What influences a pet dog’s first impression of a stranger?

Dogs live in the dynamic human social networks full of strangers, yet they form strong and selective bonds with familiar caretakers. Little is known about how a bond is initially formed between a dog and a complete stranger. The first-impression hypothesis suggests that interacting with strangers ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hare, B. (Author), Hoff, K. (Author), Tan, J. (Author), Walker, K.K (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer New York LLC 2018
Subjects:
dog
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