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Inside the Mind of a Dog

Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific and emotional insights about our lovable BFFs.

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Andy Mitchell

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Red Rock Films

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81681888

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Bastian the Talking Terrier

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We think we know
what's going on inside the mind of a dog. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

We think we know what's going on inside the mind of a d...

But new discoveries suggest
we may not know the whole story. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

But new discoveries suggest we may not know the whole story.

Our pop-culture icons. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Our pop-culture icons.

And yet we're only
beginning to understand - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And yet we're only beginning to understand

That big aha moment happened - Inside the Mind of a Dog

That big aha moment happened

...to uncover and unlock
the secrets of the dog social world. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

...to uncover and unlock the secrets of the dog social world...

Bravissimo! - Inside the Mind of a Dog

I do think my dog loves me, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

I do think my dog loves me,

{\an8}New science is helping
to decode their strange behavior, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}New science is helping to decode their strange behavio...

{\an8}We can all get closer
to our dogs - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}We can all get closer to our dogs

{\an8}Dogs are the single most
diverse animal to ever walk the earth. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}Dogs are the single most diverse animal to ever walk t...

Given how different dogs look
from one another, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Given how different dogs look from one another,

It would be really easy to think
that a Chihuahua and a Great Dane - Inside the Mind of a Dog

It would be really easy to think that a Chihuahua and a Grea...

{\an8}The history of where dog breeds come from
is really fascinating. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}The history of where dog breeds come from is really fa...

There are breeds that were bred
originally in Asia, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

There are breeds that were bred originally in Asia,

Most of the breeds that we recognize today - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Most of the breeds that we recognize today

Until the late 1800s,
dogs were primarily bred for work, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Until the late 1800s, dogs were primarily bred for work,

Then other people wanted dogs
of that same breed, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Then other people wanted dogs of that same breed,

{\an8}In Scotland,
the first golden retriever - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}In Scotland, the first golden retriever

{\an8}For decades, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}For decades,

The scientific name
of the domestic dog, our best buddies, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

The scientific name of the domestic dog, our best buddies,

{\an8}Every breed shares 99.9%
of the same DNA as wolves. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}Every breed shares 99.9% of the same DNA as wolves.

Wolves were extremely successful - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Wolves were extremely successful

Millions and millions and millions
of wolves - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Millions and millions and millions of wolves

There weren't just wolves.
There's what's called a carnivore guild. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

There weren't just wolves. There's what's cal...

The modern human population
pulses out of Africa, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

The modern human population pulses out of Africa,

We're so good at hunting - Inside the Mind of a Dog

We're so good at hunting

Two species that do survive
are brown bears... - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Two species that do survive are brown bears...

Instead of being afraid of humans, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Instead of being afraid of humans,

{\an8}So a new type of friendliness evolved. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}So a new type of friendliness evolved.

{\an8}So survival of the friendliest - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}So survival of the friendliest

And it is counter
to survival of the fittest. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And it is counter to survival of the fittest.

It is not at all that being
big, bad alpha makes you superior. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

It is not at all that being big, bad alpha makes you superio...

And, in fact, if anything,
being dominant is super costly. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And, in fact, if anything, being dominant is super costly.

In any species that evolves, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

In any species that evolves,

Whether it's flowers - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Whether it's flowers

"I'm gonna be friendly,
give you something, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

"I'm gonna be friendly, give you something,

So friendliness wins.
It wins again and again in life. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

So friendliness wins. It wins again and again in life.

And dogs have
a special adaptation - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And dogs have a special adaptation

And we know that when humans interact, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And we know that when humans interact,

It's actually one of the key ways - Inside the Mind of a Dog

It's actually one of the key ways

They really hijack one of the main ways
we interact with each other. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

They really hijack one of the main ways we interact with eac...

Puppies are born
blind and deaf. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Puppies are born blind and deaf.

After three weeks,
these puppies are opening their eyes - Inside the Mind of a Dog

After three weeks, these puppies are opening their eyes

This litter has ten pups. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

This litter has ten pups.

If you were to put
a little bit of ink on your dog's nose - Inside the Mind of a Dog

If you were to put a little bit of ink on your dog's no...

{\an8}Each puppy's personality
is just as different as their nose print. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}Each puppy's personality is just as different as ...

They both interact to produce
the dog's individual personality. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

They both interact to produce the dog's individual pers...

