Are Dogs Social Generalists? Canine Social Cognition, Attachment, and the Dog-Human Bond
Reports of variability in the social behavior of the domestic dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) are common across populations, breeds, and individuals. This has often been considered a challenge for characterizing the nature and origins of the domestic dog’s social cognition. Here, we propose that this...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0963721416662647 2024-05-19T07:38:40+00:00 Are Dogs Social Generalists? Canine Social Cognition, Attachment, and the Dog-Human Bond Udell, Monique A. R. Brubaker, Lauren 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721416662647 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963721416662647 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0963721416662647 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Current Directions in Psychological Science volume 25, issue 5, page 327-333 ISSN 0963-7214 1467-8721 journal-article 2016 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721416662647 2024-05-02T09:40:32Z Reports of variability in the social behavior of the domestic dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) are common across populations, breeds, and individuals. This has often been considered a challenge for characterizing the nature and origins of the domestic dog’s social cognition. Here, we propose that this variability might be explained by social plasticity, a trait that could contribute to the success of the domestic dog and facilitate the dog-human bond. Additional research specifically aimed at investigating population and individual variation in canine social behavior, such as attachment-style research, may provide important insight into domestic dogs’ biological success, as well as knowledge that could benefit both dogs and humans in a wide range of applied settings. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus SAGE Publications Current Directions in Psychological Science 25 5 327 333 |
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Reports of variability in the social behavior of the domestic dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) are common across populations, breeds, and individuals. This has often been considered a challenge for characterizing the nature and origins of the domestic dog’s social cognition. Here, we propose that this variability might be explained by social plasticity, a trait that could contribute to the success of the domestic dog and facilitate the dog-human bond. Additional research specifically aimed at investigating population and individual variation in canine social behavior, such as attachment-style research, may provide important insight into domestic dogs’ biological success, as well as knowledge that could benefit both dogs and humans in a wide range of applied settings. |
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Are Dogs Social Generalists? Canine Social Cognition, Attachment, and the Dog-Human Bond |
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