Wolves outperform dogs in following human social cues

By M. Udell, N. Dorey, C. Wynne. 2008

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Subfields: Genetics, Pharmacy, Small Animals

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Breed Differences in Domestic Dogs' (Canis familiaris) Comprehension of Human Communicative Signals (2009, background): “…have been shown to be able to be trained to use these cues, this is also the case for many non-human primate species – however, it seems unlikely that either wolves or non-human primates show as extensive flexibility in interpreting these cooperative signals as do domestic dogs (Udell et al, 2008).”
Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris (2011, background): “…or developmentally slower in their understanding of human communicative cues than dogs (Hare et al. 2002; Miklósi et al. 2003;Virányi et al. 2008; Gàcsi et al. 2009a; although see Udell et al. 2008 for wolves outperforming dogs on the comprehension of some forms of pointing in specific situations).”
The performance of stray dogs (Canis familiaris) living in a shelter on human-guided object-choice tasks (2010, background): “In those studies that have reported the performance of individual animals, the majority have found that dogs are not successful in following some or all forms of human pointing gesture under test (e.g. Miklósi et al. 1998; Hare & Tomasello 1999; Udell et al. 2008a, b).”
Ontogeny and phylogeny: both are essential to human-sensitive behaviour in the genus Canis (2010, background): “In that paper we argued that ‘that environment and development affect a social animal’s ability to react in situation appropriate ways to the social cues of other individuals’ (Udell et al. 2008a, page 1772).”
The domestication hypothesis for dogs' skills with human communication: a response to Udell et al. (2008) and Wynne et al. (2008) (2010, methodology): “In describing the methods of Udell et al. (2008) we have highlighted several methodological differences between their work and previous studies (e.g. reviewed in Miklosi 2008) regarding test procedures.”
The use of human-given cues by domestic horses, Equus caballus, during an object choice task (2010, methodology): “As has been noted with these tests of social cognition, relatively small changes in method may lead to significant differences in performance (Barth et al. 2005; Udell et al. 2008b; Mulcahy & Call 2009).”
When do domestic dogs, Canis familiaris, start to understand human pointing? The role of ontogeny in the development of interspecies communication (2010, background): “Numerous recent studies have shown that domestic dogs are able to follow human points to locate hidden food or other desired objects (Miklósi et al. 1998; Hare & Tomasello 1999; Soproni et al. 2001, 2002; Udell et al. 2008a, b).”