Table 3 Individual performance data

From: Behavioural coordination of dogs in a cooperative problem-solving task with a conspecific and a human partner

Dog Total number of trials Trial on which transfer task solved
A: Training
 Charlie 101 1
 Sapa 62 4
 Keito 24 1
 Suky 153 2
 Rama 16 3
 Ska 41 1
 Chilli 26 1
 Zara 31 1
 Lady 26 1
 Anouk 54 1
 Onna 128 1
Bi: Dog–dog dyads Bii: Dog–human dyads
Dyad Total number of trials First successful trial Dog Total number of trials First successful trial
B: Spontaneous cooperative problem-solving
 Charlie and Sapa 22 3 Keito 22 1
 Rama and Keito 26 1 Suky 28 2
 Lady and Chilli 35 12 Zara 34 1
 Ska^ and Sapa* 29 1 Ska 27 1
 Onna and Rama* 48 15 Anouk 25 1
Ci: Dog–dog dyads Cii: Dog–human dyads
Dog Latency to approach Latency to pull Dog Latency to approach Latency to pull
S U S U S U S U
C: Temporal coordination
 Charlie 1.2 1.3 0.5 0.6 Keito 5.5 0.9 5.5 1.0
 Sapa 1.6 0.4 2.5 1.2 Suky 12.1 1.6 13.5 1.8
 Rama 0.1 0.0 0.0 −0.1 Zara 0.9 0.8 1.8 0.8
 Lady −0.5 −1.0 0.2 −0.3 Ska −0.2 −0.2 0.5 0.2
 Chilli 0.4 2.9 0.3 −0.3 Anouk 13.1 2.6 12.9 2.2
 Ska 2.2 0.1 2.2 0.1      
 Onna 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a      
  1. (A) performance in the training stage and the transfer task, (B) performance in the cooperative task when paired with (Bi) a conspecific and (Bii) a human partner, (C) latencies to approach and pull the rope end in the delay task relative to the control task in successful and unsuccessful trials when (Ci) in the role of the ‘non-delayed’ dog in dog–dog dyads and when (Cii) paired with a delayed human partner
  2. S successful trials, U unsuccessful trials
  3. * Dogs that participated in the experiment in a dog–dog dyad for the second time
  4. ^Dogs that participated in the experiment in a dog–human dyad first
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