At a minimum, dogs should be
tested for social behavior; resource guarding; toy, play, and prey drive; and compatibility with other animals.
Russian dwarf hamsters are
known for their social behavior towards each other and are one of the only hamster species that can be kept together in pairs or groups.
It's only when children are older, and start to miss developmental
milestones for social behavior, social appropriateness, social connectedness, that they start to more clearly look different from their peers.
This result may seem at odds with the finding that interferon gamma is
needed for social behavior, but too much of the molecule might shut off its activity.
There was no difference between mutant and normal mice when it came to investigating an empty cage, however, and the mutants even outperformed normal mice on a test of spatial learning and memory, suggesting that their deficit was
specific for social behavior.
Following drug administration, pups were briefly isolated from the dam and littermates and
evaluated for social behavior (ultrasonic vocalization) and physiological wellbeing (temperature and activity).
How do you know which behavioral genes your pup has
for social behavior?