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The dog days of summer have arrived a little early at Transylvania University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school’s Dog Behavior and Cognition Lab welcomed its first participants this week as faculty and students from several colleges began a study on how training affects self control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lab, which was the idea of Transylvania psychology professor Ellen Furlong ’03<\/a>, was installed in the lower level of Mitchell Fine Arts in the old Rafskeller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first study, researchers are testing canines like Hannah Mooney’s dog Charlie. Mooney posted photos of him<\/a> in the study, next to the Kissing Tree and on the Transylvania sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I’m pretty sure he loved the experiments: He got to hunt for (and eat!) treats,” Mooney said. “He’ll do just about anything for a treat!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dogs are performing tasks, similar to games, involving a search for food under cups or around obstacles, for instance. The owners are also learning relaxation techniques for their pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furlong describes what the study is trying to find out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Many trainers suggest that self control is like a muscle \u2014 that training it up in one area (for example, training a good down stay in the face of distractions) will improve it in others (not chasing the cat, greeting grandma politely and not taking candy from a baby!). But research suggests that generalization is really hard, and that it’s unlikely that self control will generalize in that way. So which is it?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furlong is collaborating with professors Rebecca Singer with Berea College and Zach Silver, a former student, with Occidental College in Los Angeles. She teaches a May term class called \u201cFido on the Couch\u201d as well \u2014 watch a WKYT feature on it<\/a> \u2014 and she\u2019s often interviewed<\/a> for articles, videos and podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lab is now recruiting a waitlist control group and will start a relaxation protocol in late August or September. Register here<\/a>, and email professor Furlong<\/a> with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students working on the current project are pictured above (l-r): Riley Welch (Georgetown College), Kathryn Winburn ’25 (Transylvania) and Caitlyn Jones (Berea). Furlong is pictured with one of the participants, Havoc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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