EmotionalCanines: A Dataset for Analysis of Arousal and Valence in Dog Vocalization

摘要

This study centers on the creation of a novel dog bark emotion dataset, EmotionalCanines, capturing the emotional spectrum of canine vocalizations. In the current literature on animal communication and its intersection with machine learning, there is a limited amount of open-sourced data available to facilitate research, mainly due to constraints in animal subjects and recording conditions. To address this gap, we propose a framework that enables the collection of reliable arousal and valence labels in animal emotional state at scale. Through its application, we built a dataset of 1,400 dog bark sequences with corresponding arousal and valence labels, the largest of its kind, for the Husky and Shiba Inu dog breeds. By constructing this dataset, we provide a foundation for decoding dog bark patterns and advancing animal communication research.