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Synchronous citizen science, with guardians supervising dogs remotely via Zoom, provides valid and reliable data comparable to traditional laboratory settings for canine behavior research.

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  • Animal Behavior
  • Citizen Science
  • Canine Cognition

Background:

  • Citizen science enhances research reach and sample generalizability.
  • Previous dog-focused citizen science lacked controlled protocols and researcher supervision.
  • Synchronous citizen science, with remote researcher guidance, addresses these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore and validate a synchronous citizen science approach for dog behavior studies.
  • To assess the feasibility and reliability of using dog guardians as experimenters supervised via Zoom.
  • To compare results from synchronous citizen science with traditional in-lab findings.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted using dog guardians as experimenters under researcher supervision via Zoom.
  • Study 1: A two-alternative forced-choice task where dogs chose between a treat and an empty plate.
  • Study 2: Assessed dogs' looking behaviors using a looking time measure when treats were inaccessible and guardians were attentive or inattentive.

Main Results:

  • Study 1: Synchronous citizen science performance was equivalent to in-lab designs; dogs reliably chose the treat.
  • Study 2: Zoom-based methods validated looking time measures; dogs' looking behaviors aligned with previous in-lab research findings.
  • Dogs in the attentive condition showed longer looking times and shorter latency to look compared to the inattentive condition.

Conclusions:

  • Synchronous citizen science is a feasible method for conducting dog behavior research.
  • This approach yields valid results comparable to traditional laboratory settings.
  • Remote supervision via Zoom enables reliable data collection in citizen science dog studies.