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The study examines whether breed differences in dogs affect their cognitive performance over repeated learning tasks.

January 18, 2026Animal CognitionOpen Access

Changes in cognitive performance following repeated exposure to a hand-touch learning task across breed clades of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)

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Selectively bred dogs show learning changes over sessions, indicating breed-specific cognitive profiles.

The study examines whether breed differences in dogs affect their cognitive performance over repeated learning tasks.
Used a structured hand-touch learning task across two sessions.
Tested 105 dogs from five breed clades.
Analyzed performance in discrimination, reversal learning, and resistance to extinction.
Accounted for demographic variables and prior training history.
Limited changes in performance were observed across sessions.
Statistical improvement was noted in reversal learning from Test 1 to Test 2.
Most initial breed-clade differences were not evident at Test 2.
Performance changes were broadly similar across breed clades.

Azadian et al. (2026) studied this question.

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