Artificially elevated oxytocin concentrations in pet dogs are associated with higher proximity-maintenance and gazing towards the owners.

Animals Attention Behavior, Animal Dogs Oxytocin Social Behavior
Affiliation Behavioural synchrony Domestic dogs Oxytocin Shared attention Social behaviour

Journal

Physiology & behavior
ISSN: 1873-507X
Titre abrégé: Physiol Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0151504

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 08 2021
Historique:
received: 12 01 2021
revised: 18 04 2021
accepted: 30 04 2021
pubmed: 12 5 2021
medline: 29 6 2021
entrez: 11 5 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The relationship between dogs and their owners is characterized by an affective and enduring bond. It has been suggested that oxytocin might be the underlying mechanism driving this relationship, however evidence is mixed. In this study we tested whether intranasally administered oxytocin (compared to saline) would influence dogs' behavioural synchrony and shared attention towards their owners. Each individuals' pre and post administration oxytocin concentrations (measured in urine) were included in the analyses. Urinary oxytocin concentrations after administrations were positively associated with dogs' duration of social proximity and looking behaviours towards their owners supporting the role of oxytocin in modulating dogs' human-directed social behaviours.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113451 PMID: 33974958
pubmed: 33974958
pii: S0031-9384(21)00143-8
doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113451
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Oxytocin 50-56-6

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

113451

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Auteurs

Giulia Pedretti (G)

Domestication Lab, Wolf Science Center, Konrad-Lorenz-Institute for Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Via Gramsci 14, Parma, 43126, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability, Viale delle Scienze 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: giulia.pedretti@unipr.it.

Gwendolyn Wirobski (G)

Domestication Lab, Wolf Science Center, Konrad-Lorenz-Institute for Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria.

Friederike Range (F)

Domestication Lab, Wolf Science Center, Konrad-Lorenz-Institute for Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria.

Sarah Marshall-Pescini (S)

Domestication Lab, Wolf Science Center, Konrad-Lorenz-Institute for Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria.

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