UPDATE: We have decided to postpone #SPARCS2020 While the conference was already remote for viewers, it required travel for hosts, speakers, & staff that is not advisable at this time. Please stay tuned for updates as we work out details on when the conference will return.

ICYMI: All prior SPARCS conference videos are available to watch for free at: https://t.co/5Vc8Xt9lbQ thanks to @NCRCouncil #CanineScience

Want some #LockdownLearnings 📖? Take a look at the video archives 📽️ of @NCRCouncil SPARCS conferences where topics include cognition 🧠 learning 📚memory 💭 personality 🗣️ & behavioural genetics 🧬 https://t.co/HJncpan5bn.

ICYMI: #SPARCS2020 has been postponed for the safety of our hosts, speakers, & staff. Please stay tuned for updates as we work out the details on when the conference will return.

All past SPARCS conference videos are available to watch for free at: https://t.co/LaSMRj3ex2 thanks to @NCRCouncil #CanineScience

Don't forget to mark your calenders for #SPARCS2020 - live streaming June 19, 20, & 21 on https://t.co/sSwZBY18DK thanks to @NCRCouncil. Additional updates to come. #caninescience

We are excited to announce the theme of #SPARCS2020 - Perceiving is Believing: The impact of bias on canine behavior science. The conference will be streaming June 19, 20, & 21 on https://t.co/FClLmR76aw thanks to @NCRCouncil. Stay tuned for more updates! #caninescience

Still catching up on past SPARCS? Don't miss #SPARCS18 where presentations focused on canine behavioral genetics. (Also the 1st SPARCS conference sponsored & hosted by @NCRCouncil!) The 2018 videos are all available online on our website: https://t.co/FyPQj4mVxB #CanineScience

Catch up on prior SPARCS conferences online! Major themes of #SPARCS2015 discussed: Learning & Memory, Dogs Around the World, and Stress: Physiology, Cognition, & Behavior. Watch the 2015 presentations: https://t.co/U3uNAkioDr Available for free from @NCRCouncil #CanineScience

Catch up on prior SPARCS Conferences on our website. Videos from the 2nd conference in 2014 (Themes: Science in Training, Aggression & Conflict, Personality & Temperament) are available for free here: https://t.co/D6dHsXJpp6 #SPARCS2014 #CanineScience

Did you know you can revisit previous SPARCS conferences on our website? (@NCRCouncil has made all materials free!) View videos from the 1st conference - themes included Social Behavior & Emotions, Cognition & Development, here: https://t.co/VczJZmR6yW #SPARCS2013 #CanineScience

Dog lovers! SPARCS is back! Mark your calendar so you can watch this free, online, canine science event. More details to come! And follow @CanineScience if you don't already.

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You may have noticed our site was briefly down - Good news! It's back up and running, and all past videos are still accessible via this link: https://t.co/UKqBiiefFK As a reminder, the #SPARCS18 videos are available in playlist form as well via this link: https://t.co/sB0r0SGOdH

Catch one of our favorite parts of #SPARCS18 - Panel discussions! Here's the lively discussion from day two, where everyone seems to agree on at least one thing: behavior is complicated:

More on the final topic:

The work of @darwinsdogs, why you have to look at dogs as individuals, challenges of unregulated genetic testing in pets -- all (& more!) covered in the 2nd Q&A from Dr. Elinor Karlsson (@eenork): https://t.co/xP5xvucoEJ #SPARCS18

Continue along with the second half of Dr. Elinor Karlsson's (@eenork) talk "Citizen Science, Pet Dogs and the Complex Genomics of Behavior" from #SPARCS18:

Be sure to watch Dr. Elinor Karlsson's 1st half Q&A from #SPARCS18 which touches on things she has found most surprising, including how perceptions of breeds in mixed-breed dogs affect how humans then relate to and see individual dogs:

This article by Dr. Jessica Hekman (@dogzombieblog) features Dr. Elinor Karlsson (@eenork) and discusses topics that correspond to #SPARCS18 talks: https://t.co/3eOvCS1PYB All videos from #SPARCS18: