A review of domestic dogs' canis familiarisa human-like behaviors: Or why behavior analysts should stop worrying and love their dogs

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-261

  Udell, Monique A R ^a,b   Wynne, C D L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Gestures; Object permanence; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; DOG; HUMAN; LOVE; OBJECT RELATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; COGNITION; CUES; DOGS; HUMANS; LOVE;

EID: 45549099766     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2008.89-247     Document Type: Review

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