Continuous automated analysis of facial dynamics of brachycephalic and normocephalic dogs in different contexts

Abstract This study develops a novel automated method for measuring continuous dynamics of dog facial behavior based on video-based tracking of 46 facial landmarks grounded in the Dog Facial Action Coding System. This method is applied for comparing the facial behavior of ( $$n_1=7$$ n 1 = 7 ) brach...

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Published in:	BMC Veterinary Research
Main Authors:	George Martvel, Petra Eretová, Lucie Přibylová, Helena Chaloupková, Péter Pongrácz, Ilan Shimshoni, Noam Chen Cittone, Yuval Michaeli, Dan Grinstein, Anna Zamansky
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Dog emotion Brachycephaly Facial expressions Facial dynamics Facial landmarks Artificial intelligence
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04839-0