[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the selection and performance of working dogs

EE Bray, CM Otto, MAR Udell, NJ Hall… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dogs perform a variety of integral roles in our society, engaging in work ranging from
assistance (eg service dogs, guide dogs) and therapy to detection (eg search and rescue …

Behavioural differences and similarities between dog breeds: proposing an ecologically valid approach for canine behavioural research

P Pongrácz, P Dobos - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The behaviour of dogs holds great relevance for not only scientists from fundamental and
applied research areas, but also due to the widespread roles of dogs in our societies as …

Early-emerging and highly heritable sensitivity to human communication in dogs

EE Bray, GE Gnanadesikan, DJ Horschler, KM Levy… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Human cognition is believed to be unique in part because of early-emerging social skills for
cooperative communication. 1 Comparative studies show that at 2.5 years old, children …

Cognitive characteristics of 8-to 10-week-old assistance dog puppies

EE Bray, ME Gruen, GE Gnanadesikan, DJ Horschler… - Animal behaviour, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•We assessed cognitive and temperament traits in 8-to 10-week-old
puppies.•Puppies reliably used cooperative-communicative gestures.•Puppies differentiated …

Breed differences in social cognition, inhibitory control, and spatial problem-solving ability in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)

S Junttila, A Valros, K Mäki, H Väätäjä, E Reunanen… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The extraordinary genetic and behavioural diversity of dog breeds provides a unique
opportunity for investigating the heritability of cognitive traits, such as problem-solving ability …

The contribution of executive functions to sex differences in animal cognition

T Lucon-Xiccato - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Cognitive sex differences have been reported in several vertebrate species, mostly in spatial
abilities. Here, I review evidence of sex differences in a family of general cognitive functions …

The current state of carnivore cognition

S Benson-Amram, HJ Griebling, CM Sluka - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
The field of animal cognition has advanced rapidly in the last 25 years. Through careful and
creative studies of animals in captivity and in the wild, we have gained critical insights into …

[HTML][HTML] Cooperative communication with humans evolved to emerge early in domestic dogs

H Salomons, KCM Smith, M Callahan-Beckel… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Although we know that dogs evolved from wolves, it remains unclear how domestication
affected dog cognition. One hypothesis suggests dog domestication altered social …

Canine perspective-taking

L Huber, L Lonardo - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
An important question in the study of canine cognition is how dogs understand humans,
given that they show impressive abilities for interacting and communicating with us. In this …

Would you detour with me? Association between functional breed selection and social learning in dogs sheds light on elements of dog–human cooperation

P Dobos, P Pongrácz - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dogs have become inseparable from humans and show an excellent
capacity to coexist and cooperate with us. Currently, there is vivid interest among scientists …