Our textbook Canine Science is now available. Get a copy: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #dogs #behaviourandcognition #caninescience @animalbehaviour.live @animalbehav.bsky.social @asab.org
Canine Science
An engaging textbook on canine evolution, biology and dog behavior - insightful for students, professionals and all who want to understand dogs deeply.
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September 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Our textbook Canine Science is now available. Get a copy: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #dogs #behaviourandcognition #caninescience @animalbehaviour.live @animalbehav.bsky.social @asab.org
ManyDogs has a new study! If you're a behavior researcher interested in collecting dog behavior data with your lab, get in touch 🙌🤓🐶 #BigTeamScience 🧪 #OpenScience #CanineScience #WomenInSTEM #dogs #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition
🚨 Calling all dog behavior & cognition researchers - ManyDogs Project is launching ManyDogs 2!
🔍🐕🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them?
Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!
🔍🐕🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them?
Email manydogsproject2@gmail.com to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!
July 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
ManyDogs has a new study! If you're a behavior researcher interested in collecting dog behavior data with your lab, get in touch 🙌🤓🐶 #BigTeamScience 🧪 #OpenScience #CanineScience #WomenInSTEM #dogs #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition
ManyDogs wants to know what YOU want to know about dogs! 🤔
Take our quick, 10-minute survey to help guide our future studies. 📝
And please share with dog lovers near and far! 🐩🐕🐕🦺
#Dogs #DogResearch #DogScience #CanineResearch #CanineScience
Take our quick, 10-minute survey to help guide our future studies. 📝
And please share with dog lovers near and far! 🐩🐕🐕🦺
#Dogs #DogResearch #DogScience #CanineResearch #CanineScience
What does the dog community want to know? 🐶
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August 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
ManyDogs wants to know what YOU want to know about dogs! 🤔
Take our quick, 10-minute survey to help guide our future studies. 📝
And please share with dog lovers near and far! 🐩🐕🐕🦺
#Dogs #DogResearch #DogScience #CanineResearch #CanineScience
Take our quick, 10-minute survey to help guide our future studies. 📝
And please share with dog lovers near and far! 🐩🐕🐕🦺
#Dogs #DogResearch #DogScience #CanineResearch #CanineScience
In a longitudinal study of 59 litters of dog puppies, we found evidence for maternal & other early rearing effects on various behavioral & cognitive measures at ~8 weeks, as well as 6-16 months. 🐕 #CanineScience #AnimalBehavior
Free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1nCYWmjMDu0w
Free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1nCYWmjMDu0w
June 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
In a longitudinal study of 59 litters of dog puppies, we found evidence for maternal & other early rearing effects on various behavioral & cognitive measures at ~8 weeks, as well as 6-16 months. 🐕 #CanineScience #AnimalBehavior
Free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1nCYWmjMDu0w
Free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1nCYWmjMDu0w
New dog paper out! 📢 #CanineScience
We used 2 timepoints of behavioral testing, a population pedigree, and genome-wide sequence data to estimate the heritability of various cognitive & behavioral traits in a population of assistance dogs. 🐕🦺🧬
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
We used 2 timepoints of behavioral testing, a population pedigree, and genome-wide sequence data to estimate the heritability of various cognitive & behavioral traits in a population of assistance dogs. 🐕🦺🧬
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Characterizing the heritability of cognitive and behavioural traits across development in domestic dogs
Abstract. In humans, many behavioural and cognitive traits are moderately-to-highly heritable, with cognitive measures tending to increase in heritability
royalsocietypublishing.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
New dog paper out! 📢 #CanineScience
We used 2 timepoints of behavioral testing, a population pedigree, and genome-wide sequence data to estimate the heritability of various cognitive & behavioral traits in a population of assistance dogs. 🐕🦺🧬
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
We used 2 timepoints of behavioral testing, a population pedigree, and genome-wide sequence data to estimate the heritability of various cognitive & behavioral traits in a population of assistance dogs. 🐕🦺🧬
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Any canine scientists out there who aren't in the starter pack yet? The more the merrier! Just leave a comment.
🐕🐩🐕🦺 🐺🦊
#CanineScience
🐕🐩🐕🦺 🐺🦊
#CanineScience
📢Starter pack for canine science: go.bsky.app/TPPUQyb Please share & all suggestions for more folks to include are extremely welcome and appreciated! 🐶🙌
November 20, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Any canine scientists out there who aren't in the starter pack yet? The more the merrier! Just leave a comment.
