Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs’ (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks

• Main Authors: Udell, Monique A. R., Hall, Nathaniel J., Morrison, James, Dorey, Nicole R., Wynne, Clive D. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Canis Lupus Familiaris; Perro; Domesticación; Aprendizaje; Generalización; Comunicación; Señalar; Dog; Domestication; Learning; Generalization; Communication; Pointing; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=4800007

Pet domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are generally considered successful on object choice tasks, reliably following human points to a target. However, defining the specific topography of the point types utilized and assessing the potential for dogs to generalize their responses across similar...