In recent decades, cognitive and behavioral knowledge in dogs seems to have developed
considerably, as deduced from the published peer-reviewed articles. However, to date, the …

Over the last 20 years, a large amount of research has been conducted in an attempt to
uncover the cognitive abilities of the domestic dog. While substantial advancements have …

The presence of general intelligence poses a major evolutionary puzzle, which has led to
increased interest in its presence in nonhuman animals. The aim of this review is to critically …

A continuing debate in studies of social development in both humans and other animals is
the extent to which early life experiences affect adult behavior. Also unclear are the relative …

There is an ongoing need to improve animal models for investigating human behavior and
its biological underpinnings. The domestic dog (Canis familiaris) is a promising model in …

Dogs are increasingly used in a wide range of detection tasks including explosives,
narcotics, medical, and wildlife detection. Research on detection dog performance is …

Currently, there is still no consensus about whether animals can ascribe mental states
(Theory of Mind) to themselves and others. Showing animals can respond to cues that …

The theory of multiple intelligences (MI) seeks to describe and encompass the range of
human cognitive capacities. In challenging the concept of general intelligence, we can apply …

While our understanding of adult dog cognition has grown considerably over the past 20
years, relatively little is known about the ontogeny of dog cognition. To assess the …

The great increase in the study of dog cognition in the current century has yielded insights
into canine cognition in a variety of domains. In this review, we seek to place our enhanced …