🐕🐩🐕🦺 🐺🦊
#CanineScience
🐕🐩🐕🦺 🐺🦊
#CanineScience
📣 New publication alert! In a large, diverse sample, #CompanionDogs with a history of trauma before 6 months were seen as more fearful and/or aggressive than trauma-free dogs or those with trauma later on in life
🧪 #CanineScience #DogBehaviour #EarlyLifeAdversity doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🧪 #CanineScience #DogBehaviour #EarlyLifeAdversity doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Influence of early life adversity and breed on aggression and fear in dogs - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Influence of early life adversity and breed on aggression and fear in dogs
doi.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📣 New publication alert! In a large, diverse sample, #CompanionDogs with a history of trauma before 6 months were seen as more fearful and/or aggressive than trauma-free dogs or those with trauma later on in life
🧪 #CanineScience #DogBehaviour #EarlyLifeAdversity doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🧪 #CanineScience #DogBehaviour #EarlyLifeAdversity doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Rebecca Singer keeps the canine self-control train going: real-world self-control may be different from self-control measures in lab. Evidence of practice effects for middle cup & cylinder. No correlations b/w lab tests & owner perceptions. New real world task in progress!
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
July 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Rebecca Singer keeps the canine self-control train going: real-world self-control may be different from self-control measures in lab. Evidence of practice effects for middle cup & cylinder. No correlations b/w lab tests & owner perceptions. New real world task in progress!
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
New paper out with my fantastic colleagues of the @manydogsproject.bsky.social 🐶 We outline some of the ways that #CanineScience can increase diversity, both in the dog populations we study and the researchers leading the work #BigTeamScience #OpenScience 1/2
Would a dog in New York City respond in the same way as a dog in Kyoto?
@jespinosa.bsky.social and colleagues address how studies on domestic dogs tend to focus on a Westernized subset.
@jespinosa.bsky.social and colleagues address how studies on domestic dogs tend to focus on a Westernized subset.
Canine Science Is Biased Toward the Western World
A new study addresses how studies on domestic dogs tend to focus on a Westernized subset.
www.psychologicalscience.org
July 24, 2026 at 9:10 PM
New paper out with my fantastic colleagues of the @manydogsproject.bsky.social 🐶 We outline some of the ways that #CanineScience can increase diversity, both in the dog populations we study and the researchers leading the work #BigTeamScience #OpenScience 1/2
We are happy to introduce ourselves to the research community. Who are we? What do we do?
📍 BARKS Lab is a research group at the Department of Ethology, ELTE University.
🐕 We’re exploring vocal learning in dogs, backed by an ERC Consolidator Grant
#ethology #animalbehaviour #caninescience #vocal
📍 BARKS Lab is a research group at the Department of Ethology, ELTE University.
🐕 We’re exploring vocal learning in dogs, backed by an ERC Consolidator Grant
#ethology #animalbehaviour #caninescience #vocal
July 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are happy to introduce ourselves to the research community. Who are we? What do we do?
📍 BARKS Lab is a research group at the Department of Ethology, ELTE University.
🐕 We’re exploring vocal learning in dogs, backed by an ERC Consolidator Grant
#ethology #animalbehaviour #caninescience #vocal
📍 BARKS Lab is a research group at the Department of Ethology, ELTE University.
🐕 We’re exploring vocal learning in dogs, backed by an ERC Consolidator Grant
#ethology #animalbehaviour #caninescience #vocal
What do YOU want to know about #Dogs? Tell us through the new @manydogsproject.bsky.social survey 🐶🤓 Your input will help guide our future #BigTeamScience studies: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Open to all dog enthusiasts 19+
🧪 #OpenScience #CanineScience #AnimalBehavior #ComparativePsychology
Open to all dog enthusiasts 19+
🧪 #OpenScience #CanineScience #AnimalBehavior #ComparativePsychology
ManyDogs general interest survey
MD survey for understanding what topics the dog community would like to see in future canine science research projects.
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August 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
What do YOU want to know about #Dogs? Tell us through the new @manydogsproject.bsky.social survey 🐶🤓 Your input will help guide our future #BigTeamScience studies: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Open to all dog enthusiasts 19+
🧪 #OpenScience #CanineScience #AnimalBehavior #ComparativePsychology
Open to all dog enthusiasts 19+
🧪 #OpenScience #CanineScience #AnimalBehavior #ComparativePsychology
This is the first paper from my postdoc with @erinhecht.bsky.social and the Canine Brains Project, check out their ongoing research: sites.harvard.edu/caninebrains...
#CanineScience
#CanineScience
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Come visit! Are you considering visiting Harvard with your pup to contribute to canine science? Watch our introductory video for a sneak peak at our lab. Travel costs to Boston may be provided for dog...
sites.harvard.edu
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is the first paper from my postdoc with @erinhecht.bsky.social and the Canine Brains Project, check out their ongoing research: sites.harvard.edu/caninebrains...
