Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities

Autores
Cavalli, Camila María; Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio; Dzik, Marina Victoria; Underwood, Susana; Bentosela, Mariana
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2018
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Animal assisted activities (AAA) refer to a variety of interactions between animals and humans, intended to improve people?s wellbeing providing recreational or educational opportunities. Domestic dogs are one of the most commonly used animals for these kinds of interventions, given their trainability and the positive effects of dog-human interactions. Nevertheless, the selection of participating animals is mainly unsystematic and training is not required for dogs to take part in AAA. Previous studies suggest that high sociability as well as reduced fear and aggression are desirable traits in AAA dogs. Yet, to our knowledge, there are no previous studies assessing the specific characteristics of dogs participating in AAA. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of AAA and pet dogs that live in the same household but do not participate in AAA. We assessed 17 dogs (9 participating in AAA in hospital settings, and 8 pets living in the same household ? control group) with a test battery comprising three behavioral tasks (sociability test, gazing test, and A-not-B task), and owner rated questionnaires (Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale, ?DIAS?, and 4 subscales: Trainability, Fear to Strangers, Nonsocial fear and Attachment/Attention seeking of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire, ?C-BARQ?). Results of the gazing test indicate that, when dogs were not reinforced for looking at the human face, AAA dogs gazed longer at an unknown experimenter than pet dogs. Therefore, they showed an increased tendency to gaze at humans and persist on this communicative attempt when this response was not successful. Additionally, according to the DIAS score, AAA dogs would be less impulsive than the control group. No significant differences were found on the A-not-B task, the sociability test or CBARQ questionnaire. In conclusion, since these AAA dogs had not undergone specific training, the effects observed in the present work may be attributed, at least partially, to the learning experiences they had during AAA work. Overall, it would be important to take into account these characteristics for both the selection and training of these animals.
Fil: Cavalli, Camila María. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Dzik, Marina Victoria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Underwood, Susana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Bentosela, Mariana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina
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spelling Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilitiesCavalli, Camila MaríaCarballo Pozzo Ardizzi, FabricioDzik, Marina VictoriaUnderwood, SusanaBentosela, MarianaAnimalAssistedActivitiesDomesticDogsGazingTestInhibitoryControlhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Animal assisted activities (AAA) refer to a variety of interactions between animals and humans, intended to improve people?s wellbeing providing recreational or educational opportunities. Domestic dogs are one of the most commonly used animals for these kinds of interventions, given their trainability and the positive effects of dog-human interactions. Nevertheless, the selection of participating animals is mainly unsystematic and training is not required for dogs to take part in AAA. Previous studies suggest that high sociability as well as reduced fear and aggression are desirable traits in AAA dogs. Yet, to our knowledge, there are no previous studies assessing the specific characteristics of dogs participating in AAA. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of AAA and pet dogs that live in the same household but do not participate in AAA. We assessed 17 dogs (9 participating in AAA in hospital settings, and 8 pets living in the same household ? control group) with a test battery comprising three behavioral tasks (sociability test, gazing test, and A-not-B task), and owner rated questionnaires (Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale, ?DIAS?, and 4 subscales: Trainability, Fear to Strangers, Nonsocial fear and Attachment/Attention seeking of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire, ?C-BARQ?). Results of the gazing test indicate that, when dogs were not reinforced for looking at the human face, AAA dogs gazed longer at an unknown experimenter than pet dogs. Therefore, they showed an increased tendency to gaze at humans and persist on this communicative attempt when this response was not successful. Additionally, according to the DIAS score, AAA dogs would be less impulsive than the control group. No significant differences were found on the A-not-B task, the sociability test or CBARQ questionnaire. In conclusion, since these AAA dogs had not undergone specific training, the effects observed in the present work may be attributed, at least partially, to the learning experiences they had during AAA work. Overall, it would be important to take into account these characteristics for both the selection and training of these animals.Fil: Cavalli, Camila María. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; ArgentinaFil: Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Dzik, Marina Victoria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; ArgentinaFil: Underwood, Susana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; ArgentinaFil: Bentosela, Mariana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; ArgentinaElsevier Science Inc2018-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/47214Cavalli, Camila María; Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio; Dzik, Marina Victoria; Underwood, Susana; Bentosela, Mariana; Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
title Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
