In this episode of Dog Works Radio, host Robert Forto interviews Sophie Barton, a PhD candidate at Harvard University specializing in dog neuroscience and behavior. Sophie shares her journey from being a dog lover to becoming a researcher in the Hecht Lab, where she studies canine brain anatomy and cognition. The conversation covers her early experiences with dogs, the Canine Brains Project, and the significance of her research on working dog breeds. Listeners gain insight into the day-to-day operations of the lab, the methodologies used in canine research, and the future directions of the field.