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  1. “My Little Son, My Everything”: Comparative Caregiving and Emotional Bonds in Dog and Child Parenting
  2. The link between companion dogs, human fertility rates, and social networks
  3. Selective attraction to shorter muzzles in dogs is a hidden driver of the brachycephalic welfare crisis
  4. Selection for Short-Nose and Small Size Creates a Behavioural Trade-Off in Dogs
  5. From kin to canines: understanding modern dog keeping from both biological and cultural evolutionary perspectives
  6. Celebrating Professor Vilmos Csányi—Pioneer of Hungarian Ethology
  7. Genome-wide association study reveals KCNQ3 gene as a risk factor for fear-related behavior in dogs and zebrafish
  8. Training level and personality affect border collies’ olfactory performance in the Natural Detection Task
  9. Similarities and differences between dog–human and human–human relationships
  10. Dogs’ olfactory resting-state functional connectivity is modulated by age and brain shape
  11. Redefining Parenting and Family – The Child-Like Role of Dogs in Western Societies
  12. The Link Between Companion Dogs, Human Fertility Rates, and Social Networks
  13. Dogs’ Gazing Behavior to Humans Is Related to Their Liveliness, Aggressiveness, and the Emotional Comfort They Provide
  14. Differential Gene Expression Analysis of Whole Blood Transcriptome Between Young and Old Border Collie Dogs
  15. Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners
  16. Breed differences in olfactory performance of dogs
  17. Using veterinary health records at scale to investigate ageing dogs and their common issues in primary care
  18. Sleep-spindles as a marker of attention and intelligence in dogs
  19. The role of dogs is associated with owner management practices and characteristics, but not with perceived canine behaviour problems
  20. Comparing the mental effects of interacting with farm animals and walking in a botanical garden
  21. Children and dogs: Exploring the impact of canine interaction on socio-cognitive development
  22. Long-term tracking of social structure in groups of rats
  23. Dog Domestication Strongly Relied on Translation Regulation According to Differential Gene Expression Analysis
  24. Why Do People Choose a Particular Dog? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Factors Owners Consider Important When Acquiring a Dog, on a Convenience Sample of Austrian Pet Dog Owners
  25. Canine hyper-sociability structural variants associated with altered three-dimensional chromatin state
  26. High-resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) image series from 413 canid and 18 felid skulls
  27. Success in the Natural Detection Task is influenced by only a few factors generally believed to affect dogs’ olfactory performance
  28. Cross-sectional United Kingdom surveys demonstrate that owners and veterinary professionals differ in their perceptions of preventive and treatment healthcare needs in ageing dogs
  29. The behavioural effect of short-term cognitive and physical intervention therapies in old dogs
  30. Age-related effects on a hierarchical structure of canine cognition
  31. What if the reward is not as yummy? Study of the effects of successive negative contrast in domestic dogs in two different tasks
  32. Cognitive and sensory capacity each contribute to the canine spatial bias
  33. Body size awareness matters when dogs decide whether to detour an obstacle or opt for a shortcut
  34. Sleep-physiological correlates of brachycephaly in dogs
  35. Differential behavioral aging trajectories according to body size, expected lifespan, and head shape in dogs
  36. The difference between two brachycephalic and one mesocephalic dog breeds’ problem-solving performance suggests evidence for paedomorphism in behaviour
  37. The brachycephalic paradox: The relationship between attitudes, demography, personality, health awareness, and dog-human eye contact
  38. Evolution of relative brain size in dogs—no effects of selection for breed function, litter size, or longevity
  39. Central nodes of canine functional brain networks are concentrated in the cingulate gyrus
  40. “Just old age” – a qualitative investigation of owner and veterinary professional experiences of and attitudes to ageing in dogs in the UK
  41. Social structure and individuals’ behavior shaped by group composition in long-term tracking of rats
  42. The hierarchical structure of canine cognition: two domains and a general cognitive factor
  43. Genetic distance from wolves affects family dogs’ reactions towards howls
  44. Runaway processes in companion dog keeping
  45. Társállattartás Magyarországon a 19. századtól napjainkig
  46. Two valid and reliable tests for monitoring age-related memory performance and neophobia differences in dogs
  47. Biologia Futura: four questions about ageing and the future of relevant animal models
  48. Dog–wolf differences: caution is needed to avoid overgeneralisation of scanty data
  49. Toward establishing a worldwide net of canine biobanks
  50. Poly(A) RNA sequencing reveals age-related differences in the prefrontal cortex of dogs
