Secure base effect in former shelter dogs and other family dogs: Strangers do not provide security in a problem-solving task
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261790
Abstract: Domestic dogs display behavioural patterns towards their owners that fulfil the four criteria of attachment. As such, they use their owners as a secure base, exploring the environment and manipulating objects more when accompanied by… read more here.
Keywords: shelter dogs; shelter; former shelter; secure base ... See more keywords