Psychologist Aniruddh Patel at Tufts University studied whether dogs could perceive and adjust pitch by recording Samoyeds and shiba inus howling to music in original and transposed keys. All four Samoyeds showed sensitivity to pitch changes and adapted their vocalizations accordingly, suggesting dogs possess pitch perception abilities that may illuminate the evolutionary origins of human musicality.
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Psychologist Aniruddh Patel at Tufts University studied whether dogs could perceive and adjust pitch by recording Samoyeds and shiba inus howling to music in original and transposed keys. All four Samoyeds showed sensitivity to pitch changes and adapted their vocalizations accordingly, suggesting dogs possess pitch perception abilities that may illuminate the evolutionary origins of human musicality.