Journal articles: 'Puppy Behaviour'

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Mai, Dac L., Tiffani Howell, Pree Benton, and Pauleen C. Bennett. "Application of an Adapted Behaviour Change Wheel to Assistance Dog Puppy Raising: A Proposed Raiser-Centred Support Program." Animals 13, no. 2 (January 16, 2023): 307. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13020307.

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Puppy raising (PR) programs recruit volunteer community members (raisers) to raise assistance dog (AD) candidates from puppyhood until the dogs are ready for advanced training. Once qualified, ADs assist human handlers with a disability to live more independently. Unfortunately, about 50% of all puppies do not meet the behavioural standards required for further training after completing a PR program. This increases costs and lengthens the time taken for a handler to obtain an AD. Research has identified several factors that influence raisers’ experiences. It has also shown that raisers’ socialisation and training practices affect perceived puppy behaviour. Drawing on the argument that puppy raiser practices are central to improving overall puppy raising program outcomes, this paper interprets recent findings within the framework provided by the behaviour change wheel—an established behaviour change framework—to suggest a coordinated approach to supporting puppy raisers. The recommendations will allow future research to employ more objective measures and more rigorous experimental designs as the field attempts to corroborate existing findings and develop evidence-based models of practice.

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Kinsman, Rachel H., Rachel A. Casey, Toby G. Knowles, Séverine Tasker, Michelle S. Lord, Rosa E. P. Da Costa, Joshua L. Woodward, and Jane K. Murray. "Puppy acquisition: factors associated with acquiring a puppy under eight weeks of age and without viewing the mother." Veterinary Record 187, no. 3 (August 6, 2020): 112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.105789.

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BackgroundPuppy acquisition decisions may impact upon the health and behaviour of these dogs in later life. It is widely recommended by welfare organisations and veterinary bodies that puppies should not leave maternal care until at least eight weeks (56 days) of age, and that when acquiring a puppy it should be viewed with its mother.MethodsOwner-reported prospective data were used to explore risk factors for puppy acquisition age, and whether the mother was viewed during acquisition, within a cohort of dog owners participating in an ongoing longitudinal project.ResultsA quarter (461/1844) of puppies were acquired under eight weeks of age and 8.1 per cent were obtained without viewing the mother (n=149). Only 1.6 per cent of puppies were obtained under eight weeks of age and without the mother being seen (n=30). Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that owners who intended their puppy to be a working dog, visited their puppy prior to acquisition, and/or obtained a puppy of unknown breed composition had increased odds of acquiring a puppy under eight weeks of age. The odds also increased as the number of dogs in the household increased but decreased as annual income rose. Owners who visited their puppy prior to acquisition, obtained a Kennel Club registered puppy, viewed the puppy’s father, and/or collected their puppy from the breeder’s home had decreased odds of acquiring a puppy without viewing the mother.ConclusionTargeting interventions towards identified owners who are more likely to acquire a puppy against current recommendations could help reduce these types of acquisitions.

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Kinsman, Rachel H., Sara C. Owczarczak-Garstecka, Rachel A. Casey, Rosa E. P. Da Costa, Séverine Tasker, and Jane K. Murray. "Introducing a Puppy to Existing Household Cat(s): Mixed Method Analysis." Animals 12, no. 18 (September 13, 2022): 2389. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12182389.

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Although cats and dogs can live amicably, inter-species conflict can result in poor welfare. Species introduction can impact the development of the cat-dog relationship. This study aimed to identify factors associated with owner reported ‘only desirable’ puppy behaviour (defined as the puppy being uninterested, ignored the cat and/or interacted in a calm way) following introduction to existing household cats, and to explore perceptions of the emerging cat-dog relationship. Owner-reported data collected as part of a longitudinal study of canine health and behaviour were used. Of 4678 puppies, 26.7% lived with at least one cat. Of the 1211 puppies who had been introduced to the household cat at the time of survey completion, playing (58.9%), being overexuberant or over-excited (56.6%), and chasing (48.6%) were the most common behaviours displayed towards cats. ‘Only desirable’ behaviours were shown by 7.3% of puppies. Multivariable logistic regression showed early (puppies aged <12 weeks), gradual introductions and living in a multi-dog household increased the odds of ‘only desirable’ behaviours. Qualitative analysis revealed two styles of introductions—owner-led and pet-led. Owners who led introductions anticipated amicable relationships between pets, whilst owners who let pets introduce themselves did not. Early, gradual, owner-led introductions of puppies to household cats should be encouraged.

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Smith, Matthew. "“Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails”: Boys and Behaviour in the USA." Canadian Bulletin of Medical History 36, no. 1 (April 2019): 51–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cbmh.236-112017.

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Hunt, Rebecca L., Gary C. W. England, Lucy Asher, Helen Whiteside, and Naomi D. Harvey. "Concurrent and Predictive Criterion Validity of a Puppy Behaviour Questionnaire for Predicting Training Outcome in Juvenile Guide Dogs." Animals 10, no. 12 (December 11, 2020): 2382. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10122382.

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Working dog organisations regularly assess the behaviour of puppies to monitor progression. Here, we tested the predictive validity (for predicting success in guide dog training) of a shortened version of a previously developed juvenile dog behaviour questionnaire (the refined puppy walker questionnaire, r-PWQ) and compared it with the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ). The r-PWQ is used by Guide Dogs UK, whereas the C-BARQ was designed for pet dogs and is used by some other guide dog schools internationally. A cohort of dogs aged eight months (n = 359) were scored concurrently on the r-PWQ and C-BARQ. Analogous traits between the questionnaires were evaluated for internal consistency and association with training outcome and compared for concurrent validity. The r-PWQ was associated with training outcome for five scales (r-Excitability, Trainability, Animal Chase, r-Attachment and attention seeking and Distractibility) and the C-BARQ for two scales (Excitability and Separation-related behaviour). There were significant correlations between analogous C-BARQ and r-PWQ trait scores (p < 0.001) except for Separation-related behaviour and questionnaire scales had similar internal consistencies. The r-PWQ may be more suitable to use with guide dog schools. However, due to the correlation between analogous scales (except for “Distractibility”) some scales could be substituted for one another when reviewing the behaviour of dogs between guide dog schools using different questionnaires.

