Although there have been a growing number of studies focusing on dog welfare, the
research field concerning dog positive-emotion assessment remains mostly unexplored …

Preference tests (also referred to as preference assessments) in applied animal settings, are
often utilised to facilitate the selection of stimuli or events for applications such as animal …

Behavioral interventions for animals typically require the inclusion of programmed
reinforcers. Although pet owners and human caregivers can often identify items that the …

Domestic pet dogs typically spend a large amount of time inside the home environment,
including hours alone. An audio/food dispensing automated device (an artificial agent …

Simple Summary In this study, researchers aimed to compare the effectiveness of food and
leisure stimuli as reinforcers for domestic dogs. While preference assessments have been …

Domestic pet dog puppies (hereafter puppies) typically co-exist and develop within a
technology-rich environment, spending a large amount of time in the home. An audio/food …

Preference assessments identify foods that might be valued by an animal but do not capture
differences in the magnitude of value. In combination with demand, the more effort required …

Palatability of food is driven by multiple factors like taste, smell, texture, freshness, etc. and
can be very variable across species. There are classic examples of local adaptations …

Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) are popular pets and used as laboratory animals, however,
their dietary preferences are under-studied. It is important for guinea pig owners and carers …

To investigate the utility of ramps as enrichment and as a method for establishing demand
for commodities, the latency to climb a ramp of increasing slope to obtain food was …