Interspecific visual communication between humans and dogs, and between humans and cats. Can dogs and cats follow the human pointing signals?

Intraspecific acoustic communication in dogs.

The role and evolution of canine vocalizations considering the aspect of dog-human communication. 

The various information content of canine vocalizations. 

Dogs' capacity to social learning from human and dog demonstrators. 

Individual and social problem-solving in a detour test. 

The associatiopn between dog's social rank and their performance in social and individual problem-solving scenarios.

The association between various social behaviors and ssocial learning performance in dogs.

The modular approach and investigation of self-representation in dogs.

The evolution of representing the self - from an ecologically valid perspective.

The role of body-awareness, body size awareness and episodic memory in dogs' self-representation.

The ontogeny and epigeny of predator recognition and avoidance in Paradise fish and rabbits.

Sensitive period in the epigeny of conspecific and predator recognition in the rabbit.

The connection between play and predatory behavior in cats.

The connection between animal welfare and behavioural problems.

The role of the owner in companion animal behavioral problems. 

Nuisance barking from the aspect of communication.

The association between aggressive behavior of dogs and owner-dog interactions. 

Separation anxiety in dogs - its association with environmental factors and with particular features of the dog.

Predatory behavior in cats - when it causes a problem.