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The Other End of the Leash: An Experimental Test to Analyze How Owners Interact with Their Pet Dogs
JoVE Journal
Behavior
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JoVE Journal Behavior
The Other End of the Leash: An Experimental Test to Analyze How Owners Interact with Their Pet Dogs
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08:59 min

October 13, 2017

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:48Introduction and Food Choice Test
  • 02:52Tissue Sample Collection, Reunion After Separation, Tug-of-War, and T-Shirt
  • 04:33Basic Commands Test, Teaching, and Playing Ball
  • 06:37Results: Owners and Border Collies
  • 08:18Conclusion

Summary

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This article presents eight different experimental tasks, mirroring the everyday life of dogs and owners, used to analyze how owners interact with their dogs in a standardized way. The tasks included both positive (e.g. play) and negative (potentially stressful) situations (e.g. physical restriction).

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