FillsYourNiche OP t1_jdsd3xo wrote on March 26, 2023 at 8:32 PM

If you prefer video, this New York Times YouTube video also explains the sneeze votes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVxKlsfi73g

PBS Nature also has a video: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/african-wild-dogs-vote-sneezes/28473/

Sneezing is pretty common in canids as a form of communication. Our beloved pet dogs also sneeze to communicate with us and each other that they are excited and having fun, that they want to play, or to get attention.

_who_is_they_ t1_jdsq6mu wrote on March 26, 2023 at 10:05 PM

So basically sneezing is the dog version of "hai" in Japanese.