Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College

The TDC at Hunter College empirically investigates dog behavior and cognition. Register your dog and participate in our studies!

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

To Our Paw-ticipants,

It is with bittersweet emotion I share the news that I am leaving my position at the TDC to take on a new role as Director of Canine Research and Development at Guide Dogs for the Blind. Sadly, this means that the TDC will be closing its doors June 30th.

[Dr. Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere @sebyosiere]

A lovely sci-comm write up that includes a breakdown of our recent contrafreeloading study results!!

https://t.co/eQRWYU3lsm

[Dr. Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere @sebyosiere]

Sadie says she is “freeloader”. Out of ten feedings she never first approached the snuffle mat 😂 While she doesn’t show a preference to contrafreeload, she is willing to snuffle when her tray is mostly empty! Read all about our new paper in @SciReports!

https://t.co/ROu5P9I36m

[Dr. Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere @sebyosiere]

New year, new paper! Congrats to @lizagrothkoff on publishing her MA thesis on contrafreeloading in dogs! Turns out while most dogs don’t prefer to contrafreeload, many seem to be willing! @HunterTDC @lynnafeng

https://t.co/ROu5P9I36m

[Mikey Bogese @MikeyBogese]

My master’s thesis was just published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology! I, @sebyosiere, and @AngieMJohnston found that cats and dogs gaze at their owners for similar durations in our community science study. Thanks so much to our participants 🐶🐱https://t.co/2FgGc0oQFL

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for letting the TDC into your life and the life of your companion animal. Your participation in our studies has paved the way for groundbreaking research into the lives of our dogs (and cats!). For this, I am forever grateful.

Best,
Sarah

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

To Our Paw-ticipants,

It is with bittersweet emotion I share the news that I am leaving my position at the TDC to take on a new role as Director of Canine Research and Development at Guide Dogs for the Blind. Sadly, this means that the TDC will be closing its doors June 30th.

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

If you would like to stay in touch, please don’t hesitate! You can follow me on Twitter (@SEByosiere), reach out via e-mail ([email protected]), or stay up to date with my research on my website (https://t.co/12iGDBpLhh).

[Family Dog Project @FamDogProject]

FDP study on canine brain network revealed that cingulate cortex's role in mammalian brain evolution partly shifted to lateral frontal lobes, governing problem-solving, task-switching, and goal-directed behavior. https://t.co/mlK7cGi6yJ

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

How do our dogs “talk” to us? Check out our director ⁦@sebyosiere⁩ on the podcast Ask the Vet to find out and learn how we study the cognition of our furry friends! 🐶 https://t.co/G9YsS2Vv9J

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

Congrats to @lizagrothkoff!!

[Hunter College Psychology @PsychatHunter]

Congratulations to Psychology ABC-MA student Liza Rothkoff (Byosiere lab) for winning the Shuster Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis in 2023. Her thesis is entitled “Contra-freeloading in the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)”.
Woot! 🐶

[Dr. Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere @sebyosiere]

🎉 New publication! Congrats to @PsychatHunter alum Maddie Messina for publishing her MA research! A novel approach to evaluate dog training skill acquisition and retention using the the contextual interference effect! Best of all, it’s open access!

https://t.co/D89A5Btg3K

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

Avina always lights up the TDC with her INCREDIBLE energy and playfulness thank you @DogGeneticsLLC for bringing her we have a blast every time she comes in! 💜

Caption: Avina faces the camera with floppy ears and a scrunched up face as she picks up a plush toy

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

Congratulations to Angie Lee and Angelica Vega for presenting our @ManyDogsProject research at the 51st Annual Hunter Psychology Convention. Angelica was honored with the Gerry Turkewitz Memorial Award and Angie did an amazing job organizing and running the convention!

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

Congratulations to our lab managers @lizagrothkoff and @madison_sci for presenting their research at the 51st Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention on Saturday!! @PsychatHunter @Hunter_College

[Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College @HunterTDC]

There’s a few spots left in our Playtime community science study! Sign-up here: https://t.co/eT7STOhGqB 😊🥎🐶

https://t.co/PexeG5d7Y6