Odnos psa in lastnika ter njegova povezava s socialno kognicijo pri francoskih buldogih

Peterca, Lara (avtor), Zupan Šemrov, Manja (mentor), Gobbo, Elena (komentor)

Psi so sposobni razumeti in se odzvati na človeško govorico telesa in ukaze, kar nakazuje na določeno stopnjo socialne kognicije. Namen magistrske naloge je bil ugotoviti, ali bodo imeli psi, ki imajo boljši odnos s svojim lastnikom (npr. pogostejše interakcije z lastnikom, večja socialna podpora, nižji negativni vidiki življenja s psom), boljšo socialno kognicijo in posledično višjo vrednost oksitocina v slini, saj je ta pozitivno povezan s socialnimi odnosi. V študijo je bilo vključenih 26 francoskih buldogov in njihovih lastnikov. Odnos z lastnikom smo merili z vrednostjo oksitocina v slini psov in vprašalnikom MDORS (angl. Monash dog owner relationship scales), ki je bil sestavljen iz treh podlestvic, in sicer interakcija med lastnikom in psom, čustvena bližina in negativni vidiki življenja s psom. Socialno kognicijo psov smo merili z uporabo testa dvosmerne izbire predmeta. Gre za test, pri katerem sta psu naenkrat predstavljeni dve posodi, pes pa se mora na podlagi kazalne geste človeka odločiti za pravo posodo, v kateri je nagrada. Rezultati kažejo, da je socialna kognicija boljša pri samcih, nešolanih psih, pri psih, ki so se posodi večkrat približali v ravni črti, in psih, katerih lastniki so zaznali manj negativnih vidikov življenja s psom. V naši raziskavi nismo zaznali povezave med oksitocinom in kognicijo psov, kar je v nasprotju z zastavljeno hipotezo. Sklepamo, da so psi, katerih lastniki so bolj zadovoljni z lastništvom psa in jih ta ne ovira, boljši v socialni kogniciji.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: psi, pasme, francoski buldog, lastniki, odnos, obnašanje živali, etologija, socialna kognicija
• Vrsta gradiva: Magistrsko delo/naloga
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Leto izida: 2023
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-150193
• COBISS.SI-ID: 165276931
• Datum objave v RUL: 15.09.2023

PETERCA, Lara, 2023, Odnos psa in lastnika ter njegova povezava s socialno kognicijo pri francoskih buldogih [na spletu]. Magistrsko delo. [Dostopano 8 april 2025]. Pridobljeno s: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=slv&id=150193

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: Dog-owner relationship and its association with social cognition in French bulldogs

Izvleček

Dogs are capable of understanding and responding to human body language and commands, indicating some degree of social cognition. The goal of this work was to determine if dogs that have a better relationship with their owner (e.g., more frequent interactions with owner, more social support, fewer negative aspects of living with a dog) have better social cognition and higher salivary oxytocin levels, as this is positively correlated with social relationships. Twenty-six French bulldogs and their owners participated in the study. Relationship with the owner was measured using the dogs' salivary oxytocin content and the Monash Dog Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS), which consists of three subscales: Dog-owner interaction, emotional closeness, and negative aspects of living with a dog. The dogs' social cognition was measured using a two-way object choice test. This is a test in which the dog is presented with two bowls at the same time and must choose the correct bowl with the reward based on a pointing gesture from the human. The main results show that social cognition is better in male and untrained dogs, in dogs that repeatedly approached the bowl in a straight line, and in dogs whose owners perceived fewer negative aspects of living with dogs. In our study, oxytocin had no effect on dogs' cognition, contradicting the hypothesis. We conclude, that dogs, whose owners are more satisfied with the dog's ownership and not hindered by it, perform better in social cognition.

• Ključne besede: dogs, breeds, French bulldog, owners, relationship, animal behaviour, ethology, social cognition