To Pet Owners, a Dog's Whimpering Sounds Just as Sad as an Infant's Cry

“The result suggests that dogs communicate distress to humans and that pet ownership is linked to greater emotional sensitivity to these sounds.”

from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/08/to-pet-owners-a-dogs-whimpering-sounds-just-as-sad-as-an-infants-cry/