Variability in human-animal interaction research

KE Rodriguez, H Herzog, NR Gee - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The field of Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) is plagued with mixed results. Some findings
appear to indicate that interacting with a companion animal is beneficial for some aspect of …

Behavioural differences and similarities between dog breeds: proposing an ecologically valid approach for canine behavioural research

P Pongrácz, P Dobos - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 application of computer graphics processing in visual communication design

M Fan, Y Li - Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 2020 - content.iospress.com
The purpose of this paper is to improve the existing computer graphics image processing
technology, so that designers can produce more inspiration, improve the author's ability to …

Shorter headed dogs, visually cooperative breeds, younger and playful dogs form eye contact faster with an unfamiliar human

Z Bognár, D Szabó, A Deés, E Kubinyi - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Forming eye contact is important in dog–human communication. In this study we measured
what factors affect dogs' propensity for forming eye contact with an experimenter. We …

The role of domestication and experience in 'looking back'towards humans in an unsolvable task

S Marshall-Pescini, A Rao, Z Virányi, F Range - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
A key element thought to have changed during domestication is dogs' propensity to
communicate with humans, particularly their inclination to gaze at them. A classic test to …

Breed differences in social cognition, inhibitory control, and spatial problem-solving ability in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)

S Junttila, A Valros, K Mäki, H Väätäjä, E Reunanen… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Estimating the heritability of cognitive traits across dog breeds reveals highly heritable inhibitory control and communication factors

GE Gnanadesikan, B Hare, N Snyder-Mackler… - Animal Cognition, 2020 - Springer
Trait heritability is necessary for evolution by both natural and artificial selection, yet we
know little about the heritability of cognitive traits. Domestic dogs are a valuable study …

[HTML][HTML] Why do dogs look back at the human in an impossible task? Looking back behaviour may be over-interpreted

M Lazzaroni, S Marshall-Pescini, H Manzenreiter… - Animal Cognition, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Would you detour with me? Association between functional breed selection and social learning in dogs sheds light on elements of dog–human cooperation

P Dobos, P Pongrácz - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dogs have become inseparable from humans and show an excellent
capacity to coexist and cooperate with us. Currently, there is vivid interest among scientists …

A review of the unsolvable task in dog communication and cognition: comparing different methodologies

JWW Mendes, B Resende, C Savalli - Animal Cognition, 2021 - Springer
Communication between dogs and humans is a topic of growing interest, and the
“unsolvable task” is a common method used to measure human-directed communication. In …