Dr. Lucia Lazarowski

Contrary to the picture, we did not clicker train cats.. but we did finally demonstrate faster learning and improved task acquisition in clicker trained dogs, which comes as no surprise to most but validates what many trainers know and shows benefits for detection dog training

New Research: Effectiveness of marker training for detection dogs frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #FrontiersIn #VeterinaryScience

Job alert! Tenure track assistant prof in Cog/Neuro (Psych Sciences) @AuburnU! See pics or direct link for description: auemployment.com/postings/48941 Join me and awesome people like @jenrobinsonphd @REDSLabAuburn @DrTiffanyABrown @SomersJenn @thebrainslabau @AuburnCCL @AUMRICenter

Are you planning to attend the conference? Would you like to give a presentation? Early bird conference registration and abstract submissions will be open soon, stay tuned! jswk9.com

@PennVetWDC Our latest episode features Dr. Lucia Lazarowski of @AuburnVetMed Canine Performance Sciences discussing odor memory, canine cognition, and working dog selection 🐾 open.spotify.com/episode/3kO2FD…

Fresh from our #collection in Olfactory Cognition. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Study conducted by Cassandra L. Sheridan, Lauren Bonner & Jonathon D. Crystal @IUPsychBrain @IndianaUniv

New #OA article in our collection in Olfactory Cognition by Bobbie Faith Wolff, Mark Galizio & Katherine Bruce @IndianaUniv link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Want to know more about the #JS4WK9 conference? We have a podcast! In our first episode the organizing team from @AuburnVetMed, @PennVetWDC, @k9olfactionlab, and @FIU chats about how the conference came to be and what to expect. Check it out! 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/2p2iuN…

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📢We're hiring a @UAZVetMed research tech, based full time at @canineorg in Santa Rosa, CA!📢 Help oversee our innovative program of assistance dog research + answer important questions re: development, genetics, and cognition! Apply (open until filled): bit.ly/BRAYresearchte…

🚨OPEN CALL🚨 We are pleased to announce a Special Collection in "Olfactory Cognition", edited by Jeff Kratz @AuburnCCL and Lucia Lazarowski @lu_la from @AuburnU. Full details here: shorturl.at/jrsFP @springer1842 @SpringerNature

Are you are student attending #CO3_2024 in Albuquerque in April @ComparativeCog ? If so, apply for the Stan Kuczaj Memorial Travel Grant. There will be 2 grants of $500 each awarded this year. Deadline to apply is 29 Feb. For details: comparativecognition.org/student_awards…

#JobAlert Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada More information: applied-ethology.org/Assistant_Prof…

@LaToyaJamieson @DogUmwelt @dog_cognition Our group is wrapping up a study with kenneled working dogs. Stay tuned!

new pub from the ⁦@dog_cognition⁩ lab! "enrichment" toys are not terribly enriching: dogs showed no change in welfare after interacting with more complex toys. mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/2…

After two years in the making, it’s finally out! It was an honor to bring together experts in the field to provide deep dives into all aspects of canine olfaction science. Very grateful to all of the contributors that made this possible. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

@pb_super_fan Thanks! The test used here was validated in a previous paper in terms of inter-rater reliability, convergent validity (using CBARQ), and predictive validity pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33916191/

@lu_la Very cool study. I've heard that task-oriented assessments tend to be more stable than the average temperament testing that a shelter might do. Is there validity to that assessment? Last time I investigated, there wasn't a ton of recent research on reliability of testing.

In our latest study we followed up with a cohort of candidate detection dogs 2 yrs after completing training. We found that puppy testing @ 3 mo was predictive of current working status, & longitudinal stability of certain traits from 3 mo to 3 yrs 🐾 🐾 tinyurl.com/mvxa9w2p

@CarlosEAlvare17 Oops, could’ve swore it was in that paper. I’ll have to look for it, but we have observed higher detection abilities in the GWP cross (which is why we introduced the breed) and also more fearfulness

@lu_la Thanks, Lucia. Are you referring to the discussion of refs. of Labs vs German Shepherds? I didn't see discussion of your Labs vs GWHPs or LabXGWHP mix.

@CarlosEAlvare17 Yes, we touched on breed differences a little bit in this paper from a few years ago! frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

@lu_la Interesting to see a couple of graduated dogs were withdrawn early, but more so that two dogs originally eliminated received remedial training and went on to successful careers. Are there any published observations about differences of Labs, GWHPs, & their mix as detection dogs?