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Buchanan, Kathryn, Jonathan J. Rolison, Isadora Jinga, Jessica Thompson, and Riccardo Russo. "Who tugs at our heart strings? The effect of avatar images on player generosity in the dictator game." Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 75, no. 3 (October 25, 2021): 377–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17470218211050359.

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The present research was motivated by a prior study, where several wallets, each containing a photo of either a baby, a puppy, a family, or an elderly couple, were scattered across a city in the United Kingdom. Most of the wallets containing a photo of a baby were returned compared with less than one-third of the wallets containing a photo of an elderly couple. To investigate further, in a series of three studies we examined, using a pseudo online version of the dictator game, possible subtle cues supporting prosocial behaviour by manipulating the type of avatar used by the recipient of the donation made by the “dictator.” Overall, it emerged that participants showed significantly higher levels of generosity towards babies and older people, supporting the notion that perceptions of vulnerability and need drive prosocial behaviour.

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Buchanan, Kathryn, Jonathan J. Rolison, Isadora Jinga, Jessica Thompson, and Riccardo Russo. "Who tugs at our heart strings? The effect of avatar images on player generosity in the dictator game." Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 75, no. 3 (October 25, 2021): 377–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17470218211050359.

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The present research was motivated by a prior study, where several wallets, each containing a photo of either a baby, a puppy, a family, or an elderly couple, were scattered across a city in the United Kingdom. Most of the wallets containing a photo of a baby were returned compared with less than one-third of the wallets containing a photo of an elderly couple. To investigate further, in a series of three studies we examined, using a pseudo online version of the dictator game, possible subtle cues supporting prosocial behaviour by manipulating the type of avatar used by the recipient of the donation made by the “dictator.” Overall, it emerged that participants showed significantly higher levels of generosity towards babies and older people, supporting the notion that perceptions of vulnerability and need drive prosocial behaviour.

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Stolzlechner, Lisa, Alina Bonorand, and Stefanie Riemer. "Optimising Puppy Socialisation–Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Training Programme during the Early Socialisation Period." Animals 12, no. 22 (November 8, 2022): 3067. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12223067.

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The socialisation period in dog puppies is one of the most important periods determining behavioural development in dogs. Here, we aimed to test the effect of providing stimulation (beyond mere exposure) early during the socialisation period (approx. 3–6 weeks) on puppies’ behaviour. Each of 12 litters (83 puppies) of various breeds was divided into a treatment and a control group. Between 3–6 weeks, the treatment group received age-appropriate “challenge” exercises (carefully graded noise exposure, novel objects, and problem-solving tasks) four times per week (total 12 times). The control group spent the same time with the trainer, who cuddled or played with the puppies. In a behaviour test at 6–7 weeks, two of four principal components, “social-startle” and “response to novelty”, differed significantly between the groups. Treatment puppies were bolder towards the novel object, showed a reduced startle reaction, and recovered more quickly after a loud noise. Furthermore, they accomplished the problem-solving task faster and were more persistent during problem-solving than the control group. The control group showed a higher interest in a friendly stranger. It is a possibility that increased handling experienced by the control group had beneficial effects on their sociability. No long-term effects of the treatment were found, as determined by a validated dog personality questionnaire, available for 67 dogs at the age of six months. Likely, a continuation of the treatment over a longer time period would be necessary to obtain lasting effects, since the training took place only during the first third of the socialisation period.

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Wilsson, Erik, and Per-Erik Sundgren. "Effects of weight, litter size and parity of mother on the behaviour of the puppy and the adult dog." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 56, no. 2-4 (March 1998): 245–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1591(97)00094-4.

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Choi, Jin, Hong Bum Kim, Young Ung Kang, Min Jung Kim, Sang-im Lee, Hyun Ju Oh, Geon A. Kim, et al. "Personality consistency analysis in cloned quarantine dog candidates." Acta Veterinaria Brno 86, no. 3 (2017): 273–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.2754/avb201786030273.

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In recent research, personality consistency has become an important characteristic. Diverse traits and human-animal interactions, in particular, are studied in the field of personality consistency in dogs. Here, we investigated the consistency of dominant behaviours in cloned and control groups followed by the modified Puppy Aptitude Test, which consists of ten subtests to ascertain the influence of genetic identity. In this test, puppies are exposed to stranger, restraint, prey-like object, noise, startling object, etc. Six cloned and four control puppies participated and the consistency of responses at ages 7–10 and 16 weeks in the two groups was compared. The two groups showed different consistencies in the subtests. While the average scores of the cloned group were consistent (P = 0.7991), those of the control group were not (P = 0.0089). Scores of Pack Drive and Fight or Flight Drive were consistent in the cloned group, however, those of the control group were not. Scores of Prey Drive were not consistent in either the cloned or the control group. Therefore, it is suggested that consistency of dominant behaviour is affected by genetic identity and some behaviours can be influenced more than others. Our results suggest that cloned dogs could show more consistent traits than non-cloned. This study implies that personality consistency could be one of the ways to analyse traits of puppies.

