Gazing toward humans: A study on water rescue dogs using the impossible task paradigm

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-73

  D'Aniello, Biagio ^a   Scandurra, Anna ^b   Prato Previde, Emanuela ^c   Valsecchi, Paola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gazing; Training; Unsolvable task; Water rescue dog

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PARADIGM SHIFT; TRAINING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; RESCUE DOG; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REWARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DOG; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

WATER;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMMUNICATION; CUES; DOGS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; WATER;

EID: 84920137713     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.09.022     Document Type: Article

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