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The secret life of dogs

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Julia Espinosa |

TEDxUofT

• March 2019

Some think dogs love us just like we love them; others see them as collections of instinctive behaviors incapable of complex feelings. The truth, according to animal behaviorist Julia Espinosa, lies somewhere in the middle. In this talk, she and her canine guest star Loki explain how (and why) we should challenge our assumptions about animal behavior and, in doing so, transform our relationships with them.

Some think dogs love us just like we love them; others see them as collections of instinctive behaviors incapable of complex feelings. The truth, according to animal behaviorist Julia Espinosa, lies somewhere in the middle. In this talk, she and her canine guest star Loki explain how (and why) we should challenge our assumptions about animal behavior and, in doing so, transform our relationships with them.

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Julia Espinosa

PhD student in Psychology

Julia Espinosa is a PhD student at the University of Toronto's Psychology department.

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