Julie Hecht
Do you think I ate it?
E-mail: julblue@gmail.com

What kind of dogs you need for the test:	1) Is 8 months or older 2) Has lived with you for at least 6 months 3) If you tell your dog not to eat prohibited food, you must be unsure whether or not your dog will eat the prohibited food, even in your absence. *You cannot be certain your dog will eat it or certain your dog will not eat it* You must be unsure about your dog’s behaviour* 4) Your dog can remain calm if left alone in an unfamiliar room for three minutes 5) Your dog has not participated in research studies at ELTE that included food rewards
How much time will the test take:	20 minutes
When will you be able to test:	Every day except Sunday
Comments:	We plan to use virsli in our study. If your dog does not like virsli, please let us know

Short description of the test:
IMPORTANT! TEST ONLY RUNNING BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF JUNE EMAIL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

What are you studying:
Have you ever had the feeling that your dog felt guilty when it did something wrong? We plan to study if owners’ can tell what has really happened in their absence solely from the behaviour of their dogs.

What do we know about it:
Through domestication, dogs developed the ability to live in the human environment. Both humans and dogs are social animals and have evolved to think and assess the world around them. Dogs are particularly interesting because they learn about our expectations and to respond to our behaviour. We are studying the behaviour of dogs in relation to rule breaking.

What will you (the owner, the dog) do in the test:
The test will consist of the owner and experimenter pretending to be friends sharing food and talking in a room. We will create a scenario where the dog could potentially eat the human food.