Verbal commands as discriminative stimuli in domestic dogs ( Canis familiaris)

• Published in: Applied animal behaviour science Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 75 - 89
• Main Author: Ann Young, Cyrille
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 1991
• Subjects: behavior; communication; dogs; learning ability; sounds; stimuli
• ISSN: 0168-1591; 1872-9045
• DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(05)80165-0

Domestic canids now have more uses than as pets and hunting partners. For example, humans have found them useful in the detection of drugs, as companions (e.g. those used in therapy for the mentally handicapped), and as aids to the physically handicapped. In this study, three dogs were used as subje...