spellingShingle Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
Cavalli, Camila María
Animal
Assisted
Activities
Domestic
Dogs
Gazing
Test
Inhibitory
Control
title_short Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
title_full Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
title_fullStr Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
title_full_unstemmed Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
title_sort Are animal-assisted activity dogs different from pet dogs? A comparison of their sociocognitive abilities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cavalli, Camila María
Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio
Dzik, Marina Victoria
Underwood, Susana
Bentosela, Mariana
author Cavalli, Camila María
author_facet Cavalli, Camila María
Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio
Dzik, Marina Victoria
Underwood, Susana
Bentosela, Mariana
author_role author
author2 Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio
Dzik, Marina Victoria
Underwood, Susana
Bentosela, Mariana
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Animal
Assisted
Activities
Domestic
Dogs
Gazing
Test
Inhibitory
Control
topic Animal
Assisted
Activities
Domestic
Dogs
Gazing
Test
Inhibitory
Control
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Animal assisted activities (AAA) refer to a variety of interactions between animals and humans, intended to improve people?s wellbeing providing recreational or educational opportunities. Domestic dogs are one of the most commonly used animals for these kinds of interventions, given their trainability and the positive effects of dog-human interactions. Nevertheless, the selection of participating animals is mainly unsystematic and training is not required for dogs to take part in AAA. Previous studies suggest that high sociability as well as reduced fear and aggression are desirable traits in AAA dogs. Yet, to our knowledge, there are no previous studies assessing the specific characteristics of dogs participating in AAA. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of AAA and pet dogs that live in the same household but do not participate in AAA. We assessed 17 dogs (9 participating in AAA in hospital settings, and 8 pets living in the same household ? control group) with a test battery comprising three behavioral tasks (sociability test, gazing test, and A-not-B task), and owner rated questionnaires (Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale, ?DIAS?, and 4 subscales: Trainability, Fear to Strangers, Nonsocial fear and Attachment/Attention seeking of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire, ?C-BARQ?). Results of the gazing test indicate that, when dogs were not reinforced for looking at the human face, AAA dogs gazed longer at an unknown experimenter than pet dogs. Therefore, they showed an increased tendency to gaze at humans and persist on this communicative attempt when this response was not successful. Additionally, according to the DIAS score, AAA dogs would be less impulsive than the control group. No significant differences were found on the A-not-B task, the sociability test or CBARQ questionnaire. In conclusion, since these AAA dogs had not undergone specific training, the effects observed in the present work may be attributed, at least partially, to the learning experiences they had during AAA work. Overall, it would be important to take into account these characteristics for both the selection and training of these animals.
Fil: Cavalli, Camila María. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Carballo Pozzo Ardizzi, Fabricio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Dzik, Marina Victoria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Underwood, Susana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Bentosela, Mariana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; Argentina
description Animal assisted activities (AAA) refer to a variety of interactions between animals and humans, intended to improve people?s wellbeing providing recreational or educational opportunities. Domestic dogs are one of the most commonly used animals for these kinds of interventions, given their trainability and the positive effects of dog-human interactions. Nevertheless, the selection of participating animals is mainly unsystematic and training is not required for dogs to take part in AAA. Previous studies suggest that high sociability as well as reduced fear and aggression are desirable traits in AAA dogs. Yet, to our knowledge, there are no previous studies assessing the specific characteristics of dogs participating in AAA. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of AAA and pet dogs that live in the same household but do not participate in AAA. We assessed 17 dogs (9 participating in AAA in hospital settings, and 8 pets living in the same household ? control group) with a test battery comprising three behavioral tasks (sociability test, gazing test, and A-not-B task), and owner rated questionnaires (Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale, ?DIAS?, and 4 subscales: Trainability, Fear to Strangers, Nonsocial fear and Attachment/Attention seeking of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire, ?C-BARQ?). Results of the gazing test indicate that, when dogs were not reinforced for looking at the human face, AAA dogs gazed longer at an unknown experimenter than pet dogs. Therefore, they showed an increased tendency to gaze at humans and persist on this communicative attempt when this response was not successful. Additionally, according to the DIAS score, AAA dogs would be less impulsive than the control group. No significant differences were found on the A-not-B task, the sociability test or CBARQ questionnaire. In conclusion, since these AAA dogs had not undergone specific training, the effects observed in the present work may be attributed, at least partially, to the learning experiences they had during AAA work. Overall, it would be important to take into account these characteristics for both the selection and training of these animals.
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