Impact of Training Discipline and Experience on Inhibitory Control and Cognitive Performance in Pet Dogs.

ABSTRACT: Training experience has been shown to enhance a dog's cognitive performance when comparing highly trained working or sporting dogs with untrained dogs. However, whether the type or level of training a pet dog receives can alter their performance in cognitive tasks requiring inhibitory control has not been assessed. Here, we tested whether pet dogs trained in scent work, agility, and obedience differ in cognitive performance. The impact of primary training discipline and combined training experience was assessed using two well-defined tasks that require inhibitory control: (1) the A-not-B task, in which dogs must inhibit a previously learned response in favour of an alternative response; and (2) the detour task, in which dogs must inhibit a direct approach to food to gain a reward. Dogs tra

SUBMITTER: Mellor N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10854632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature