Nogueira,L.B., Palme,R., Mendonça-Furtado, O. Give Them a Toy or Increase Time out of Kennel at Lawn Areas: What Is the Influence of These Interventions on Police Dogs’ Welfare? Enrichment Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of two interventions, a toy and going out to a lawn area, on a group of police dogs. Behavioural and physiological data were used to evaluate the animals’ responses to treatments. We identified a large variety of behavioural profiles amongst the animals that presented different levels of stereotypies, which is an abnormal behaviour pattern that can be associated with stress.
The effects of handling from birth to 5 weeks and isolation from 4 to 5 weeks were studied in twenty-two dogs and contrasted with the behavior of control subjects raised under normal rearing conditions. BY M. W. FOX & D. STELZNER
In common with other mammals, the social and physical conditions to which a dog is exposed during its early life can have an enormous impact on its developmental process… Prescott, M. J., Morton, D. B., Anderson, D., Buckwell, A., Heath, S., Hubrecht, R., Jennings, M., Robb, D., Ruane, B., Swallow, J., & Thompson, P. (2004). Refining Dog Husbandry and care. Laboratory Animals, 38(1_suppl), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1258/002367704323145733
Dogs have made and will continue to make valuable contributions as animal models in biomedical research. Meunier, L. D. (2006). Selection, acclimation, training, and preparation of dogs for the research setting. ILAR Journal, 47(4), 326–347. https://doi.org/10.1093/ilar.47.4.326
