In both popular media and scientific literature, it is commonly stated that breeds of dogs differ
behaviorally in substantial, consistent and predictable ways. Since the mid-twentieth …

The behaviour of dogs holds great relevance for not only scientists from fundamental and
applied research areas, but also due to the widespread roles of dogs in our societies as …

The question of whether animals have emotions and respond to the emotional expressions
of others has become a focus of research in the last decade [1–9]. However, to date, no …

Detection dogs are widely considered the most effective and adaptive method for explosives
detection. Increases in emerging sophisticated threats are accelerating the demand for …

Dogs are trained for a variety of working roles including assistance, protection, and detection
work. Many canine working roles, in their modern iterations, were developed at the turn of …

Large-scale phylogenetic studies of animal cognition have revealed robust links between
absolute brain volume and species differences in executive function. However, past …

Through domestication and co‐evolution with humans, dogs have developed abilities to
attract human attention, eg in a manner of seeking assistance when faced with a problem …

Many dog breeds are bred specifically for increased performance in scent-based tasks.
Whether dogs bred for this purpose have higher olfactory capacities than other dogs, or …

The past 30 years have witnessed a continued and growing interest in the production and
comprehension of manual pointing gestures in nonhuman animals. Captive primates with …

The extraordinary genetic and behavioural diversity of dog breeds provides a unique
opportunity for investigating the heritability of cognitive traits, such as problem-solving ability …