As a dog science nerd, it was finally time to put my audience to the test. Over two hundred dog owners were surveyed in Citizen Science to test how well they knew about the science of dogs. Keep watching to find out how they did!
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“Dog Tail Wags Explained by Science // Dog Body Language” https://youtu.be/S9yeO9Fzwm8
“Are Dog Parks Safe? – Are They a Good Idea for Your Dog (What the Science Says)” https://youtu.be/hS34JB_rJRY
“At the Dog Park: WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU GO – Dog Body Language Indicating Stress” https://youtu.be/QLHBtJUO2Os
“Dog Body Language & Behavior According to Charles Darwin” https://youtu.be/Cg3zB3NyYKM
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I surveyed 268 dog guardians to see how Well they know dog behavior and dog Cognition the questions ranged from the History of dogs and wolves to dog Separation anxiety all the way to the Sounds dogs make when they’re barking Let’s see how well dog guardians know Canine science let’s get into it [Music] What’s up guys it’s john with dog Liaison where i coach you on how to Enhance your dog’s mental health on this Channel we really love to take a nerdy Approach to dog behavior i’m known for Doing science explained with canine Cognition and it was bound to happen it Was inevitable that i was meant to do my Own citizen science experiment and so i Did send out a survey to my instagram Followers 268 participants the questions Ranged from easiest to most difficult i Will say the thing that i kind of regret The most is that i did not ask guardians Whether they were male female or Non-binary and i have to say i do wish i Had asked that only because we’ve seen In other science more official science Peer-reviewed studies that there is some Discrepancy between genders on how they View their dogs and their Interpretations of dog behavior and Understanding so i have to say in my Next citizen science i will ask that Question just because i feel like that
Would be interesting data to collect but Let’s get into seeing overall how well Dog guardians know citizen science so Let’s get into it the very first Question i asked is [Music] 73 of you knew that dogs are indeed not Colorblind they can see colors it’s just A limited scope so while humans can see I think like 100 million or at least Several several millions of colors dogs Can only see about one billion and it’s Not that they’re colorblind it’s just That their abilities are more limited [Music] I was really happy to see that 94 of People knew that a wagging tail is not a Happy tail i did do a science explained Video on the tail so i definitely Recommend you check that out i have to Say i was like i’m glad y’all knew that Because a lot of people still think that If a dog is wagging that they’re Automatically happy and friendly and That’s not true [Music] 97 percent of you did know that all dogs Can have anxiety this again very Pleasant to see i think i overall have a More educated and a more mindful Audience and so perhaps that was kind of Showing some bias within the survey but When i go out into the world and i tell People like oh i work with dogs facing
Anxiety disorders it’s funny to me how Many people stop and go like dogs can Have anxiety yes yes they can we did Have an interesting split on the causes Of separation related problems i’d love To hear in the comments you can pause This video tell me in the comments what Do you think the cause of separation Related problems most likely is [Music] According to science according to the Scientific community genetics is the Cause for separation related problem and Only 39 of people recognized that about 50 of you a little over 50 did say that It was learning experiences in the early 16 weeks i think that tells us where Education needs to occur we as a Scientific community are understand that Learning experiences definitely play a Role and we can’t discount their Significance for sure and also we need To understand and appreciate the Significance of genetics and that there Is a genetic marker for separation Anxiety that’s just non-negotiable that Exists [Music] I also asked whether or not dogs can Smell fear and only about 60 percent of Respondents knew that it’s true dogs can Indeed smell fear they do it through the Pheromone that fear emits [Music]
This one was tricky the key word here my Friends is statistically i’m gonna like If you’re watching this video you get a Spoiler before you can figure out the Answer the key word here is Statistically speaking and statistically Speaking dog parks are not dangerous While 89.4 of respondents said that they Are dangerous this is inaccurate and i Did an entire science explained video on Dog parks actually did too but Especially this one you want to check Out i’ll link it in the description box The thing is is if you think about it we Only hear about the bad events that Happen at dog parks but every single day Thousands and thousands and hundreds of Thousands of dogs go to dog parks and Are perfectly safe they don’t catch Diseases they don’t get attacked they go Home and they revisit the very next day So when you take into account That you take into account how many People are taking their dogs to dog Parks continuously Safely you recognize that overall dog Parks are not as dangerous as we want Them to be and so i’m not going to get Too high on that horse over there but i Have to say a lot of room for education That’s what this answer really showed is There’s a lot of room for education in The truth about dog parks [Music]
The next one fear excitability and Arousal are different true or false Before i tell you the answer on this i Have to say my bad i Should have put According to physiological responses This question was more ambiguous in Nature and if i could go back i would Say i need to make it more specific so When we think about fear arousal Excitability when we think about those Physiologically They are the same and so the answer to This is false They are the same they are not different And that is because they’re all based in That norepinephrine and epinephrine Response that’s happening in the body so It’s all based on how the amygdala is Sending out the message to the rest of The body that they need to go into fight Fighter freeze systematically and Physiologically they’re the same while We may use different words and attribute Different connotations to them i think It’s important that we understand that At the fundamental level at their at the Root of what those words are actually Describing they’re all the same and so The recovery process or the training Protocols to help a dog facing one or Three of those disorders is going to Look effectively the same with very Small differences
[Music] The last question was the hardest Question but it was also my favorite Question and the true nerds Came through i knew you guys would enjoy This question the last question gave Homage to our lord and savior charles Darwin and it asked about his principle Of antithesis which does state that an External behavior a dog’s behavior might Be the opposite of what their emotional Interstate is so the right answer was b Which only 35 or so 35 or so uh folks Got correct but what this actually means What antithesis actually is applied to Dogs is that for example if a dog gets Very happy and is excited to see their Who man they’re actually going to make Themselves small so they might lower Their head their ears will go back They’ll approach kind of almost Trepidatiously but their their tail will Start to wag and they’ll make themselves Kind of small because they’re so happy That is the opposite of what you would Expect for how joyous and exuberant they Feel internally that is the principle of Antithesis in real life now if you’re Nerd like me and You just know how much charlie d loved Dogs because homie had a thing for dogs People just don’t talk about it But if you are like me and You really want to go deep into how
Darwin affected dog behavior of course i Have a video for that because i have a Video for everything and i’ll link it in The description box below and you can Check that out thank you to so many of You who responded to the survey i had to Say i got more people to respond to the Survey than i thought i would so this Tells me you guys were interested in it If you’d like me to do another citizen Science kind of experiment just for fun Make sure to tell me in the comments Below hit like and consider subscribing And hit the notification bell to get Notified when i drop a new video and I’ll see you guys next week