The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory Study
In this study, we report a particular begging strategy by Andean dogs and by humans on the unsurfaced road between the villages of Parotani and Cahiuasi in Bolivia. The positions of the dogs and humans begging and their behavioral displays were recorded. In dogs, the distance from each other was als...
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| description | In this study, we report a particular begging strategy by Andean dogs and by humans on the unsurfaced road between the villages of Parotani and Cahiuasi in Bolivia. The positions of the dogs and humans begging and their behavioral displays were recorded. In dogs, the distance from each other was also recorded. Begging locations, for both dogs and humans, were permuted with a score, according to the higher probability of receiving food. The highest scores were assigned to the positions where cars had to slow down and the subjects were well visible, thus meriting a score corresponding to the higher probability of receiving a treat. The occurrences of the correct positioning at the external and internal parts of the bend were compared by a chi-square test. On a range of 93.3 km, the dogs were observed to always lie down at the border of the road, mainly alone (96.3%) and on hairpin bends, present due to the steep slope, obliging the vehicles to slow down. Humans were observed mainly in groups. The percentage of dogs lying on the external part of the bends was 81.2%, which was above the level of chance (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Humans were observed at external bends in 63.6% of cases, which was at chance level. Begging locations, for both dogs and humans, were permuted with a score according to the higher probability of receiving food. The mean scores were 1.48 and 0.65 for dogs and humans, respectively, and the difference was highly significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-667c9fd2266c4427a95dc351fe56b33c2023-11-16T18:40:24ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-02-0113470410.3390/ani13040704The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory StudyAlessandro Finzi0Eleonora Rava1Biagio D’Aniello2Didactic and Research Centre for Rabbit Welfare and Production, 56019 Pisa, ItalySchool of History, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9AJ, UKDepartment of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, ItalyIn this study, we report a particular begging strategy by Andean dogs and by humans on the unsurfaced road between the villages of Parotani and Cahiuasi in Bolivia. The positions of the dogs and humans begging and their behavioral displays were recorded. In dogs, the distance from each other was also recorded. Begging locations, for both dogs and humans, were permuted with a score, according to the higher probability of receiving food. The highest scores were assigned to the positions where cars had to slow down and the subjects were well visible, thus meriting a score corresponding to the higher probability of receiving a treat. The occurrences of the correct positioning at the external and internal parts of the bend were compared by a chi-square test. On a range of 93.3 km, the dogs were observed to always lie down at the border of the road, mainly alone (96.3%) and on hairpin bends, present due to the steep slope, obliging the vehicles to slow down. Humans were observed mainly in groups. The percentage of dogs lying on the external part of the bends was 81.2%, which was above the level of chance (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Humans were observed at external bends in 63.6% of cases, which was at chance level. Begging locations, for both dogs and humans, were permuted with a score according to the higher probability of receiving food. The mean scores were 1.48 and 0.65 for dogs and humans, respectively, and the difference was highly significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/704dogsbegging behavioranimal cognitionbegging strategy |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Finzi Eleonora Rava Biagio D’Aniello The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory Study Animals dogs begging behavior animal cognition begging strategy |
| title | The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory Study |
| title_full | The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory Study |
| title_fullStr | The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory Study |
| title_short | The Begging Strategy of Andean Dogs: An Exploratory Study |
| title_sort | begging strategy of andean dogs an exploratory study |
| topic | dogs begging behavior animal cognition begging strategy |
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