Dog behavior is the internally coordinated responses (actions or inactions) of the domestic dog (individuals or groups) to internal and/or external stimuli. As the oldest domesticated species, with estimates ranging from 9,000–30,000 years BCE, the minds of dogs inevitably have been shaped by millennia of contact with humans. As a result of this physical and social evolution, dogs, more than any other species, have acquired the ability to understand and communicate with humans and they are uniquely attuned to our behaviors. Behavioral scientists have uncovered a surprising set of social-cognitive abilities in the otherwise humble domestic dog. These abilities are not possessed by the dog's closest canine relatives nor by other highly intelligent mammals such as great apes. Rather, these skills parallel some of the social-cognitive skills of human children. COUNT 8
QSN1 Dogs are estimated to be domesticated as far back as what date range of years on the calendar? ANS1 9,000–30,000 years BCE QSN2 Dog minds have been shaped by thousands of years of contact with what species? ANS2 humans. QSN3 What do some dog skills parallel in human beings? ANS3 social-cognitive skills of human children QSN4 Dogs are  very well attuned to what other species' behaviors? ANS4 humans. QSN5 Dogs can understand and communicate with what other species? ANS5 humans. QSN6 What is a dog's responses to stimuli known as? ANS6 Dog behavior QSN7 More than any other species, dogs are able to do what with people? ANS7 understand and communicate QSN8 Dogs have some social skills that parallel what? ANS8 human children