sandgrubber Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) https://www.science.org/content/article/dogs-people-may-use-blinking-bond?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=650f7314e1-nature-briefing-daily-20250219&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-650f7314e1-50644548 Another subtle behavior to watch for. Edited February 22 by sandgrubber typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Oh Thank you . That was interesting . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Can't find a mention of sample size or characteristics in an article by the author. The photo for facial expressions shows only a Malinois and a Weimaraner. Behaviourists used to say a direct stare was a sign of aggression, so couldn't have been any sighthounds in the experiments. Edited February 21 by Mairead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 (edited) On 21/02/2025 at 12:58 AM, Mairead said: Can't find a mention of sample size or characteristics in an article by the author. Expand Go to the referenced article for methods https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241703 "3.1. Subjects Fifty-four dogs, 30 females (24 neutered, 6 intact) and 24 males (10 neutered, 14 intact), aged between 1 and 12 years (mean = 6.06) were tested in a within-subject design study (electronic supplementary material, table S1). Medium to large size (small sizes were not included due to the Polar WearLink® strap minimum length), purebred as well as mix-breed dogs were recruited. Only mesocephalic dogs were included, to control for the influence of morphology on the facial expressions exhibited. Subjects were recruited from the database of our laboratory and adverts on social media and none of them was familiar with the dog actors. The inclusion criteria for the subjects required that dogs had to be awake, with eyes open and maintain head orientation towards the stimulus for at least 4 s within the video projection." Breeds are mentioned for the pilot study. Edited February 22 by sandgrubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) "Two dogs that never paid attention to the video were discarded." I don't think that's good science. Edited February 23 by Mairead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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