Understanding the behavioral welfare of dogs in commercial breeding kennels (CBKs) is important for improving breeders’ management practices as well as dog welfare. In the current study, breeding dogs from CBKs were exposed to novel stimuli to evaluate their behavioral responses, with emphasis on indicators of fear. Pritchett,M., Barnard,S., Croney, C. Socialization in Commercial Breeding Kennels: The Use of Novel Stimuli to Measure Social and Non-Social Fear in Dogs. Animals 2021, 11, 890. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030890. The Stanton Foundation Continue Reading Socialization in Commercial Breeding Kennels: The Use of Novel Stimuli to Measure Social and Non-Social Fear in Dogs – CRONEY RESEARCH GROUP
Shreyer, T., Rezvani, T., Croney, C. (2022) Early Exposure for Puppies. https://caninewelfare.centers.purdue.edu//behavior/socialization/ Continue Reading Early Exposure for Puppies – Croney Research Group
What is Early Exposure? Early exposure is similar to how we socialize puppies with humans and other dogs/animals. In this case, we give puppies exposure to sounds, sights, surfaces, and situations. We focus on things they are likely to experience in their adult living...
Romaniuk, A.C., Diana, A., Barnard, S., Weller, J.E., Espinosa, U.B., Dangoudoubiyam, S., Shreyer, T., Arnott, G., Croney, C. (2022). The effect of transportation on puppy welfare from commercial breeding kennels to a distributor. Animals 12, 3379. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12233379 Continue Reading The Effect of Transportation on Puppy Welfare From Commercial Breeding Kennels to a Distributor – CRONEY RESEARCH GROUP
Romaniuk, A. C., Barnard, S., Weller, J. E., Weng, H. Y., Dangoudoubiyam, S., & Croney, C. (2022). Dam (Canis familiaris) Welfare throughout the Peri-Parturient Period in Commercial Breeding Kennels. Animals, 12(20), 2820. Continue Reading Dam (Canis familiaris) Welfare Throughout the Peri-Parturient Period in Commercial Breeding Kennels – CRONEY RESEARCH GROUP
Boone, G., Romaniuk, A. C., Barnard, S., Shreyer, T., & Croney, C. (2022). The Effect of Early Neurological Stimulation on Puppy Welfare in Commercial Breeding Kennels. Animals, 13(1), 71. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/1/71 Continue Reading The Effect of Early Neurological Stimulation on Puppy Welfare in Commercial Breeding Kennels – CRONEY RESEARCH GROUP
Arrazola, A., Rezvani, T., & Croney, C. (2022). Meeting the behavioral needs of kenneled dogs. Purdue University Extension. Retrieved December 14, 2022, from https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/VA/VA-36-W.pdf Continue Reading Meeting the Behavioral Needs of Kenneled Dogs – CRONEY RESEARCH GROUP
