Dogs, demonstrators and detours: does the shape of the obstacle matter?

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The file contains the raw data and explanatory legend for the experiment which was published in Animal Behaviour, under the title "Dogs, demonstrators and detours: does the shape of the obstacle matter?".

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Companion dogs were tested in two variants of the locomotory detour task. Dogs either had to detour a V-shaped, or a straight, transparent barrier for obtaining the reward from the other side. In each setup, there was a group where dogs had to detour the fence in three consecutive trials on their own; while in the other group, the experimenter demonstrated for them the detour. Dogs' behavior was video-recorded, and from the videos, we coded their behavioral parameters: detour latency (from the start till the dog reached the reward; in the case of unsuccessful trial, 60s was assigned as latency); success (whether the detour was made or not); watching the demonstration (relative duration of the dog's attention towards the demonstrator).

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