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 …

This article reviews evidence for the existence of attachment bonds directed toward humans
in dog–human and horse–human dyads. It explores each species' alignment with the four …

Facial expressions are considered sensitive indicators of emotional states in humans and
many animals. Identifying facial indicators of emotion is a major challenge and little …

Working and sporting dogs provide an essential contribution to many industries worldwide.
The common development, maintenance and disposal of working and sporting dogs can be …

For dogs, humans are likely to be the most important feature in their environment influencing
their welfare. To investigate a commonly occurring human–dog interaction, behavioural and …

Detection dogs serve a plethora of roles within modern society, and are relied upon to
identify threats such as explosives and narcotics. Despite their importance, research and …

Safe human-dog relationships require understanding of dogs' signaling. As children are at
particularly high risk of dog bites, we investigated longitudinally how children from 3 to 5 …

In the future, robots may live with users as long-term companions, thus it is important that
some sort of attachment relationship develop between humans and agents. Man's best …

Facial expressions are a core component of the emotional response of social mammals. In
contrast to Darwin's original proposition, expressive facial cues of emotion appear to have …

Boldness in dogs is believed to be one end of the shy–bold axis, representing a super-trait.
Several personality traits fall under the influence of this super-trait. Previous studies have …