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Working dogs need modern learning science too

Open-access review arguing that canine learning and cognition research should more directly inform working-dog training. It helps broaden the archive beyond pet manners into professional and working-dog contexts.

Advances in canine behavior science should have greater practical impact on training.

Source details

Source

Working Dog Training for the Twenty-First Century

Hall, Johnston, Bray, Otto, MacLean & Udell

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Evidence level

Review / synthesis

Credibility

Last reviewed

May 31, 2026

Why we included it

A useful bridge between science and high-performance training contexts; good for showing force-free principles are not only for pet dogs.

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