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Hungarian scientists have developed software that can correctly recognize a dog's emotions based on analysis of their barks and yelps 43% of the time. According to the scientists, humans can do the same 40% of the time.

[Hungarian ethologist Csaba] Molnar and his colleagues at Budapest's ELTE University have tested software which distinguishes the emotional reaction of 14 dogs of the Hungarian Mudi herding breed to six situations: When the dog is alone, when it sees a ball, it fights, it plays, it encounters a stranger or it goes for a walk.

Mulnar believes that the software can be further tweaked for a higher success rate.

Cesar Millan of National Geographic Channel's The Dog Whisperer is seeking new cases for the third season of his widly successful show. Submissions, in the form of a 5-7 minute video showing at least 3 instances of the dog's bad behavior, are being accepted from only the following cities:

• Los Angeles, CA
• Minneapolis, MN
• San Francisco, CA
• Seattle, WA
• Miami, FL
• Washington, DC
• New York, NY

The show also lists specific problems in which they are interested:

• Dogs fearful of thunderstorms or fireworks.
• Dog trainers that have dogs with unsolvable problems.
• Professional dog walkers with uncontrollable packs.
• Mobile pet groomers that have trouble with some of their clients.
• Mobile veterinarians who encounter problems on their routes.
• Extremely aggressive dogs.

Full details including submission addresses, video production tips, release forms and detailed submission instructions are available at Cesar Millan's web site.