SPARCS 2013

The 2013 inaugural event took place in Redmond, WA. The major themes explored were Social Behavior and Emotions, and Cognition and Development. Distinguished speakers included Drs. Ray Coppinger, Brian Hare, Alexandra Horowitz, Clive Wynne, and Ádám Miklósi. The 2013 event was organized by Prescott Breeden. 

This conference was newsworthy and captured the public's eye because it was both free and live-streamed for anyone around the world to watch and participate. When National Canine Research Council acquired SPARCS, the recorded videos also became free and available to everyone.

2013 Conference Speakers

2013 Videos

A New Epoch in Canine Science. Musings by Clive Wynne 2013.
Clive WynneSPARCS 2013
Beastly Passions and Compassionate Conservation. Lecture by Marc Bekoff 2013.
Marc BekoffSPARCS 2013
Brain and Behavioral Development: Socialization and Superdogs. Lecture by Michael Fox 2013
Canine Cognition and Development
Michael FoxSPARCS 2013
COGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Interview with Brian Hare 2013
Special Guest Interview, Canine Cognition and Development
Brian HareSPARCS 2013
COGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Panel Discussion at SPARCS 2013
Canine Cognition and Development, Panel Discussion
Clive Wynne, Kathryn Lord, Alexandra Horowitz, Ray Coppinger, Prescott Breeden, Michael Fox, Monique UdellSPARCS 2013
Comparative Ethology, Normal & Abnormal Behavior. Lecture by Michael Fox 2013.
Canine Social Behavior and Emotions
Michael FoxSPARCS 2013
Do We Have a Wolf at Home or Was Linne Right from the Beginning? Lecture by Ádám Miklósi 2013.
Canine Evolution and Domestication
Ádám MiklósiSPARCS 2013
Dog Health: Biologically Appropriate Nutrition, Genetics & Integrated Care. Lecture by Michael Fox 2013.
Michael FoxSPARCS 2013
Dog Smarts: Their Nature and Function. Lecture by Clive Wynne 2013
Clive WynneSPARCS 2013
Making “Sense” of Interspecies Social Behavior in Dogs and Wolves. Lecture by Kathryn Lord 2013.
Kathryn LordSPARCS 2013
Parallel Skills in Dogs and Humans. Lecture by Ádám Miklósi 2013.
Ádám MiklósiSPARCS 2013
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND EMOTIONS: Panel Discussion at SPARCS 2013
Panel Discussion, Canine Social Behavior and Emotions
Ádám Miklósi, Clive Wynne, Ray Coppinger, Kathryn Lord, Alexandra Horowitz, Prescott Breeden, Monique UdellSPARCS 2013
The Dog's Point of View. Lecture by Alexandra Horowitz 2013.
Alexandra HorowitzSPARCS 2013
The Mind of the "Average" Dog: Are We Barking up the Wrong Tree? Lecture by Monique Udell 2013.
Canine Evolution and Domestication, Canine Social Behavior and Emotions, Canine Cognition and Development, Learning and Memory
Monique UdellSPARCS 2013
The Wolf That Came in from the Cold. Lecture by C. Wynne.
Clive WynneSPARCS 2013
What If Anything Is a Wolf? Lecture by Ray Coppinger 2013
Ray CoppingerSPARCS 2013
Why Dogs Could Not Lose What They Never Had. Lecture by Ádám Miklósi 2013.
Ádám MiklósiSPARCS 2013
Why Your Dog Loves You So. Lecture by Clive Wynne 2013.
Canine Social Behavior and Emotions, Canine Evolution and Domestication, Human-Canine Bond
Clive WynneSPARCS 2013
Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals and Why Social Play Is so Important to Understand. Lecture by Marc Bekoff 2013
Canine Social Behavior and Emotions, Canine Socialization
Marc BekoffSPARCS 2013