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Your Dog Can't Catch You in a Lie. It Can Decide You're Not Worth Trusting.
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Your Dog Can't Catch You in a Lie. It Can Decide You're Not Worth Trusting.

Dogs don't detect deception the way a polygraph would. What the research actually shows is stranger and more useful: dogs quietly track who gives them good information and who doesn't.
Dr. Priya Nair · 6 min read
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