Document is current
Any future updates will be listed below
-
Authors
Ricci-Bonot, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6484-1904
Duncan, Amelia
Mills, Daniel S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4765-9625
Pike, Thomas W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-0498
Zulch, Helen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8933-6421
Ratcliffe, Victoria F.
Nickson, Michael
Hobbs, Emma
Wilkinson, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4500-0181
-
Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- License Information
-
More Information
Article History
Received: 12 June 2025
Revised: 24 November 2025
Accepted: 6 December 2025
First Online: 18 January 2026
Declarations
:
: Anna Wilkinson serves as an Associate Editor for Animal Cognition. To ensure the integrity of the peer review process, she had no involvement in the editorial handling or peer review of this manuscript. The manuscript was independently reviewed by qualified experts, and all editorial decisions were made by an editor who is not affiliated with the authors and who has no conflict of interest regarding this submission.
: The delegated authority of the University of Lincoln Research Ethics Committee approved this study (reference: UoL2023_14195).
: Informed consent was obtained from all dog owners involved in the study.
