(FILES) This file photo taken on August 16, 2016 shows Sandra Montanaro holding her dog Dixy at a temporary animal shelter at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana. Dogs distinguish words and intonation in the same region of the brain as humans, according to a new study of how man's best friend interprets our language.Published on August 29, 2016 in the journal Science, the report by researchers at Budapest's Eotvos Lorand University shows the canine brain is capable of interpreting both what we say and how we say it. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
