In the spatial domain, domestic dogs are highly inclined to search at the last location where
they saw an object disappear and cannot infer that a hidden object has moved imperceptibly
from one location to another. In the current study, we examined whether exposure to human
social cues modulates dogs' search behavior for hidden objects. In Experiment 1, twenty
dogs were first trained to find an object they saw disappear inside a stationary container in
the presence (social group) or absence (non-social group) of pointing gestures. In tests, the�…