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. 2017 Mar 24;20(4):581–589. doi: 10.1007/s10071-017-1082-x

Table 1.

Individual characteristics (sex, age, breed) of the subjects, their pre-experimental experience, the percentages of Knower choices and the first-trial performances in the three tests

Dog Sex Age Breed Experiencea GP GA GLA
Mean First trial NVTb Mean First trial NVT Mean First trial NVT
Clio F 1.5 Mix TS, II 0.58 K 24 0.88 K 24 0.83 K 24
Lola F 3 Mix Shepherd P, TS, II, Ps 0.61 K 23 0.62 G 21 0.63 K 24
Freyja F 2.5 Czechoslovakian Wolfdog 0.52 G 23 0.88 K 24 0.58 G 24
Louise F 9 Mix 0.63 G 24 0.78 K 23 0.63 K 24
Hybie F 7 Labrador Retriever ET, TS, II, Ps 0.64 K 22 0.91 G 22 0.54 K 24
Tuukka F 2 Mix P, ET, TS, II, Ps 0.57 G 23 0.71 K 24 0.67 K 24
Haly F 5 Jack Russell Terrier 0.50 K 24 0.67 K 24 0.71 K 24
Izy F 4 Podenco 0.41 K 22 0.71 K 24 0.65 K 23
Mowgli M 3 Mix II 0.58 K 24 0.67 G 24 0.67 K 24
Benji M 6 Mix P, ET, II, Ps 0.50 K 24 0.65 K 23 0.63 K 24
Koda M 4.5 Mix German Shepherd 0.42 G 24 0.87 G 23 0.58 K 24
Cameron M 3.5 Border Collie ET, II, Ps 0.79 K 24 0.83 23 0.58 K 24
Bucksi M 7 Papillon 0.27 G 22 0.65 K 21 0.71 K 24
Patrasch M 8.5 Mix Spitz TS 0.63 G 24 0.54 K 24 0.43 K 23
Charlie M 7 Bearded Collie P, II, Ps 0.67 K 24 0.67 K 24 0.58 G 24
Cookie M 4 Bearded Collie P, II 0.70 K 23 0.54 K 24 0.46 G 24

Bold typeface indicates performance significantly different from chance

GP Guesser Present, GA Guesser Absent, GLA Guesser Looking Away

aExperience: TS Touch screen, II Inhibition control; Inequity aversion: P Pointing, Ps Pro-social behaviour

bNVT, number of valid trials (trials the dog chose a pointed cup); K, dog chose the Knower; G, dog chose the Guesser; – dog did not chose