Your dog is conscious. Science has made it official.

More than 500 scientists just signed a landmark declaration confirming what most pet owners have always known intuitively: our animals have conscious inner lives. The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness has enormous implications, not just for science, but for how we train, raise, and care for our pets every single day. As a behaviour consultant with 20 years of experience, here's what it means and why it changes everything about how we respond to the animals we love.