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Turrell, Angela. "Polite and protected puppies: how to run puppy classes that maintain a safe environment and help to establish good behaviour." Veterinary Nursing Journal 31, no. 8 (July 19, 2016): 253–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17415349.2016.1187506.

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Yalcin, E., and H. Batmaz. "Signalment Factors, Comorbidity in Behavior Diagnoses in Dogs in Bursa Region, Turkey (2000 - 2004)." Acta Veterinaria Brno 76, no. 3 (2007): 445–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.2754/avb200776030445.

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The aim of this study was to classify the behaviour problems of dogs reported by owners in the Bursa region. A survey was conducted with the owners of 80 dogs with behaviour problems in 2000 - 2004. The questionnaire consisted of questions related to the demographics of the problems the owners observed in their dogs. Sixty eight dogs were selected from animals referred to the Clinic of the Internal Medicine Department of the Uludag University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and 12 dogs were selected at a private kennel. The 68 dogs diagnosed at the clinic as having behaviour problems represented 6.2% of the 1086 patient dogs older than 6 months seen in the same period. Twelve dogs with behaviour problems were selected from a total of 150 dogs at a private kennel. A total of 110 behavioural problems were detected. Some dogs showed more than one behavioural disorder. The classification of the problems was as follows: 65 dogs (59%) with aggression, 13 dogs (12%) with separation anxiety, 12 dogs (10.5%) with phobia of veterinary clinics and high-volume noises such as thunders and fireworks, 12 dogs (10.5%) with compulsive disorders (9 dogs with tail chasing, 2 dogs with lick dermatitis, 1 dog with self mutilation), 4 dogs (4%) with inappropriate elimination, 2 dogs (2%) with coprophagia, and 1 dog (1%) with puppy killing, 1 dog (1%) with false pregnancy. The breeds most often presented in our study were: German shepherd (19%), Terrier (18%), mixed breed (15%), Anatolian sheepdog (10%). The results of the study showed that behavioural problems are common among dogs in Bursa and aggression ranks first, followed by separation anxiety, phobia and tail chasing.

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GIANNOULOPOULOS (Γ.Δ. ΓΙΑΝΝΟΥΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ), G. D., and M. N. SARIDOMICHELAKIS (Μ.Δ. ΣΑΡΙΔΟΜΙΧΕΛΑΚΗΣ). "Flank sucking in a Doberman pincher." Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society 63, no. 3 (December 15, 2017): 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.15434.

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Flank sucking is a behavioural abnormality of compulsive nature that occurs almost exclusively in Doberman pinchers and is frequently accompanied by other abnormal behaviours, such as aerai lick dermatitis, blanket sucking and pica. A 2.5-year old, intact male, Doberman pinscher was presented because of a two-month long history of persistent right flank sucking. The dog was up-to-date with vaccinations and lived exclusively outdoors with his mother. The onset of the problem coincided with a period of crate restraining, where a short chain was used to avoid copulation with his mother, when she was in oestrus. Since then, the abnormal behaviour occurred on a daily basis and was not associated with neurological signs. In addition, the dog presented blanket sucking and pica that had first appeared during puppy hood. No clinical abnormalities were detected and the dog did not show signs of anxiety, aggression or fear during physical examination and blood sampling. Later-on and while remaining calm in the waiting room of the Clinic, the dog started chasing, chewing and sucking his right flank for over three minutes, but stopped immediately after his owner's verbal intervention. Primary diagnosis was compulsive flank sucking; differential diagnosis included Trichuris vulpis infestation, allergic dermatitis and psychomotor seizures. Results of haematological and serum biochemical examinations were unremarkable, whereas serological examination for Leishmania and faecal parasitological examination did not reveal significant results. Suggested treatment included administration of an anthelminthic combination (praziquantel, pyrantel and febantel), orally, for 4 consecutive days and clomipramine, at the dose of 1 mg/kg of body weight, every 12 hours, orally, for a long period of time, along with instructions to avoid the causative and triggering factors. Two months later, the owner reported that, although clomipramine had not been administered, the abnormal behaviour disappeared when the dog had been relocated to a new environment with no other animals and was free to roam. However, flank sucking reappeared after the dog had been moved back to the initial environment and chained.

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Duranton, Charlotte, Cécile Courby-Betremieux, and Florence Gaunet. "One- and Two-Month-Old Dog Puppies Exhibit Behavioural Synchronization with Humans Independently of Familiarity." Animals 12, no. 23 (November 29, 2022): 3356. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12233356.

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Behavioural synchronization is a widespread skill in social species as it helps increase group cohesion among individuals. Such a phenomenon is involved in social interactions between conspecifics as well as between individuals from different species. Most importantly, familiarity and affiliation between interacting partners influence the degree of behavioural synchronization they would exhibit with each other. For example, in human–dog dyads, the more a dog is affiliated with its human partner, the more it behaves in a synchronous way with them. However, little is known about the ontogeny of such a behaviour, especially from an interspecific perspective. The aim of the present study was thus to investigate the existence and modalities of activity synchrony, a type of behavioural synchronization, between humans and puppies. To do so, we observed 29 dog puppies interacting with two different humans (familiar and unfamiliar experimenters). Puppy movements and general activity in relation to the human ones were observed. Results evidenced that puppies did exhibit locomotor synchrony with humans, but familiarity did not affect its degree. It is the first time that activity synchrony with human walk is evidenced in puppies, highly suggesting that dogs’ ability to behave in synchronization with humans seems to be genetically selected through the process of domestication, while the effect of familiarity on it might develop later during the individual ontogeny.

