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Influence of Maternal Care on Behavioural Development of Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) Living in a Home Environment

Guardini, G., Bowen, J., Mariti, C., Fatjó, J., Sighieri, C., and Gazzano, A. (2017). Influence of Maternal Care on Behavioural Development of Domestic Dogs (Canis Familiaris) Living in a Home Environment. Animals, 7(12), 93. DOI: 10.3390/ani7120093 Continue Reading Influence of Maternal Care on Behavioural Development of Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) Living in a Home Environment



The Effect of Feeding Enrichment upon Reported Working Ability and Behavior of Kenneled Working Dogs

Handlers of 22 working German Shepherd dogs were asked to rate their dogs on 11 attributes pertaining to working ability, related behavioral traits, and health. Eight of the dogs were then provided with daily feeding enrichment for 4 months, while the remainder were given equivalent human attention. The same 11 traits were scored again following the enrichment period: 10 changed little over the period while handlers’ reports of their dogs’ Ability to learn from being rewarded increased significantly. Continue Reading The Effect of Feeding Enrichment upon Reported Working Ability and Behavior of Kenneled Working Dogs