Table 1 Results of the Baseline test with all the toys of each WK dog. Each dog is tested on his ability to recognize all toys reportedly known by name. One trial per toy is carried out.

From: Word learning dogs (Canis familiaris) provide an animal model for studying exceptional performance

ID

N toys tested

N toys retrieved

p-value

Chance level (%)

Gaia

28

16

< 0.001

6

Max

15

11

< 0.001

8

Nalani

37

34

< 0.001

6

Rico

16

16

< 0.001

8

Squall

20

15

< 0.001

6

Whisky

59

54

< 0.001

6

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