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de Visser, Ewart J., Yigit Topoglu, Shawn Joshi, Frank Krueger, Elizabeth Phillips, Jonathan Gratch, Chad C. Tossell, and Hasan Ayaz. "Designing Man’s New Best Friend: Enhancing Human-Robot Dog Interaction through Dog-Like Framing and Appearance." Sensors 22, no. 3 (February 8, 2022): 1287. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22031287.

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To understand how to improve interactions with dog-like robots, we evaluated the importance of “dog-like” framing and physical appearance on interaction, hypothesizing multiple interactive benefits of each. We assessed whether framing Aibo as a puppy (i.e., in need of development) versus simply a robot would result in more positive responses and interactions. We also predicted that adding fur to Aibo would make it appear more dog-like, likable, and interactive. Twenty-nine participants engaged with Aibo in a 2 × 2 (framing × appearance) design by issuing commands to the robot. Aibo and participant behaviors were monitored per second, and evaluated via an analysis of commands issued, an analysis of command blocks (i.e., chains of commands), and using a T-pattern analysis of participant behavior. Participants were more likely to issue the “Come Here” command than other types of commands. When framed as a puppy, participants used Aibo’s dog name more often, praised it more, and exhibited more unique, interactive, and complex behavior with Aibo. Participants exhibited the most smiling and laughing behaviors with Aibo framed as a puppy without fur. Across conditions, after interacting with Aibo, participants felt Aibo was more trustworthy, intelligent, warm, and connected than at their initial meeting. This study shows the benefits of introducing a socially robotic agent with a particular frame and importance on realism (i.e., introducing the robot dog as a puppy) for more interactive engagement.

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Santos, Natalia Ribeiro, Alexandra Beck, Cindy Maenhoudt, Charlotte Billy, and Alain Fontbonne. "Profile of Dogs’ Breeders and Their Considerations on Female Reproduction, Maternal Care and the Peripartum Stress—An International Survey." Animals 11, no. 8 (August 11, 2021): 2372. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11082372.

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Dogs are part of many households worldwide and in recent years in some western countries, more and more people describe them as members of the family. The accurate number of dogs per household and the actual demand for puppies are hard to estimate correctly. The sources of dogs seem to be an important element to consider before acquiring a dog since some behavioural disorders are more likely observed in dogs coming from puppy mills and pet stores. Therefore, there is an increased need to better-know dog breeders, theirs believes and practices. To full-fill this objective, an online questionnaire in five different languages (English, German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish) was sent to dog breeders. The survey intended to study the demographics of dog breeders and to understand their perception and practices about reproduction, maternal behaviour and management of the dam during the peripartum period. We were also interested to evaluate the occurrence and the impact of stress around parturition and how breeders deal with overstressed bitches and if they believe that motherly quality could have a later-on effect on the livelihood of the dog. Six hundred and sixty-eight respondents participated in the survey, mainly from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Portugal, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America and non-listed country (reported as ‘other’ in the survey). A country effect was observed in relation to housing system, human interaction, the use of techniques to define breeding and whelping time and different methods to manage stress during the peripartum period. Considering the demographics of the responders, breeding activity is, in general, a family based activity with an effect of country. Use of progesterone levels to manage reproduction and pregnancy diagnosis by ultrasound were cited as common practice. In general, parturition takes place under human supervision. Peripartum period was perceived as a stressful moment with a difference in the way of addressing the problem based on the country but reassuring the bitch by increasing human presence was frequently described. Inappropriate maternal behaviour was observed by half of responders and if presented primiparous bitches and parturition by C-section were overrepresented. Puppies stayed with the dams from 4 weeks to 9 weeks and dog breeders from Spain, Poland and Portugal are keeping puppies with their mother the longest. Overall, poor maternal behaviour has an impact on puppies’ cognitive development with German breeders being more convinced than their counterparts from Brazil and Spain.

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Kutzler, Michelle. "Puppy Behavior, Socialization, and Personality." Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery 27, no. 6 (June 2014): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asams.2014.05.001.

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Packer, Rowena M. A., Claire L. Brand, Zoe Belshaw, Camilla L. Pegram, Kim B. Stevens, and Dan G. O’Neill. "Pandemic Puppies: Characterising Motivations and Behaviours of UK Owners Who Purchased Puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic." Animals 11, no. 9 (August 25, 2021): 2500. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11092500.

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Widespread media reports suggest that unusually high numbers of the public purchased, or sought to purchase, puppies following the first ‘lockdown’ phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, dubbed “Pandemic Puppies”. This study aimed to explore this phenomenon by comparing pre-purchase motivations and behaviours, and purchase behaviours of UK owners purchasing puppies aged < 16 weeks from 23 March 2020–31 December 2020 with those of owners who purchased puppies during the same date-period in 2019. An online survey was conducted during November-December 2020, from which 5517 valid responses were analysed (2019 puppies: n = 1148; 2020 ‘Pandemic Puppies’: n = 4369). Over 1 in 10 Pandemic Puppy owners had not considered purchasing a puppy before the pandemic, and 2 in 5 felt their decision to purchase a puppy had been influenced by the pandemic, most commonly by having more time to care for a dog (86.7%). Multivariable logistic regression models revealed that Pandemic Puppy owners were more likely to be first-time dog owners and have children in their household, were less likely to seek out a breeder that performed health testing on their breeding dog(s) or view their puppy in-person, and were more likely to pay a deposit without seeing their puppy. At purchase, Pandemic Puppies were more likely to be younger, delivered or collected from outside their breeders’ property, seen without their littermates, and cost > £2000 compared with 2019 puppies. Changes in puppy purchasing during the pandemic raise welfare concerns for this unique population, including relinquishment, behavioural problems and poor health.

