Dog Breed Differences in Visual Communication with Humans

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 10; p. e0164760
• Main Authors: Konno, Akitsugu, Romero, Teresa, Inoue-Murayama, Miho, Saito, Atsuko, Hasegawa, Toshikazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 13.10.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Animal human relations; Animal training; Animals; Behavior; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Biology and Life Sciences; Canidae; Canis familiaris; Canis lupus familiaris; Communication; Dogs; Domestic animals; Domestication; Earth Sciences; Eye; Female; Genetic aspects; Herding; Human performance; Humans; Hunting; Male; Visual communication; Visual tasks; Wolves

Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) have developed a close relationship with humans through the process of domestication. In human-dog interactions, eye contact is a key element of relationship initiation and maintenance. Previous studies have suggested that canine ability to produce human-directed com...