The impossible task paradigm has been extensively used to study the looking back
behaviour in dogs. This behaviour is commonly considered a social problem-solving …

Most current knowledge about dogs' understanding of, and reacting to, their environment is
limited to the visual or auditory modality, but it remains unclear how olfaction and cognition …

Working dogs are used for a range of important operational tasks. Identifying potentially
successful working dogs as early as possible is important as rejection rates are high and …

The communicating skills of dogs are well documented and especially their contact-seeking
behaviours towards humans. The aim of this study was to use the unsolvable problem …

In addition to domestication, interactions with humans or task-specific training during
ontogeny have been proposed to play a key role in explaining differences in human–animal …

Dogs are renowned for 'looking back'at humans when confronted with a problem, but it has
been questioned whether this implies help-seeking or giving up. We tested 56 pet dogs from …

Prior research with highly trained dogs suggests they may be more successful than pets in
independently solving problems when it is possible, yet they may engage in social strategies …

One of the most well-studied differences between wolves and dogs is their ability to
understand and communicate with humans. Here we review these studies and come to …

Several factors may underlie the ability of animals to solve problems in the physical
environment including motivation, attention and inhibitory control. Here we review studies …

Humans have evolved an incredible ability to transmit complex information. Although some
non-human species occasionally transmit specific behaviors and customs across …