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Wilson, Bethany, James Serpell, Harold Herzog, and Paul McGreevy. "Prevailing Clusters of Canine Behavioural Traits in Historical US Demand for Dog Breeds (1926–2005)." Animals 8, no. 11 (November 6, 2018): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani8110197.

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Drawing on American Kennel Club (AKC) puppy registration numbers for approximately 82 varieties of pedigree dogs between 1926 and 2005, the current article analyses behavioural reports on 32,005 dogs of these varieties reported through the Canine Behavioural Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ). Cluster analysis of C-BARQ scores indicates that the 82 breeds fell into six clusters. Average scores for each of the 14 behavioural subscales and 22 miscellaneous traits in C-BARQ were calculated for each cluster, and the breeds in each cluster with average scores most similar to the cluster averages were selected as titular breeds. Titular breeds for each cluster were the Maltese terrier, the Great Dane, the Akita, the Australian shepherd, the American Staffordshire terrier, and the Weimaraner. Using the AKC data, we tracked longitudinal trends in annual registration numbers of breeds of each cluster over the period from 1926 to 2005. This period was subdivided into periods with differing overall trends by fitting natural cubic splines to the overall raw trend and considering both the spline and its derivative curves. Differences in the absolute numbers of dogs and trends in registrations over nearly 80 years were identified: an Early period (1926–1944, during which total registration numbers were very low); a Mid-Century Period (1945–1971, during which total registration numbers were tending to rise from year to year); a First Decline (1972–1979, a brief period during which registration numbers experienced a trend of more gradual decline); a Recovery (1980–1992, where registration numbers began to gradually rise again); and a Second Decline (1993–2005, a second sustained period of falling registration numbers, more dramatic than the first decline). The current article describes the ways in which the clustered behaviour of dogs associate with these trends. That said, there is no compelling evidence that shifts in the popularity within or between the clusters reflect consumer canine behavioural preferences. Understanding historic trends in the demand for certain canine behavioural traits could help veterinary and urban animal management stakeholders to anticipate future needs for education and infrastructure.

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Hielscher-Zdzieblik, Benedikt, Udo Gansloßer, James Serpell, and Ingo Froboese. "The Long-Term Influence of Puppy Acquisition on Physical Activity: Results of a 3-Year, Longitudinal, Pilot Study." Healthcare 10, no. 9 (September 4, 2022): 1687. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091687.

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Dog ownership has been associated with increased levels of physical activity (PA), including increases in total PA and walking time in some but not in all studies. These earlier studies did not consider puppy acquisition, in particular, and were limited to a maximum of 10 months duration. The purpose of the current pilot study was, therefore, to analyze long-term changes in participants’ PA behavior after puppy acquisition. Participants who acquired a puppy from one of nine preselected breeds differing in size and energy level were included. PA was assessed at baseline and 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after puppy acquisition using an online questionnaire. Participants, who were initially included, did not differ in their PA at baseline (n = 38). In the group that completed the trial (n = 11) total PA, leisure time walking, total dog-related PA, and total dog walking increased within the first two years and decreased while remaining above baseline values during the last year, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-dog-related PA did not change over time. We conclude that the acquisition of a puppy increases PA and thus, could have a long-lasting positive effect on physical health.

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Abbate, C. E. "Meat Eating and Moral Responsibility: Exploring the Moral Distinctions between Meat Eaters and Puppy Torturers." Utilitas 32, no. 4 (April 22, 2020): 398–415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0953820820000072.

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AbstractIn his influential article on the ethics of eating animals, Alastair Norcross argues that consumers of factory raised meat and puppy torturers are equally condemnable because both knowingly cause serious harm to sentient creatures just for trivial pleasures. Against this claim, I argue that those who buy and consume factory raised meat, even those who do so knowing that they cause harm, have a partial excuse for their wrongdoings. Meat eaters act under social duress, which causes volitional impairment, and they often act from deeply ingrained habits, which causes epistemic impairment. But puppy torturers act against cultural norms and habits, consciously choosing to perform wrongful acts. Consequently, the average consumer of factory raised meat has, while puppy torturers lack, a cultural excuse. But although consumers of factory raised meat aren't blameworthy, they are partially morally responsible for their harmful behavior – and for this, they should feel regret, remorse, and shame.

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Mai, Dac, Tiffani Howell, Pree Benton, Virginia Lewis, Lynette Evans, and Pauleen C. Bennett. "Facilitators and Barriers to Assistance Dog Puppy Raisers’ Engagement in Recommended Raising Practices." Animals 11, no. 5 (April 21, 2021): 1195. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11051195.

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Many assistance dog providers use volunteer raisers to manage each puppy’s learning and daily experiences, which partly determines the puppy’s behavioural development. Therefore, it is important that raisers engage in recommended practices. Three common recommendations from the literature include frequent socialisation and consistent training for the puppies, and effective training for the raisers. However, what facilitates or hinders raisers’ engagement in these practices remains unclear. To understand this, we interviewed eight raisers (three men and five women) every month during their year-long puppy raising program, and pseudo-randomly selected 16 from 48 interviews for data analysis. Thematic analyses revealed several facilitating and/or hindering factors corresponding to each of the three recommended practices. Frequent socialisation was influenced by the raisers’ availability, sharing of puppy raising responsibility with others, support from their workplace, and the puppy’s behaviours (e.g., soiling indoors, jumping). Consistent training was challenged by the presence of everyday distractors, accessibility to timely advice, perceived judgement from others, and the puppy’s undesirable behaviours. Effective learning was facilitated by having information available in raisers’ preferred learning modality, opportunities for peer-learning, and willingness to seek help. Future research should examine these factors quantitatively, which will enable more robust evaluation of programs aimed at supporting puppy raisers.

