Dogs fail to reciprocate the receipt of food from a human in a food-giving task.

Domestic dogs have been shown to reciprocate help received from conspecifics in food-giving tasks. However, it is not yet known whether dogs also reciprocate help received from humans. Here, we investigated whether dogs reciprocate the receipt of food from humans. In an experience phase, subjects en...

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Main Authors: Jim McGetrick, Lisa Poncet, Marietta Amann, Johannes Schullern-Schrattenhofen, Leona Fux, Mayte Martínez, Friederike Range
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253277