Our new paper is out: Physical interventions, either alone or in combination, improved old dogs' behavioural flexibility and social behaviour. Cognitive interventions, either alone or in combination, increased neophilia. link.springer.com/article/10…

New paper: the so-called Successive Negative Contrast ("frustration" when the dog encounters a reduced quantity or quality of an expected reward) is not a consistent phenomenon in pet dogs, probably because of the great availability of high-value rewards. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Walking practices by owners of young dogs living in the UK/ROI were explored. Dogs under 15 months were typically walked twice a day. As dogs aged (from 16 weeks to 15 months), walk durations significantly increased. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Female owners have a higher intention to walk their dogs. Being married/living with a partner is positively associated with regular dog walking, but friends' support for walking has the opposite effect. bmcpublichealth.biomedcentra…

Repetitive behaviour is more common in dogs that live without conspecifics, are given a low amount of exercise, live in larger families, young dogs and elderly dogs, and neutered dogs. Some breeds are more vulnerable to repetitive behaviour. nature.com/articles/s41598-0…

During COVID lockdown, higher attachment associated with higher levels of depression, loneliness, and lower levels of positive experience but not with stress levels in the UK. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Wolves from the Dinaric-Balkan and Scandinavian populations showed significantly higher HCC than Iberian wolves, suggesting that harvest policies could reflected in the level of chronic stress.  nature.com/articles/s41598-0…

In this review, we provide an overview about the current state of dog biobanking and introduce the “Canine Brain and Tissue Bank” (CBTB)—a new, large-scale collaborative endeavor in the field. @FamDogProject link.springer.com/article/10…

We uploaded 6 talks of @FamDogProject researchers on YouTube. The talks are based on their papers published in 2020. #CanineScience youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Our new paper is out in Biol Rev: We discuss the emergence of new (dog and sheep) models for sleep spindles and compare the strengths and shortcomings of new and old models based on face, predictive, and construct validity. #CanineScience @famdogproject onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Today at 7.00 pm CET: Genius Dog Challenge live YouTube: bit.ly/2JFYpA3 IG: bit.ly/2HI1lLP #geniusdogchallenge @FamDogProject CNN about the competition: edition.cnn.com/2020/11/11/u…

Similar to humans, dog personality is both stable and malleable - reports our new study. Dogs that are active and curious when young will remain active and curious when they get old, but only compared to other dogs... nature.com/articles/s41598-0…

Dogs’ willingness to play with us may have been a key factor in their domestication, and may have guided our subsequent efforts to breed canines for specific functions. Our new study in NatGeo. #CanineScience nationalgeographic.com/anima…

Vulnerability from neutering varies greatly depending on the breed. E.g. the occurrence of cancers in smaller dogs was low, save for the Boston terrier and the shih tzu, with a significant increase in cancers with neutering. sciencedaily.com/releases/20…

Weight bias in veterinary setting: Veterinarians and students both reported feeling more blame, frustration, and disgust toward dogs with obesity and their owners than toward lean dogs and their owners.  nature.com/articles/s41366-0…