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Romaniuk, Aynsley C., Alessia Diana, Shanis Barnard, Jennifer E. Weller, Uri Baqueiro Espinosa, Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam, Traci Shreyer, Gareth Arnott, and Candace Croney. "The Effect of Transportation on Puppy Welfare from Commercial Breeding Kennels to a Distributor." Animals 12, no. 23 (December 1, 2022): 3379. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12233379.

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Many puppies from commercial breeding kennels (CBKs) are transported by ground from their kennels of origin to a distributor. This experience may elicit fear and stress during a sensitive developmental period, which may in turn negatively impact the puppies’ short- and long-term welfare. This study aimed to measure short-term effects of transportation on puppy welfare metrics. Eight-week-old puppies (n = 383) from 12 CBKs were tested at their kennels (pre-trans) and ~48 h after arriving at a distributor (post-trans). At each location, puppies underwent an isolation test, a stranger-approach test, and a physical health assessment. Behavioral responses to testing were scored from videos. Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGM), fecal secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), and presence of intestinal parasites were also analyzed. Linear mixed-effects models identified decreased exploration (p < 0.001), and increased locomotion (p < 0.001) and escape attempts (p = 0.001) during the post-trans isolation test. Increased affiliative behavior (p < 0.001), FGM (p < 0.001) and sIgA (p = 0.014) were also observed post-trans. Findings support good physical health both pre- and post-trans, while behavioral and physiological changes suggest increased puppy distress post-trans. Higher post-transport affiliative behavior may indicate that puppies sought social support as a coping strategy after experiencing transport-related distress. Future studies should explore the efficacy of transportation-related interventions to mitigate puppy distress.

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Frank, Diane, Michela Minero, Simona Cannas, and Clara Palestrini. "Puppy behaviours when left home alone: A pilot study." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 104, no. 1-2 (April 2007): 61–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.003.

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Godbout, Martin, Clara Palestrini, Guy Beauchamp, and Diane Frank. "Puppy behavior at the veterinary clinic: A pilot study." Journal of Veterinary Behavior 2, no. 4 (July 2007): 126–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2007.06.002.

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Vaterlaws-Whiteside, Helen, and Amandine Hartmann. "Improving puppy behavior using a new standardized socialization program." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 197 (December 2017): 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.08.003.

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Кузьменко, Анастасія. "Zoonymic Peculiarity in Feature Cartoons for Children." PSYCHOLINGUISTICS 26, no. 2 (November 12, 2019): 190–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.31470/2309-1797-2019-26-2-190-207.

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Objective. The object of studying is the English texts of feature cartoons for children, while its subject is psycholinguistic peculiarity of zoonyms in feature cartoon texts. The main goal of the research is to find out the psycholinguistic organization of zoonyms in the English language feature cartoons for children. The objectives are to classify zoonyms’ origin, to differentiate sphere-sources and motivation of zoonym nomination, to highlight stylistic peculiarities of zoonyms. Materials & Methods. Specific methods and techniques are determined by the purpose and material to be analyzed, such as induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, abstraction and concretization; longitudinal, processing and interpretation methods; psycholinguistic analysis; method of context-semantic analysis; the procedures of quantitative-qualitative calculations and the method of integral choice. Materials for the research are gathered from Paramount Pictures production, Dream Works animation, Universal Studio, Walt Disney production and the selection is the English feature cartoons for children, such as ‘The Lion King’, ‘Balto’, ‘Kung Fu Panda’, ‘Madagascar’, ‘Alpha and Omega’, ‘Shreck’, ‘Ferdinand’, ‘Puppy Dog pals’, ‘Ice Age’ etc. Results. The article dwells upon the psycholinguistic aspect of zoonyms in the English language feature cartoons for children. In the sense of changing the direction of linguistics from language to speech and communication, it is impossible to consider linguistics excluding the anthropological factors such as mentality, culture, behaviour and development of a man individually and of mankind as a whole. In this paper, the ways of forming a world view of a man are presented, which is also formed by a linguistic world view, fauna is distinguished as an emerging element of knowledge influencing on human’s cognition. Taking into account the fact that the world view about fauna is formed in the person’s mind from the first days of life observing nature, listening to the lullabies, watching cartoons, the object of this study is feature cartoons for children, and the subject is zoonyms. In the course of the research, methods and techniques such as induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, abstraction and concretization, the method of material sampling, quantitative calculation procedure are used to determine the frequency of this phenomenon usage. As a result, it is found that in the English language feature films for children, the names of the English, Scottish, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Latin and Greek origins are used in zoonymy. Spheres-sources of zoonymy are multi-anthroponyms, single anthroponyms, toponyms, names of products, fitonyms and actual names of breeds and classes of animals. Nominative motivation is outlined by external features, behaviour, application of an animal, its breed and class. Stylistic peculiarities of zoonymy in the English language feature cartoons for children are such figures as the epithet, the metaphor, the personification and the euphony. Conclusion. The article is the basis for further research in linguistics, anthropological linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, biovital linguistics and onomastics.

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Dinwoodie, Ian R., Vivian Zottola, and Nicholas H. Dodman. "An Investigation into the Impact of Pre-Adolescent Training on Canine Behavior." Animals 11, no. 5 (April 30, 2021): 1298. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11051298.

