Highlights•Most dogs are free ranging but are underrepresented in dog behavioural
research.•Free-ranging dogs have a widespread and global distribution.•The behavioural …

Contrafreeloading is the behavior of working for food when also provided with identical food
that does not require effort to obtain. This behavior has been observed in humans and non …

There are indications that companion dogs of multi-dog households form a hierarchy,
maintained by formal and agonistic dominance. Although it was found that the behaviour of …

Acquiring knowledge about the environment is crucial for survival. Animals, often driven by
their exploratory tendencies, gather valuable information regarding food resources, shelter …

To survive and reproduce, animals need to behave adaptively by adjusting their behavior to
their environment, with learning facilitating some of these processes. Dogs have become a …

Background: Dogs and dzos are important domestic animals in human communities in high
22 altitude landscapes, and are the potential carriers of different parasites. There is a …

Dogs are an exceptional resource for studying ecological, behavioural and evolutionary
processes. However, several widespread misconceptions limit our understanding of dog …

Contrafreeloading is the behavior of working for food that requires effort to obtain when also
provided with food that does not require effort to obtain. More specifically, contrafreeloading …