Victoria Stillwell presented a two day virtual conference with numerous guest speakers who are experts in the pet industry. It is normally in person but due to our current situation this was moved online. You will likely know Victoria Stillwell from the hit TV series It's Me or the Dog, amongst others. I was delighted to hear you can binge watch this on youtube for free until your heart is content!
I thoroughly enjoyed this experience, it was a very long couple of days but my gosh did it fly! I met some amazing people (virtually of course) - I am finding many likeminded people in the animal industry that are very supportive and kind, it's lovely! I have summarised some interesting points from the conference below:
References & Reading List
1a. Dogs Evaluate Threatening Facial Expressions by Their Biological Validity – Evidence from Gazing Patterns, 2016
1b. Interspecies transmission of emotional information via chemosignals: from humans to dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), 2017
2. Fetching what the owner prefers? Dogs recognize disgust and happiness in human behaviour, 2015
3. Dog Vision
4. Back to the basics with conservation detection dogs: fundamentals for success, 2019
5. Functional MRI in Awake Dogs Predicts Suitability for Assistance Work, 2017
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