[Experimental study of olfactory and visual modalities in the communication system between child and pet dog].
Different experimental methods are set up to specify the importance of the olfactory cues in the interaction systems between the young child and his pet dog. A realistic child dummy, with an affiliative or an agonistic posture, is wearing clothes of a child who is known or unknown from the animals. The study is dealt in kennels (N(o) of dogs observed: 68) and allows to define and quantify the behaviours of the dogs in response to different combinations of visual and olfactory informations. These behaviours allow to discuss the socio-cognitive abilities of the dogs and their relational strategies determined by the integration of several functional cues.
Millot
J L
JL
Département de Biologie du Comportement et Ecophysiologie, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Besançon, France.
Bonnin
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F
Eckerlin
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D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003071:Cognition; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012903:Smell; D014785:Vision, Ocular
Etude expérimentale des modalités olfactives et visuelles dans les systèmes de communication entre l'enfant et le chien familier.