2023
DOI: 10.3390/ani13193009
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The Power Is in the Word—Do Laypeople Interpret Descriptors of Dog Emotional States Correctly?

Carmen Heritier,
Stefanie Riemer,
Robert Gaschler

Abstract: A basic understanding of dog behaviour and emotion is relevant not only for professionals, such as veterinary personnel or dog trainers, but also for dog owners and for people with little contact with dogs. Information about dog behaviour and emotions is mostly conveyed verbally. This study explores whether definitions of dog behaviour and emotion are understood in such a way that they can be allocated to a descriptor (i.e., a label such as “fearful”), even by people with low background knowledge. If people ca… Show more

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