Dr. Karolina Westlund

But the social environment is really important, both with regards to, you know, parenting behavior. So sexual behavior, parenting behavior, raising young and so on. All of that also has high priority because it's essentially about furthering your genes into the next generation. And then foraging behaviors. Where am I going to get my next meal? We feed them on a plate.

We think that we're doing them a service. Like, here's your food on the plate. You don't have to do anything. But they come equipped to actually show their food-getting repertoire of behaviors. So typically, if we don't allow them to show those behaviors, we might see some problem behaviors popping up instead because they will redirect that energy, that intention. I don't know.

We think that we're doing them a service. Like, here's your food on the plate. You don't have to do anything. But they come equipped to actually show their food-getting repertoire of behaviors. So typically, if we don't allow them to show those behaviors, we might see some problem behaviors popping up instead because they will redirect that energy, that intention. I don't know.

We think that we're doing them a service. Like, here's your food on the plate. You don't have to do anything. But they come equipped to actually show their food-getting repertoire of behaviors. So typically, if we don't allow them to show those behaviors, we might see some problem behaviors popping up instead because they will redirect that energy, that intention. I don't know.

Did you have any problems with the animals, sort of the birds, you know, ripping your carpet? Oh, they destroyed everything.

Did you have any problems with the animals, sort of the birds, you know, ripping your carpet? Oh, they destroyed everything.

Did you have any problems with the animals, sort of the birds, you know, ripping your carpet? Oh, they destroyed everything.

Like the foraging behavior directed towards the wrong thing.

Like the foraging behavior directed towards the wrong thing.

Like the foraging behavior directed towards the wrong thing.

Essentially, I think that for dog owners, that what we can do is we can try to promote the different aspects of the predatory sequence that that particular dog in front of us enjoys doing. I mentioned nose work as being one of the things that many dogs really enjoy.

Essentially, I think that for dog owners, that what we can do is we can try to promote the different aspects of the predatory sequence that that particular dog in front of us enjoys doing. I mentioned nose work as being one of the things that many dogs really enjoy.

Essentially, I think that for dog owners, that what we can do is we can try to promote the different aspects of the predatory sequence that that particular dog in front of us enjoys doing. I mentioned nose work as being one of the things that many dogs really enjoy.

And interestingly, and this is just sort of the early days of scientific studies on the effects of nose work are really promising that one of the effects of nose work seems to be. So if you're not familiar with it, it's essentially that the animal has learned that he needs to find a specific scent. in an area.

And interestingly, and this is just sort of the early days of scientific studies on the effects of nose work are really promising that one of the effects of nose work seems to be. So if you're not familiar with it, it's essentially that the animal has learned that he needs to find a specific scent. in an area.

And interestingly, and this is just sort of the early days of scientific studies on the effects of nose work are really promising that one of the effects of nose work seems to be. So if you're not familiar with it, it's essentially that the animal has learned that he needs to find a specific scent. in an area.

And so he sniffs the area, he roams the area and he follows the scent and he'll stop and mark when he finds the scent. And then he gets a reinforcer. So he gets rewarded for doing that. So that's essentially more or less a setup. And it seems that it helps regulate arousal so that animals who are sort of highly strung and almost have generalized anxiety get calmed down.

And so he sniffs the area, he roams the area and he follows the scent and he'll stop and mark when he finds the scent. And then he gets a reinforcer. So he gets rewarded for doing that. So that's essentially more or less a setup. And it seems that it helps regulate arousal so that animals who are sort of highly strung and almost have generalized anxiety get calmed down.

And so he sniffs the area, he roams the area and he follows the scent and he'll stop and mark when he finds the scent. And then he gets a reinforcer. So he gets rewarded for doing that. So that's essentially more or less a setup. And it seems that it helps regulate arousal so that animals who are sort of highly strung and almost have generalized anxiety get calmed down.

And the ones that are sort of semi-depressed... get sort of more enthusiastic about life. And also, if we're back in core effect space again, we have this shift to the right-hand side of the core effect space. So we have positive valence associated with that. And it seems really interesting. Early days still, because this dog sport is like just, I don't know, 15 years old or something.