The authors investigated whether human listeners could categorize played-back dog (Canis
familiaris) barks recorded in various situations and associate them with emotional ratings.
Prerecorded barks of a Hungarian herding dog breed (Mudi) provided the sample. Human
listeners were asked to rate emotionality of the vocalization and to categorize the situations
on the basis of alternative situations provided on a questionnaire. The authors found almost
no effect of previous experience with the given dog breed or of owning a dog. Listeners were …