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An online survey about puppy training was sent to members of the Center for Canine Behavior Studies and posted on our social media platforms. Six hundred forty-one (641) qualifying owners provided information on 1023 dogs. About half (48%) of the dogs involved in the study attended puppy training and the balance (52%) did not. The goal of the study was to find out whether puppy training at various ages (1–3 months, 4 months, 5–6 months) helped prevent behavior problems later in life (≥1 year). Attending training at 6 months of age or younger resulted in 0.71 the odds of developing aggressive behavior (95% CI: 0.53–0.97; p = 0.030), 0.64 the odds of having a compulsive behavior (95% CI: 0.45–0.92; p = 0.015), 0.60 the odds of exhibiting destructive behavior (95% CI: 0.37–0.96; p = 0.035), 0.68 the odds of excessive barking (95% CI: 0.47–0.99; p = 0.043), and 1.56 the odds of house soiling (95% CI: 1.08–2.27; p = 0.019). Ancillary findings about the entire study population were that dogs acquired at 12 weeks of age or younger were found to have 0.65 the odds of fear/anxiety (95% CI: 0.46–0.92; p = 0.016) and 0.50 the odds of exhibiting destructive behavior (95% CI: 0.31–0.79; p = 0.003). In addition, male dogs were found to have 0.68 the odds of developing aggressive behavior (95% CI: 0.53–0.88; p = 0.003), 0.66 the odds of developing compulsive behavior (95% CI: 0.49–0.88; p = 0.006), 0.37 the odds of mounting/humping (95% CI: 0.26–0.52; p < 0.001), and 1.53 the odds of rolling in repulsive materials (95% CI: 1.18–1.97; p = 0.001). Neutered dogs of either sex were found to have 3.10 the odds of fear/anxiety (95% CI: 2.05–4.72; p < 0.001), 1.97 the odds of escaping/running away (95% CI: 1.12–3.69; p = 0.025), 2.01 the odds of exhibiting coprophagia (95% CI 1.30–3.19; p = 0.002), and 1.72 the odds of rolling in repulsive materials (95% CI: 1.12–2.66; p = 0.014). The odds of problematic jumping deceased by 0.84 for each 1-year increase in age (95% CI: 0.80–0.88; p < 0.001).

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Mizukoshi, Mina, Tomoe Oikawa, Megumi Kitaguchi, Junko Hosoi, Yuka Nakamura, Ayumi Sekiguchi, and Toru Nakamura. "Comparison of undesirable behavior in puppyhood between the puppy who was brought up by novel and experienced puppy-walker." Nippon Hojyoken Kagaku Kenkyu 3, no. 1 (2009): 17–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3373/jssdr.3.17.

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KUTSUMI, Ai, Miho NAGASAWA, Mitsuaki OHTA, and Nobuyo OHTANI. "Importance of Puppy Training for Future Behavior of the Dog." Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 75, no. 2 (2013): 141–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.12-0008.

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González-Martínez, Ángela, María Fuencisla Martínez, Belén Rosado, Isabel Luño, Germán Santamarina, María Luisa Suárez, Fernando Camino, Luis Felipe de la Cruz, and Francisco Javier Diéguez. "Association between puppy classes and adulthood behavior of the dog." Journal of Veterinary Behavior 32 (July 2019): 36–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2019.04.011.

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Kerswell, Keven J., Pauleen J. Bennett, Kym L. Butler, and Paul H. Hemsworth. "Self-Reported Comprehension Ratings of Dog Behavior by Puppy Owners." Anthrozoös 22, no. 2 (June 2009): 183–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/175303709x434202.

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Godbout, Martin, and Diane Frank. "Persistence of puppy behaviors and signs of anxiety during adulthood." Journal of Veterinary Behavior 6, no. 1 (January 2011): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2010.08.023.

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Pirrone, Federica, Ludovica Pierantoni, Valerio Albizzati, and Mariangela Albertini. "Different Dynamics of Sensory-Motor Development and Behavior During the Transitional Period in Puppies: Preliminary Results." Macedonian Veterinary Review 41, no. 2 (October 1, 2018): 153–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/macvetrev-2018-0018.

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Abstract Many studies have analyzed the behavior of puppies during their socialization period, while little attention has been paid to the transitional period, when vision and hearing develop. Here, we compared the average age of sensory and motor development, and the behavior among a total of 25 puppies. Each litter was videotaped during 1-hour daily sessions on postnatal days 10-21 and coded for the following mutually exclusive behavioral categories: sleeping, suckling and moving. The moving category included side-to-side head swinging, exploring, rolling and allogrooming. The opening of the eyelids, appearance of the startle response and ability to stand up with either the front or hind legs were identified. The duration and frequency of puppy behaviors varied significantly with breed and season of birth. Breed and gender differences in gross motor and sensory development were also observed. These findings may turn out to be crucial to enhance the welfare, standards of rearing, and behavioral interventions aimed at improving adaptability to novel stimuli in pet dogs.

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Hare, Elizabeth, EmmaRose Joffe, Clara Wilson, James Serpell, and Cynthia M. Otto. "Behavior traits associated with career outcome in a prison puppy-raising program." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 236 (March 2021): 105218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105218.

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Mizukoshi, Mina, Yuka Nakamura, Junko Hosoi, Tomoe Oikawa, Ayumi Sekiguchi, and Toru Nakamura. "Difference of behavior problems of guide dog puppies by puppy walking experience." Nippon Hojyoken Kagaku Kenkyu 4, no. 1 (2010): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3373/jssdr.4.17.

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Godbout, M., and D. Frank. "Observing signs of anxiety in puppy: An indication of future behavior problems?" Journal of Veterinary Behavior 7, no. 6 (November 2012): e7-e8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2012.09.024.

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Lensen, C. M. M., C. P. H. Moons, and C. Diederich. "Puppy behavior during a clinical exam as assessed by veterinarians – Preliminary results." Journal of Veterinary Behavior 9, no. 6 (November 2014): e1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2014.09.006.