#CanineScience
#CanineScience
What does the dog community want to know? 🐶
Take our survey on canine science interests, which will help shape the direction of future ManyDogs studies. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19!
Survey: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGhF6eGPOGJYHSS
Please share! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
Take our survey on canine science interests, which will help shape the direction of future ManyDogs studies. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19!
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Please share! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
August 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
What does the dog community want to know? 🐶
Take our survey on canine science interests, which will help shape the direction of future ManyDogs studies. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19!
Survey: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGhF6eGPOGJYHSS
Please share! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
Take our survey on canine science interests, which will help shape the direction of future ManyDogs studies. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19!
Survey: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGhF6eGPOGJYHSS
Please share! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
Undergraduate researcher Robert Wray tells us about his NSF REU project on attachment in Golden Retrievers. Preliminary results suggest household size may affect dog attachment (vocalization & touches). Survey data (C-BARQ) & experimental attachment measures differed.
#ABS2025 #CanineScience
#ABS2025 #CanineScience
July 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Undergraduate researcher Robert Wray tells us about his NSF REU project on attachment in Golden Retrievers. Preliminary results suggest household size may affect dog attachment (vocalization & touches). Survey data (C-BARQ) & experimental attachment measures differed.
#ABS2025 #CanineScience
#ABS2025 #CanineScience
🐶 📊 Check out our publication! From breed differences to age-related traits. This large-scale analysis offers a powerful starting point for understanding the link between health and behavior as dogs age.
🔬 Read the full study: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DogAgingProject #CanineScience #OpenScience
🔬 Read the full study: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DogAgingProject #CanineScience #OpenScience
September 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🐶 📊 Check out our publication! From breed differences to age-related traits. This large-scale analysis offers a powerful starting point for understanding the link between health and behavior as dogs age.
🔬 Read the full study: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DogAgingProject #CanineScience #OpenScience
🔬 Read the full study: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#DogAgingProject #CanineScience #OpenScience
Courtney Sexton on dogs' reactions to the death of people or other dogs in household. Early surveys indicate that owners notice behavioral & physical changes, and in process of developing dedicated survey and wider data collection. Hoping to develop guidance & support!
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
July 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Courtney Sexton on dogs' reactions to the death of people or other dogs in household. Early surveys indicate that owners notice behavioral & physical changes, and in process of developing dedicated survey and wider data collection. Hoping to develop guidance & support!
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
Despite no good evidence, pit-bull types are frequently characterized as aggressive and dangerous. This false narrative contributes to breed-specific laws which cause relinquishments and euthanasia, and don't actually reduce serious dog bites in society 2/n #BreedSpecificLegislation #CanineScience
a black and white dog is looking at the camera with the words `` what '' written on it .
Alt: a black and white pitty looking dog is looking at the camera with the words `` what '' written on it.
media.tenor.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Despite no good evidence, pit-bull types are frequently characterized as aggressive and dangerous. This false narrative contributes to breed-specific laws which cause relinquishments and euthanasia, and don't actually reduce serious dog bites in society 2/n #BreedSpecificLegislation #CanineScience
If that piques your interest, I hope you’ll give the paper a read and let me know what you think!
It’s out now in Hormones & Behavior, with free access for the next month: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
#BehavioralEndocrinology #CanineScience
7/8
It’s out now in Hormones & Behavior, with free access for the next month: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
#BehavioralEndocrinology #CanineScience
7/8
August 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
If that piques your interest, I hope you’ll give the paper a read and let me know what you think!
It’s out now in Hormones & Behavior, with free access for the next month: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
#BehavioralEndocrinology #CanineScience
7/8
It’s out now in Hormones & Behavior, with free access for the next month: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
#BehavioralEndocrinology #CanineScience
7/8
What do YOU want to know about dog behavior? 🐶
Take our survey, which will help shape the direction of future research. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19, worldwide! 🐕
Survey: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGhF6eGPOGJYHSS
Please share widely! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
Take our survey, which will help shape the direction of future research. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19, worldwide! 🐕
Survey: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGhF6eGPOGJYHSS
Please share widely! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
September 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
What do YOU want to know about dog behavior? 🐶
Take our survey, which will help shape the direction of future research. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19, worldwide! 🐕
Survey: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGhF6eGPOGJYHSS
Please share widely! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
Take our survey, which will help shape the direction of future research. Open to all dog enthusiasts over 19, worldwide! 🐕
Survey: ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGhF6eGPOGJYHSS
Please share widely! 🐾 #Dogs #DogScience #CanineScience
Crossbreeds carry quiet stories of heredity and chance 🐕🧬 Each lineage follows its own path through variation and resilience. Explore the science in the original post. #CanineScience #Genetics
🧬 Why do second-generation crossbreed puppies often look so different from their parents? When genetic traits recombine, nature reveals its creative diversity.
