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The GW Canine Cognition Center is a small, interdisciplinary cognition team located in the George Washington University’s Anthropology Department.
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The GW Dog Lab is proud to partner with the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, where we conduct our research and provide enrichment for foster and shelter dogs.
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Join the team! Are you a dog parent whose dog wants to start a Paw-hD? Are you a student who wants to get hands-on experience in experiment design, data collection, and more? Click above to get started!
Why Dogs?
Dogs and humans may not share many genes, but we do share an environment. A lot of dog owners can attest to their dogs’ abilities to communicate with them. At the GW Dog Lab, we think that the environment dogs share with humans has resulted in dogs having social abilities similar to ours – abilities that researchers thought were unique to humans! This unique bond helps us understand how environments impact evolution.
Thank you to our funders!
A special thank you to the Animal Behavior Society, Lewis N. Cotlow Research Fund, the GW Selective Excellence Fund, and the Siegelman Undergraduate Research Enhancement Grant! We are so grateful for your support and would not be successful without you.
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