Selection of relevant behavioral variables from the CASOP test, which are correlated with various indicators of dogs' social skills towards people

At Vives UAS, the CASOP test (Canine Sociability 
to People test) was developed that maps a dog's social skill 
towards an unknown person. The reaction of the dog to the 
presence and some benign daily actions of a testperson such as 
coughing, sitting, walking and petting the dog is observed and filmed. All actions are performed in a standardised setting. Apart 
from the testprotocol a standardised scoring protocol concerning 
some reactions of the dog is needed to assess the dog's social skill. 
On the one hand, the focus will be put on easily observable 
behaviours performed during the test by the dog. On the other 
hand, the same exercise is done for variables measured using AI.