✍️ The science of crossbreeding: tpc8.short.gy/ZVjB8RN2
🌈 Where genes dance, variation blooms
#Crossbreeds #Pets #Genetics #Dogs #TPC8
✍️ The science of crossbreeding: tpc8.short.gy/ZVjB8RN2
🌈 Where genes dance, variation blooms
#Crossbreeds #Pets #Genetics #Dogs #TPC8
🐕 The Science and Wonder of Dog Crossbreeds: Understanding Genetic Diversity in Our Canine Companions
Discover the science behind dog crossbreeds: genetics, health facts, popular mixes like Labradoodles & Goldendoodles. Expert guide to designer dogs.
TPC8.short.gy
April 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Crossbreeds carry quiet stories of heredity and chance 🐕🧬 Each lineage follows its own path through variation and resilience. Explore the science in the original post. #CanineScience #Genetics
“We are asking our dogs to live in a world that isn’t made for them,”
~Dr. Becky Peters, a veterinarian and owner of Bath Veterinary Hospital
#Dogs #DogBehaviour #CanineScience
~Dr. Becky Peters, a veterinarian and owner of Bath Veterinary Hospital
#Dogs #DogBehaviour #CanineScience
In stressful times, our anxiety can rub off on pets. Causes and cures for pet anxiety
A lot of people are feeling stressed out these days. Does that rub off on their pets? Many vets and animal behavior experts say pets do pick up on their owners' anxiety.
apnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“We are asking our dogs to live in a world that isn’t made for them,”
~Dr. Becky Peters, a veterinarian and owner of Bath Veterinary Hospital
#Dogs #DogBehaviour #CanineScience
~Dr. Becky Peters, a veterinarian and owner of Bath Veterinary Hospital
#Dogs #DogBehaviour #CanineScience
You know that metaphor about ducks being calm on the surface but then they’re frantically paddling below the water?… turns out the dog is mildly aggrieved on the surface and absolutely not paddling frantically below 😂 #biomechanics #veterinaryphysiotherapy #caninescience #dogs
September 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
You know that metaphor about ducks being calm on the surface but then they’re frantically paddling below the water?… turns out the dog is mildly aggrieved on the surface and absolutely not paddling frantically below 😂 #biomechanics #veterinaryphysiotherapy #caninescience #dogs
Basal plasma oxytocin & fecal cortisol concentrations are highly heritable and associated with individual differences in behavior & cognition in dog puppies. 🐶
Another dissertation paper out! 🎉 #CanineScience
authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
1/8
Another dissertation paper out! 🎉 #CanineScience
authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
1/8
August 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Basal plasma oxytocin & fecal cortisol concentrations are highly heritable and associated with individual differences in behavior & cognition in dog puppies. 🐶
Another dissertation paper out! 🎉 #CanineScience
authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
1/8
Another dissertation paper out! 🎉 #CanineScience
authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYuC,QxXo...
1/8
Ellen Furlong on training self-control in dogs: using a variety of inhibitory control tasks (cylinder, middle cup, A not B, V-detour) w pre-/post- tests, and a down stay training vs. control, found no effect of training. Yet trainers believe. Effect of training on owner?
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
July 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ellen Furlong on training self-control in dogs: using a variety of inhibitory control tasks (cylinder, middle cup, A not B, V-detour) w pre-/post- tests, and a down stay training vs. control, found no effect of training. Yet trainers believe. Effect of training on owner?
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
#ABS2025 #CanineScience 🐶
Learning how scent moves can make a huge difference in training and on the field in search and rescue. Curious to know more? Check out this article: nosework.huntersheart.com/2019/12/26/s....
#DetectionDogs #ScentWork #SARTraining #CanineScience #SearchAndRescue #ScentTheory
#DetectionDogs #ScentWork #SARTraining #CanineScience #SearchAndRescue #ScentTheory
Scent Theory: How Scent Cones Move, Hunters Heart Scent Detection and Medical Alert Training
Scent is a moving target, carried and distorted by the wind. As a handler, one of the most challenging parts of your job is figuring out how to help your sniffer dog get to where they need to be to…
nosework.huntersheart.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Learning how scent moves can make a huge difference in training and on the field in search and rescue. Curious to know more? Check out this article: nosework.huntersheart.com/2019/12/26/s....
#DetectionDogs #ScentWork #SARTraining #CanineScience #SearchAndRescue #ScentTheory
#DetectionDogs #ScentWork #SARTraining #CanineScience #SearchAndRescue #ScentTheory