  51. Age-dependent changes in dogs’ (Canis familiaris) separation-related behaviours in a longitudinal study
  52. Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD) scores correlate with amyloid beta 42 levels in dog brain tissue
  53. Man’s best friend in life and death: scientific perspectives and challenges of dog brain banking
  54. Shorter headed dogs, visually cooperative breeds, younger and playful dogs form eye contact faster with an unfamiliar human
  55. CDKN2A Gene Expression as a Potential Aging Biomarker in Dogs
  56. Variants That Differentiate Wolf and Dog Populations Are Enriched in Regulatory Elements
  57. Occurrences of non-linear phenomena and vocal harshness in dog whines as indicators of stress and ageing
  58. Shared and unique features of mammalian sleep spindles – insights from new and old animal models
  59. Averaging sleep spindle occurrence in dogs predicts learning performance better than single measures
  60. Synergistic Benefits of Group Search in Rats
  61. Human Expressions of Object Preference Affect Dogs’ Perceptual Focus, but Not Their Action Choices
  62. Individual and group level personality change across the lifespan in dogs
  63. Digital Endocasting in Comparative Canine Brain Morphology
  64. Comparing the tractability of young hand-raised wolves (Canis lupus) and dogs (Canis familiaris)
  65. Longitudinal Volumetric Assessment of Ventricular Enlargement in Pet Dogs Trained for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Studies
  66. The link between selection for function and human-directed play behaviour in dogs
  67. Gut Microbiome Composition is Associated with Age and Memory Performance in Pet Dogs
  68. Multilevel fMRI adaptation for spoken word processing in the awake dog brain
  69. The molecular effect of a polymorphic microRNA binding site of Wolfram syndrome 1 gene in dogs
  70. A Preliminary Study toward a Rapid Assessment of Age-Related Behavioral Differences in Family Dogs
  71. A novel behavioural approach to assess responsiveness to auditory and visual stimuli before cognitive testing in family dogs
  72. REM versus Non-REM sleep disturbance specifically affects inter-specific emotion processing in family dogs (Canis familiaris)
  73. The molecular effect of a polymorphic microRNA binding site of Wolfram Syndrome 1 gene in dogs
  74. Possible association between spindle frequency and reversal-learning in aged family dogs
  75. A Preliminary Study to Investigate the Genetic Background of Longevity Based on Whole-Genome Sequence Data of Two Methuselah Dogs
  76. Comparison of Behavior and Genetic Structure in Populations of Family and Kenneled Beagles
  77. Assistance and Therapy Dogs Are Better Problem Solvers Than Both Trained and Untrained Family Dogs
  78. On the Face of It: No Differential Sensitivity to Internal Facial Features in the Dog Brain
  79. Cross-Sectional Age Differences in Canine Personality Traits; Influence of Breed, Sex, Previous Trauma, and Dog Obedience Tasks
  80. Assertive, trainable and older dogs are perceived as more dominant in multi-dog households
  81. The role of common ancestry and gene flow in the evolution of human‐directed play behaviour in dogs
  82. Age-related positivity effect on behavioural responses of dogs to human vocalisations
  83. Comparison of minidogfiler and "ASCH" STR multiplex systems for preliminary estimation of variability within wolf´s like dog breeds
  84. Resting-state fMRI data of awake dogs (Canis familiaris) via group-level independent component analysis reveal multiple, spatially distributed resting-state networks
  85. Genetic Pathways of Aging and Their Relevance in the Dog as a Natural Model of Human Aging
  86. Establishing a canine brain and tissue bank – molecular validation by RT-qPCR targeting three reference genes
  87. Age-related differences and sexual dimorphism in canine sleep spindles
  88. Encounters between pairs of unfamiliar dogs in a dog park
  89. A detailed canine brain label map for neuroimaging analysis
  90. Dominance in dogs as rated by owners corresponds to ethologically valid markers of dominance
  91. MRI, CT and high resolution macro-anatomical images with cryosectioning of a Beagle brain: Creating the base of a multimodal imaging atlas
  92. Owner reported sensory impairments affect behavioural signs associated with cognitive decline in dogs
  93. Effect of age on discrimination learning, reversal learning, and cognitive bias in family dogs
  94. Dominance in dogs as rated by owners corresponds to ethologically valid markers of dominance
  95. Resting-state fMRI data of awake dogs (Canis familiaris) via group-level independent component analysis reveal multiple, spatially distributed resting-state networks
  96. Demographic Change Across the Lifespan of Pet Dogs and Their Impact on Health Status
  97. Sulci of the canine brain: a review of terminology
  98. Companion and free-ranging Bali dogs: Environmental links with personality traits in an endemic dog population of South East Asia
  99. Sex, skull length, breed, and age predict how dogs look at faces of humans and conspecifics
