Gazing as a help requesting behavior: a comparison of dogs participating in animal-assisted interventions and pet dogs
| Autor: | Camila María Cavalli, Fabricio Carballo, Marina Victoria Dzik, Mariana Bentosela |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
ASSISTED DOMESTIC genetic structures Animal assisted interventions Population Psychological intervention Behavioural sciences Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Developmental psychology CIENCIAS SOCIALES Dogs Animals Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics education.field_of_study Psychological research Communication 05 social sciences Otras Psicología ANIMAL Gaze Popularity Psicología UNSOLVABLE DOGS Food GAZING TASK Female Psychology INTERVENTIONS |
| Zdroj: | Animal cognition. 23(1) |
| ISSN: | 1435-9456 |
| Popis: | Dogs tend to gaze at humans when they are confronted with inaccessible food during an unsolvable task, which is often interpreted as a help requesting behavior. Dogs who participate in animal-assisted interventions (AAI) interact with many people during their lives and prior studies have emphasized the importance of gazing in their communication. We compared the behavior of AAI (n=15) and pet (n=16) dogs during an unsolvable task, using a container fxed to a wooden board with inaccessible food inside, while the owner and an unfamiliar woman stood facing each other at the sides of the board ignoring the dog. Results showed that AAI dogs spent signifcantly more time gazing and alternated their gaze more frequently between the container and the people than pet dogs. In addition, they spent more time in contact with the unfamiliar person. However, no signifcant diferences were found in the time dogs of either group gazed towards the owner compared to the unfamiliar person, in the frequency of gaze alternation or in the time spent interacting with the apparatus. In line with prior studies,these results suggest that gazing may be a signifcant communicative response in AAI dogs, which could probably contrib-ute to having a better coordination with their handler. A greater understanding of the characteristics of this population may aid the selection and training of AAI dogs, which is particularly relevant given the increased popularity of AAI nowadays. Fil: Cavalli, Camila María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina Fil: Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur; Argentina Fil: Dzik, Marina Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina Fil: Bentosela, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina |
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