What makes a dog the way that they are - Inside the Mind of a Dog

What makes a dog the way that they are

From the environment side, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

From the environment side,

{\an8}Maternal style,
a topic near and dear to my heart. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}Maternal style, a topic near and dear to my heart.

{\an8}So that is something
that we have been studying - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}So that is something that we have been studying

What we're learning is there is variation - Inside the Mind of a Dog

What we're learning is there is variation

We see a range of mothers
that are constantly with their puppies, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

We see a range of mothers that are constantly with their pup...

We see impacts of that affecting
the puppies' problem-solving skills - Inside the Mind of a Dog

We see impacts of that affecting the puppies' problem-s...

What we're learning is that the mothers - Inside the Mind of a Dog

What we're learning is that the mothers

A reasonable hypothesis is that, you know, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

A reasonable hypothesis is that, you know,

{\an8}Understanding
how a puppy thinks - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}Understanding how a puppy thinks

Right now, we're going to be running
the pointing task, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Right now, we're going to be running the pointing task,

{\an8}We actually tape treats
into the bottom of each of the cups, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}We actually tape treats into the bottom of each of the...

If they're choosing the correct cup, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

If they're choosing the correct cup,

And then I simply point
to the one that the food is under. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And then I simply point to the one that the food is under.

And what has been found
is that dogs, in general, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And what has been found is that dogs, in general,

...even better than our closest
living relatives, the apes. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

...even better than our closest living relatives, the apes.

{\an8}So, as smart
as our close primate relatives are, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}So, as smart as our close primate relatives are,

{\an8}That's something that's really crucially
important in human development. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}That's something that's really crucially imp...

{\an8}And because human infants,
9 to 12 months of age, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}And because human infants, 9 to 12 months of age,

{\an8}Hey, lookie here. Where is it?
Can you get it? Can you get the ball? - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}Hey, lookie here. Where is it? Can you get it? Can you...

{\an8}All humans can do this.
It's very important to our development. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}All humans can do this. It's very important to ou...

So that then led us to believe, um, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

So that then led us to believe, um,

This pointing test
was the beginning - Inside the Mind of a Dog

This pointing test was the beginning

It is a center that's dedicated
to understanding dog behavior, psychology, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

It is a center that's dedicated to understanding dog be...

And then we're trying to use
what we learn to train them better - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And then we're trying to use what we learn to train the...

{\an8}When given the chance,
dogs are capable of amazing things. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}When given the chance, dogs are capable of amazing thi...

{\an8}He's won
three consecutive elections - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}He's won three consecutive elections

Folks have a lot to learn
from service dogs - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Folks have a lot to learn from service dogs

{\an8}In 1986, Charles Schulz,
the creator of Snoopy, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}In 1986, Charles Schulz, the creator of Snoopy,

These puppies are eight weeks old.
Time they head out into the world. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

These puppies are eight weeks old. Time they head out into t...

{\an8}It's really important that they start
bonding more with people at this stage. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}It's really important that they start bonding mor...

Typically, at eight weeks,
puppies go to a puppy raiser, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Typically, at eight weeks, puppies go to a puppy raiser,

We have puppies that go and stay at Duke
from 8 to 20 weeks of age, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

We have puppies that go and stay at Duke from 8 to 20 weeks ...

These pups
are flying 2,500 miles - Inside the Mind of a Dog

These pups are flying 2,500 miles

- Did you have a good flight?
- Oh my gosh. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

- Did you have a good flight? - Oh my gosh.

{\an8}My name is Vanessa Woods,
and I run the Duke Puppy Kindergarten. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}My name is Vanessa Woods, and I run the Duke Puppy Kin...

Duke Puppy Kindergarten, you wanna take
puppies at their most cutest. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

Duke Puppy Kindergarten, you wanna take puppies at their mos...

But also at their final period
of rapid brain development. - Inside the Mind of a Dog

But also at their final period of rapid brain development.

And we play
these sort of fun cognitive games - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And we play these sort of fun cognitive games

At the moment, it takes two years
before you even know - Inside the Mind of a Dog

At the moment, it takes two years before you even know

And we can take a puppy
and really run them through these tests - Inside the Mind of a Dog

And we can take a puppy and really run them through these te...

We have a task called
the impossible task, - Inside the Mind of a Dog

We have a task called the impossible task,

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Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific and emotional insights about our lovable BFFs.

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Director: Andy Mitchell

Writer: N/A

Production: Red Rock Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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ImdbRating: 7.2

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Released: 09 Aug 2024

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Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81681888