  100. Author Correction: EEG Transients in the Sigma Range During non-REM Sleep Predict Learning in Dogs
  101. Utilising dog-computer interactions to provide mental stimulation in dogs especially during ageing
  102. EEG Transients in the Sigma Range During non-REM Sleep Predict Learning in Dogs
  103. Oxytocin and Opioid Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Greeting Behavior in Dogs
  104. Differences in greeting behaviour towards humans with varying levels of familiarity in hand-reared wolves ( Canis lupus )
  105. DNA methylation patterns of behavior-related gene promoter regions dissect the gray wolf from domestic dog breeds
  106. Owner perceived differences between mixed-breed and purebred dogs
  107. Is your dog empathic? Developing a Dog Emotional Reactivity Survey
  108. Motivational Factors Underlying Problem Solving: Comparing Wolf and Dog Puppies' Explorative and Neophobic Behaviors at 5, 6, and 8 Weeks of Age
  109. Lessons from the canineOxtrgene: populations, variants and functional aspects
  110. Current Trends in Canine Problem-Solving and Cognition
  111. A comparison of rating and coding behavioural traits in dogs
  112. Fetching what the owner prefers? Dogs recognize disgust and happiness in human behaviour
  113. Leadership and Path Characteristics during Walks Are Linked to Dominance Order and Individual Traits in Dogs
  114. Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Human Directed Social Behavior in Dogs (Canis familiaris)
  115. The Personality of Dogs
  116. Contributors
  117. Dependent dog is ready to diet
  118. Do dogs rely on human emotional expressions in a three-way choice test?
  119. DRD4andTHgene polymorphisms are associated with activity, impulsivity and inattention in Siberian Husky dogs
  120. Birds of a feather flock together? Perceived personality matching in owner–dog dyads
  121. Preliminary analysis of an adjective-based dog personality questionnaire developed to measure some aspects of personality in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)
  122. Polymorphism in the Tyrosine Hydroxylase (TH) Gene Is Associated with Activity-Impulsivity in German Shepherd Dogs
  123. Trainability and boldness traits differ between dog breed clusters based on conventional breed categories and genetic relatedness
  124. Personality matching in owner-dog dyads
  125. “Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog” Revisited: Searching for Genes Relating to Personality in Dogs
  126. Owner-reported breed-typical behavior and breed-group differences in the german pet dog population
  127. Approach and follow behaviour – possible indicators of the human–horse relationship
  128. Can you kill a robot nanny?
  129. A cross-cultural comparison of reports by German Shepherd owners in Hungary and the United States of America
  130. Explaining Dog Wolf Differences in Utilizing Human Pointing Gestures: Selection for Synergistic Shifts in the Development of Some Social Skills
  131. Dog and owner demographic characteristics and dog personality trait associations
  132. Molecular and behavioral analysis of the intron 2 repeat polymorphism in the canine dopamine D4 receptor gene
  133. Association of the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene polymorphism and activity trait measured by questionnaire and behavioral tests in German shepherd dogs
  134. Molecular and behavioral analysis of the intron 2 repeat polymorphism in the canine dopamine D4 receptor gene
  135. Dog as a model for studying conspecific and heterospecific social learning
  136. Chapter 3 The Dog as a Model for Understanding Human Social Behavior
  137. Comprehension of human pointing gestures in young human-reared wolves (Canis lupus) and dogs (Canis familiaris)
  138. Novel repeat polymorphisms of the dopaminergic neurotransmitter genes among dogs and wolves
  139. Association of polymorphisms in the dopamine D4 receptor gene and the activity-impulsivity endophenotype in dogs
  140. Can robots replace dogs? Comparison of Temporal Patterns in Dog-Human and Robot-Human Interactions
  141. Alternatív funkcionális modell a humán szociális viselkedés evolúciójának tanulmányozásához. A kutya
  142. Behavioural comparison of human–animal (dog) and human–robot (AIBO) interactions
  143. Comparative Social Cognition: From wolf and dog to humans
  144. Attachment to humans: a comparative study on hand-reared wolves and differently socialized dog puppies
  145. Obeying Social Rules: A Comparative Study on Dogs and Humans
  146. Species-specific differences and similarities in the behavior of hand-raised dog and wolf pups in social situations with humans
  147. Social behaviour of dogs encountering AIBO, an animal-like robot in a neutral and in a feeding situation
  148. A Simple Reason for a Big Difference
  149. Interaction between individual experience and social learning in dogs
  150. Social mimetic behaviour and social anticipation in dogs: preliminary results
  151. Dogs (Canis familiaris) learn their owners via observation in a manipulation task.
  152. Robotic clicker training
  153. Social learning in dogs: the effect of a human demonstrator on the performance of dogs in a detour task