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Social Referencing In Domestic Dogs: The Effects Of Human Affective Behavior On Canines Point Following, Peggy Janell Gartman
Social Referencing In Domestic Dogs: The Effects Of Human Affective Behavior On Canines Point Following, Peggy Janell Gartman
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A number of studies have examined the ability of dogs (Canis Familiaris) to follow human given cues. Dogs have been shown to reliably follow pointing cues. To date, few studies have investigated whether emotional cues are a factor in these canine choices. We tested dogs using a two-way object choice food task. Sixty large and medium breed dogs were tested in one of four conditions (positive baited, silent baited, negative non-baited and negative baited). Results showed that dogs reliably followed human pointing cues over emotional cues in three of the four conditions. In the negative non-baited bowl, dogs did not …