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a dog is sitting on the beach with his leash tied to it's neck

One of the key examples in Ruth Millikan's influential 1984 book Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories was the "canid play bow". This piece of doggie-language, exemplified in the photo on the right, is "a highly ritualized and stereotyped movement that seems to function to stimulate r

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a brown dog standing on top of a carpeted floor next to a white wall

If you’ve got a happy or playful dog, you’ve probably seen her bow. She looks at you, stretches out her front paws, and dips her chest to the ground while leaving her rear in the air (often, with a wagging tail!). The adorable gesture even has a yoga pose named after it: “Downward Dog”! But why does your dog bow? If you think about it, you’ve probably seen your pup do this while she was looking at you, and ... Read more

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