Are the empathetic dogs also the deceptive dogs?

That is one recent hypothesis which has come out of the “Dognition” program:

“One hypothesis has already emerged from Dognition’s users, Dr. Hare said. A surprising link turned up between empathy in dogs and deception. The dogs that are most bonded to their owners turn out to be most likely to observe their owner in order to steal food. “I would not have thought to test for that relationship at Duke, but with Dognition we can see it,” said Dr. Hare.”

The article is here, and I thank Vic Sarjoo for the pointer.

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