ANSC 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Border Collie, Reinforcement, Vocal Folds
1 Mar 2016
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Her lab: determine relationship between patterns and risk factors for aggressive type. Improve prediction/identification of rg and prevent aggression: improving handling practices at veterinary clinics. Emphasis on: canada/us pet ownership, animals well adapted to being companions, brief non-domesticated exotic pets. Domestication of dogs: selectively bred, domestication = big influence on physical and social needs, dogs decoded nova. Canine resource guarding : actions to maintain control over an item, keep away , rapid ingestion , aggression. At 8 weeks the wolf puppies became less dependent than dog pups. Dogs are not socialized wolves, there is an effect of domestication. Domestic dog and human relationship: dogs are particularly attentive to human signaling, intelligent and eager to please, some border collies know over 1000 words. Nova science now: how smart are dogs. Chaser can identify all of her 1000 toys by name: 2009 article in hormones and behavior , 2003, odendaal and meintjes. Oxytocin doubled after 3 minutes for dogs and people.
