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Dogs hearing is such that we can't reproduce sound without them knowing its artificial. I'm pretty sure they don't see screens the same way as we do, or as very

Dogs hearing is such that we can't reproduce sound without them knowing its artificial. I'm pretty sure they don't see screens the same way as we do, or as very similar to the real thing, either. I suspect this will be a problem in any experiment where the technology gets between the dog and its interest. Why the computer mediation? What're you hoping to learn from mediated interactions that you wouldn't learn from in person, physical contact interactions? Critters say so much to each other through smell anyway; a conversation over a video link will not be about the same things that they'd discuss when they can smell each other.

eimrine 3y ago
We have an ape-to-human communication (Koko) and this is a huge success in researching animal's mind. I would like to do an animal-to-animal communication but with computer-in-the-middle. I have an expectation that top notch birds (parrots/corvus) can do this and I am going to have a really smart birds somewhere in future as pets. But before I am ready to live with that notoriously hard species I would like to start a trial-and-error process with easier species. I have no expectations of breakthrough result with easier species but I definitely have expectation of some result with dogs or chicken because I use to live with them for decades and probably I can make them to produce some results.