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Dog Consciousness: Does Human Companionship Make a Difference?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

Á Miklósi ,
J Topál  and
V Csányi
Á Miklósi*
Affiliation:
Department of Ethology, Eötvös University, Göd, Jávorka S. u. 14, 2131 Hungary
J Topál
Affiliation:
Department of Ethology, Eötvös University, Göd, Jávorka S. u. 14, 2131 Hungary
V Csányi
Affiliation:
Department of Ethology, Eötvös University, Göd, Jávorka S. u. 14, 2131 Hungary
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Extract

There is growing interest in exploring the cognitive abilities of animals, but the number of species studied is still very limited. Here, we would like to suggest that the domestic dog offers a very good example for investigating animal cognition.

Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Welfare , Volume 10 , Issue S1: Consciousness, Cognition and Animal Welfare: Proceedings of the UFAW Symposium, Zoological Society of London, 11-12 May 2000 , February 2001 , pp. S244
Copyright
© 2001 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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