How AI can help us understand dogs emotions
Would you like to know how your dog is feeling?
We now have a better idea, thanks to a Milan-based researcher who has developed an AI model that he claims can detect positive or negative emotions.
Dr. Shelley Brady is a Researcher at Dublin City University’s Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics.
Her work explores how artificial intelligence can be combined with animal behaviour to improve human and animal welfare, including a project developing seizure-alert detection collars for assistance dogs.
Young dog lover’s advise for fostering
At just 11 years old Olivia Philips has fostered at least ten dogs.
The Wag caught up with her while she was helping out at the Dog Rescue Project stand at the recent Pet Expo in Auckland.
Darran the Dogman’s Training Tip:
Darran Rowe has spent over 20 years helping dog owners understand and communicate with their dogs in a way that truly works. As a Master’s student in Clinical Animal Behaviour at Edinburgh University’s Royal (Dick) Veterinary College. He combines cutting-edge scientific research with a compassionate, heart-led approach to training. He shares a training tip with The Wag.
