Why Is My Dog Ignoring Me? Selective hearing in dogs

Dogs often appear to have selective hearing, just as humans do. Put yourself in your dog's paws, and it makes sense that they ignore human chatter. Most of the "mouth noise" that people spout doesn't matter to dogs, and to get King's attention, it must trump whatever else has his attention. ...

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