Training

Learning Theory

1 Article

Importance of Puppy Training for Future Behavior of the Dog

Ai Kutsumi, Miho Nagasawa, Mitsuaki Ohta And Nobuyo Ohtani 2013 Highlights: Both puppy obedience and adult obedience classes improved obedience...

Exploring Breed Differences in Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): Does Exaggeration or Inhibition of Predatory Response Predict Performance on Human-Guided Tasks?

Monique A. R. Udell, Margaret Ewald, Nicole R. Dorey, Clive D. L. Wynne 2014 Conclusions: Dog breeds with exaggerated or...

Survey of the Use and Outcome of Confrontational and Non-Confrontational Training Methods In Client-Owned Dogs Showing Undesired Behaviors

Meghan E. Herron, Frances S. Shofer, Ilana R. Reisner 2008 ABSTRACT Prior to seeking the counsel of a veterinary behaviorist...

Training Reduces Stress in Human-Socialised Wolves to the Same Degree as in Dogs

Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos, Zsófia Virányi, Friederike Range, César Ades, Jördis Kristin Scheidegger, Erich Möstl, Kurt Kotrschal 2016 ABSTRACT The...

You Are Not My Handler! Impact of Changing Handlers on Dogs’ Behaviours and Detection Performance

La Toya J. Jamieson, Greg S. Baxter and Peter J. Murray 2018 ABSTRACT Dog-handler relationships can directly impact team success....

The World from a Dog’s Point of View: A Review and Synthesis of Dog Cognition Research

Miles K. Bensky, Samuel D. Gosling, David L. Sinn, 2013 EXCERPT Research on canine cognition is being done in a...

Recall of Others’ Actions after Incidental Encoding Reveals Episodic-like Memory in Dogs

Claudia Fugazza, Akos Pogany, and Adam Miklosi, 2016 ABSTRACT The existence of episodic memory in non-human animals is a debated...

Canine Detection Capabilities: Operational Implications of Recent Findings

J.M Johnston, 1999 ABSTRACT Dogs have been successfully used for many years by military and law enforcement agencies to detect...

Factors Associated with Long-Term Success in Working Police Dogs

Karen Brady, Nina Cracknell, Helen Zulch, Daniel S. Mills, 2018 Highlights: Successful (long working life) working UK police dogs differ...

Awake Canine fMRI Predicts Dogs’ Preference for Praise Versus Food

Peter F. Cook, Ashley Prichard, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns, 2016 Highlights: Dogs vary in their individual preferences for praise...

Behavioral and Cognitive Factors That Affect the Success of Scent Detection Dogs

Camille A. Troisi, Daniel S. Mills, Anna Wilkinson, and Helen E. Zulch, 2019 ABSTRACT Scent detection dogs are used in...

Factors That May Affect the Success of Scent Detection Dogs: Exploring Nonconventional Models of Preparation and Deployment

Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere, Lynna C. Feng and Nicholas J. Rutter, 2019 ABSTRACT In the target article titled “Behavioral and Cognitive Factors...

Minimizing Fear and Anxiety in Working Dogs: A Review

Nicola J. Rooney, Corinna C.A. Clark, Rachel A. Casey, 2016 ABSTRACT The causes of fear and anxiety in working dogs...