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Minor procedural variations affect canine behavior during sociability assessments

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Kelsea M.en
dc.contributor.authorFeuerbacher, Erica N.en
dc.contributor.authorHall, Nathaniel J.en
dc.contributor.authorProtopopova, Alexandraen
dc.contributor.departmentAnimal and Poultry Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-17T17:36:52Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-17T17:36:52Zen
dc.date.issued2020-08en
dc.description.abstractA growing number of studies make claims about canine sociability in both applied and basic contexts. Yet, there is currently no standard for measuring sociability in dogs. The purpose of this two-part study was to determine whether procedural differences among canine sociability tests would affect dogs' behavior. In Experiment 1, we used a mixed-subjects design to assess whether experimenter position (standing, sitting, or kneeling) and presence of affection (petting and praise or none) affected leashed dogs' social behavior. Mixed-effect logistic regression modeling showed statistically significant main effects and interactions between posture and social contact. On average, dogs were more social when the experimenter knelt and provided social contact. However, there were individual differences in how dogs were affected by changes in procedure. In Experiment 2, we examined correspondence between leashed and unleashed dogs' social behaviors including time in proximity, following patterns, eye gaze, body orientation, jumping, and touching. Individual differences were examined by calculating a binomial mixed-effect logistic regression with condition (leashed, off-leash, following) and subject ID as fixed effects. Interactions were statistically significant for all behaviors, indicating that individual differences were present. The results have implications for the validity of sociability tests.en
dc.description.notesThis work was supported by the Animal Behavior Society (David Tuber Applied Animal Behavior award).en
dc.description.sponsorshipAnimal Behavior Society (David Tuber Applied Animal Behavior award)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104145en
dc.identifier.eissn1872-8308en
dc.identifier.issn0376-6357en
dc.identifier.other104145en
dc.identifier.pmid32445855en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/101524en
dc.identifier.volume177en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectSociabilityen
dc.subjectBehavior evaluationen
dc.subjectDogen
dc.subjectMethodologyen
dc.titleMinor procedural variations affect canine behavior during sociability assessmentsen
dc.title.serialBehavioural Processesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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