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JRM Vol.33 No.3 pp. 572-581
doi: 10.20965/jrm.2021.p0572
(2021)

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A Pilot Study of the Effects of Human Intervention on Canine Group Movement Behavior

Miho Nagasawa*, Satomi Kuramochi*, Azumi Hamamoto*, Toshitaka Yamakawa**, and Takefumi Kikusui*

*Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University
1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan

**Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan

Received:
January 8, 2021
Accepted:
May 13, 2021
Published:
June 20, 2021
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Keywords:
dog, group moving behavior, GPS
Abstract

Dogs are the oldest domesticated animals. The process of domestication of dogs is still unclear; however, they have established themselves as human partners and are sometimes more cooperative with humans than their conspecifics. In this study, to determine the effect of affiliative human presence on group behavior in dogs, we conducted short-time trials analyzing dog group movements. There was a hierarchical relationship in which juvenile dogs were aware of adult dogs, and adult dogs were aware of human movements. We also found that the age of the juvenile dog and the characteristics of their mothers may affect the movement behavior of juvenile dogs.

A scene of experiment and human and dogs

A scene of experiment and human and dogs" trajectory

Cite this article as:
M. Nagasawa, S. Kuramochi, A. Hamamoto, T. Yamakawa, and T. Kikusui, “A Pilot Study of the Effects of Human Intervention on Canine Group Movement Behavior,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.33 No.3, pp. 572-581, 2021.
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