Domestic Dogs as Facilitators in Social Interaction: An Evaluation of Helping and Courtship Behaviors.
Previous studies have suggested that dogs facilitate social interaction between humans. Furthermore, the nature of social interaction is limited to nonverbal behavior such as smiling or gazing or to commonplace conversations. Four studies were carded out in field settings in order to explore if dogs...
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 339 - 350 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2008
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