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Why do dogs tilt their heads?


In the iconic painting “His Master’s Voice (opens in new tab),” a terrier cocks his head as he listens to his owner’s voice coming from a gramophone. This gesture is one many dog owners will be familiar with, but why do dogs tilt their heads?

In a 2021 study in the journal Animal Cognition (opens in new tab), researchers in Hungary conducted the first scientific investigation of head-tilting in pooches. They found that dogs may incline their heads as they are remembering details they find meaningful.



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