How herding dogs calculate trajectories, maintain balance points, and read spatial dynamics during outruns. A behavioral scientist examines the cognitive architecture behind pastoral movement.
How shepherds and herding dogs develop shared communication systems—the behavioral science of whistle commands, eye contact, and the nonverbal conversation that makes precision herding possible.
A critical review of cortisol research in working pastoral dogs, examining what field and laboratory studies reveal about stress, arousal, and welfare during herding work.
