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 …

Simple Summary Benefits for humans participating in animal-assisted therapy (AAT) have
been long documented; however, welfare considerations for the animal counterparts are still …

Personality, or consistent individual differences in behavior, is well established in studies of
dogs. Such consistency implies predictability of behavior, but some recent research …

Aggressive behaviour is an unwanted and serious problem in pet dogs, negatively
influencing canine welfare, management and public acceptance. We aimed to identify …

Dogs are increasingly used in a wide range of detection tasks including explosives,
narcotics, medical, and wildlife detection. Research on detection dog performance is …

Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are versatile resources for humans due to a number
of their physical and behavioural characteristics. Because of dogs' olfactory acuity they have …

Scent detection dogs are used in a variety of contexts; however, very few dogs successfully
complete their training, and many others are withdrawn from service prematurely due to both …

Inhibitory control, the ability to overcome prepotent but ineffective behaviors, has been
studied extensively across species, revealing the involvement of this ability in many different …

Boredom, while often casually attributed to non-human animals by both laypeople and
scientists, has received little empirical study in this context. It is sometimes dismissed by …

For many dogs, receiving veterinary care can be a stressful, fearful or traumatic experience.
However, understanding and improving the veterinary experience for dogs is challenging …