We had a great first day running our cognition studies at All About Dogs on Saturday. We worked with 12 different dogs and got lots of great data. We were particularly blown away by the performance of a 13 week old puppy in our task investigating understanding of gravity and solidity... might pups be more flexible than older dogs? Or maybe he was a one off genius... definitely something to think more about!
Here are some photos showing a few of the different approaches used by dogs interacting with our treat-dispensing puzzle box...
Here are some photos showing a few of the different approaches used by dogs interacting with our treat-dispensing puzzle box...