Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris
Recent evidence indicates that dogs' sociocognitive abilities and behaviour in a test situation are shaped by both genetic factors and life experiences. We used the 'unsolvable task' paradigm to investigate the effect of breed and age/experience on the use of human-directed gazing beh...
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ftunivmilanoair:oai:air.unimi.it:2434/171693 2024-02-11T10:02:44+01:00 Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris C. Passalacqua S.R. Marshall E. Prato Previde Albrisi Colomban S. Barnard G. Lakatos P. Valsecchi C. Passalacqua S.R. Marshall S. Barnard G. Lakato P. Valsecchi E. Prato Previde Albrisi Colomban 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/2434/171693 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.039 eng eng Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000296423200015 volume:82 issue:5 firstpage:1043 lastpage:1050 journal:ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR http://hdl.handle.net/2434/171693 doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.039 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-80054718537 Breed difference Canis lupus familiari Development Dog Gaze Human-directed communication Settore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia Generale Settore M-PSI/02 - Psicobiologia e Psicologia Fisiologica info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2011 ftunivmilanoair https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.039 2024-01-23T23:22:45Z Recent evidence indicates that dogs' sociocognitive abilities and behaviour in a test situation are shaped by both genetic factors and life experiences. We used the 'unsolvable task' paradigm to investigate the effect of breed and age/experience on the use of human-directed gazing behaviour. Following a genetic classification based on recent genome analyses, dogs were allocated to three breed groups, namely Primitive, Hunting/Herding and Molossoid. Furthermore, we tested dogs at 2 months, 4.5. months and as adults. The test consisted of three solvable trials in which dogs could obtain food by manipulating a plastic container followed by an unsolvable trial in which obtaining the food became impossible. The dogs' behaviour towards the apparatus and the people present was analysed. At 2 months no breed group differences emerged and although human-directed gazing behaviour was observed in approximately half of the pups, it occurred for brief periods, suggesting that the aptitude to use human-directed gazing as a request for obtaining help probably develops at a later date when dogs have had more experience with human communication. Breed group differences, however, did emerge strongly in adult dogs and, although less pronounced, also in 4.5-month-old subjects, with dogs in the Hunting/Herding group showing significantly more human-directed gazing behaviour than dogs in the other two breed groups. These results suggest that, although the domestication process may have shaped the dog's human-directed communicative abilities, the later selection for specific types of work might also have had a significant impact on their emergence. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR) Psi ENVELOPE(-63.000,-63.000,-64.300,-64.300) Animal Behaviour 82 5 1043 1050 |
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Recent evidence indicates that dogs' sociocognitive abilities and behaviour in a test situation are shaped by both genetic factors and life experiences. We used the 'unsolvable task' paradigm to investigate the effect of breed and age/experience on the use of human-directed gazing behaviour. Following a genetic classification based on recent genome analyses, dogs were allocated to three breed groups, namely Primitive, Hunting/Herding and Molossoid. Furthermore, we tested dogs at 2 months, 4.5. months and as adults. The test consisted of three solvable trials in which dogs could obtain food by manipulating a plastic container followed by an unsolvable trial in which obtaining the food became impossible. The dogs' behaviour towards the apparatus and the people present was analysed. At 2 months no breed group differences emerged and although human-directed gazing behaviour was observed in approximately half of the pups, it occurred for brief periods, suggesting that the aptitude to use human-directed gazing as a request for obtaining help probably develops at a later date when dogs have had more experience with human communication. Breed group differences, however, did emerge strongly in adult dogs and, although less pronounced, also in 4.5-month-old subjects, with dogs in the Hunting/Herding group showing significantly more human-directed gazing behaviour than dogs in the other two breed groups. These results suggest that, although the domestication process may have shaped the dog's human-directed communicative abilities, the later selection for specific types of work might also have had a significant impact on their emergence. |
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Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris |
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Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris |
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Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris |
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Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris |
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Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris |
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human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, canis lupus familiaris |
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