this situation. We assume that more ancient breeds, which are genetically closer to wolves, can process the information encoded in wolf howls better than modern breeds.
So the hypothesis is that these dogs are more stressed out by wolf howls because they understand what they are saying?
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>>“Additionally, we found that breeds which howl more also show more stress-related behaviours in this situation. We assume that more ancient breeds, which are genetically closer to wolves, can process the information encoded in wolf howls better than modern breeds.
So the hypothesis is that these dogs are more stressed out by wolf howls because they understand what they are saying?