Modulation of dog–owner relationship and dog social and cognitive behavior by owner temperament and dog breed group
Kujala, M. V., Imponen, N., Pirkkala, A., Silfverberg, T., Parviainen, T., Tiira, K., & Kiuru, N. (2023). Modulation of dog–owner relationship and dog social and cognitive behavior by owner temperament and dog breed group. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 14739. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41849-0
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Monitieteinen oppimisen ja opetuksen tutkimusPsykologiaHyvinvoinnin tutkimuksen yhteisöKäyttäytymisen muutos, hyvinvointi ja terveys elämänkulussaMonitieteinen aivotutkimuskeskusLapset, perheet ja sosiaalinen kestävyysMultidisciplinary research on learning and teachingPsychologySchool of WellbeingBehaviour change, health, and well-being across the lifespanCentre for Interdisciplinary Brain ResearchSocial Sustainability for Children and FamiliesCopyright
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As companion dogs spend most of their lives with humans, the human–dog relationship and owner temperament may affect the dog behavior. In this study (n = 440), we investigated the relationship between the dog owner temperament (ATQ-R), owner-perceived dog–owner relationship (MDORS) and the dog behavior in three behavioral tests: the object-choice test, the unsolvable task, and the cylinder test. Dog owner temperament influenced the dog–owner relationship. Owners with high negative affectivity showed higher emotional closeness and perceived costs of their dog, whereas owners with high effortful control showed lower emotional closeness and perceived costs. Higher dog activity during the behavioral tests was also connected with owner-perceived lower emotional closeness. Furthermore, dog breed group modulated the connection between the owner temperament and dog behavior. Owner’s high negative affectivity correlated with herding dogs’ lower scores in the object choice test, while the behavior of primitive type dogs was unaffected by the owner temperament. Our results confirm that human characteristics are associated with the owner-reported dog–owner relationship, and owner temperament may have a modulatory effect on the dog social and cognitive behavior depending on the dog breed group, which should be investigated further.
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This study was financially supported by Academy of Finland Grants #341092 and #346430 (to MVK).License
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