Simple Summary Communication takes place between members of the same species, as
well as between heterospecific individuals, such as the long co-habitation process and inter …

An increasing amount of research is being conducted on pet personality, with a variety of
goals, from standardization of methodology to development. Most of this work is done on …

The secure base and safe haven effects of the attachment figure are central features of the
human attachment theory. Recently, conclusive evidence for human analogue attachment …

Infrared thermography (IRT) represents a non-invasive method to investigate stress
responses in animals. Despite the large existing literature about stress responses in dogs …

Appeasement signals are behavioural patterns displaying an animal's non-aggressive
attitude and are hypothesized to reduce the aggressive behaviours in the receiver. In …

The complex, subtle body postures and facial expressions used by dogs for communication
is sometimes contrary to the human–dog communication mainly focused on verbal and …

The aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of the appeasement signals “looking
away” and “licking of lips” shown by healthy dogs toward strangers in a standardized …

Highlights•Social referencing is known to occur in dogs when they face an unknown
object.•We investigated if this phenomenon exists when dogs face an unknown person.•We …

Fear and aggression are among the most prominent behavioural problems in dogs. Oxytocin
has been shown to play a role in regulating social behaviours in humans including fear and …

Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) with dogs are becoming popular worldwide, but there is
a lack of scientific data on dog selection procedures, which prevents the organizations …