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Romaniuk, Aynsley, Shanis Barnard, Jennifer Weller, Traci Shreyer, and Candace Croney. "498 Late-Breaking: Identifying Meaningful Measures of Dam and Puppy Welfare in Commercial-breeding (CB) Kennels." Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_3 (October 8, 2021): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.107.

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Abstract Maternal factors such as fear and stress influence offspring welfare in many species, but this area of research has been underexplored in dogs. As a large proportion of society’s dogs originate from commercial-breeding (CB) kennels, further investigation in this environment is crucial to ensure canine welfare. The current study aimed to refine a set of welfare metrics used to explore associations between maternal factors and litter welfare in CB kennels. Dams (n = 28) from five USDA-licensed CB kennels were tested at 6 and 1-week prepartum, and 4 and 8-weeks postpartum using a stranger approach test, physical health assessment, exposure to novel stimuli, social isolation test, hair cortisol concentration, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGM) and fecal immunoglobulin A (IgA) concentrations. Puppies (n = 138) were tested at 4 (4W) and 8-weeks (8W) old using equivalent measures. Preliminary analyses of the metrics collected during puppy social isolation revealed that locomotion was positively correlated with exploration (4W: rs=0.46, P < 0.001; 8W: rs=0.39, P < 0.001), escape attempt duration (4W: rs=0.26, P = 0.002; 8W: rs=0.31, P < 0.001), frequency of stress behaviors (4W: rs=0.22, P = 0.01; 8W: rs=0.40, P < 0.001), vocalization (4W: rs=0.18, p=0.04; 8W: rs=0.20, P = 0.02), and fecal IgA (4W: rs=0.24, P = 0.05). Stationary behavior was negatively correlated with escape attempt duration (4W: rs=-0.37, P < 0.001; 8W: rs=-0.43, P < 0.001), frequency of stress behaviors (4W: rs=-0.22, P = 0.01; 8W: rs=-0.32, P < 0.001), and physiologic metrics (4W: fecal IgA rs=-0.25, P = 0.04; 8W: FGM rs=-0.23, P = 0.01). Results suggest that, in response to social isolation, 4W and 8W old puppies exhibit one of two coping styles, proactive or passive, and the latter is associated with lower activation of the immune and stress response. The outcomes of this study will inform future research exploring maternal risk factors, including behavioral and physiologic stressors, affecting puppy developmental welfare in CB kennels.

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Gazzano, Angelo, Chiara Mariti, Claudio Sighieri, Michele Ducci, Carlo Ciceroni, and Elizabeth Anne McBride. "Survey of undesirable behaviors displayed by potential guide dogs with puppy walkers." Journal of Veterinary Behavior 3, no. 3 (May 2008): 104–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2008.04.002.

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FERRER-GALLEGO, P. PABLO, JOSEP A. ROSSELLÓ, and LLORENÇ SÁEZ. "A new type designation of Thymus microphyllus, basionym of Micromeria microphylla (Lamiaceae)." Phytotaxa 446, no. 4 (June 2, 2020): 265–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.446.4.8.

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Micromeria Bentham (1829: sub t. 1282) (Lamiaceae) is a monophyletic and taxonomically intricate genus, represented by nearly 70 species. These are distributed from the Macaronesian-Mediterranean region to southern Africa, India, and China (Morales 1991b, Govaerts 1999, Harley et al. 2004, Bräuchler et al. 2005, 2008; Puppo & Meimberg 2015, Puppo et al. 2014, 2015).

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Cannas, Simona, Diane Frank, Michela Minero, Martin Godbout, and Clara Palestrini. "Puppy behavior when left home alone: Changes during the first few months after adoption." Journal of Veterinary Behavior 5, no. 2 (March 2010): 94–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2009.08.009.

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Stepita, Meredith E., Melissa J. Bain, and Philip H. Kass. "Frequency of CPV Infection in Vaccinated Puppies that Attended Puppy Socialization Classes." Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 49, no. 2 (March 1, 2013): 95–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.5326/jaaha-ms-5825.

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Socialization is one method of preventing behavior problems in dogs; however, some oppose socialization before 16 wk of age due to the risk of contracting infectious diseases. The objectives of this study were to determine if puppies that attended puppy socialization classes and were vaccinated by a veterinarian at least once were at an increased risk of confirmed canine parvovirus (CPV) infection compared with puppies that did not attend classes and to determine the frequency of suspected CPV infection in puppies vaccinated at least once that attended classes with trainers. Twenty-one clinics in four cities in the United States provided information regarding demographics, vaccination, CPV diagnosis, and class attendance for puppies ≤ 16 wk of age. In addition, 24 trainers in those same cities collected similar information on puppies that attended their classes. In total, 279 puppies attended socialization classes and none were suspected of or diagnosed with CPV infection. Results indicated that vaccinated puppies attending socialization classes were at no greater risk of CPV infection than vaccinated puppies that did not attend those classes.

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Creevy, Kate E., Jesse Grady, Susan E. Little, George E. Moore, Beth Groetzinger Strickler, Steve Thompson, and Jinelle A. Webb. "2019 AAHA Canine Life Stage Guidelines*." Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 55, no. 6 (November 1, 2019): 267–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.5326/jaaha-ms-6999.

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ABSTRACT The guidelines are an update and extension of the AAHA Canine Life Stage Guidelines published in 2012. A noteworthy change from the earlier guidelines is the division of the dog’s lifespan into five stages (puppy, young adult, mature adult, senior, and end of life) instead of the previous six. This simplified grouping is consistent with how pet owners generally perceive their dog’s maturation and aging process and provides a readily understood basis for an evolving, lifelong healthcare strategy. The guidelines provide the following recommendations for managing 10 health-related factors at each of the first four canine life stages: lifestyle effect on the patient’s safety, zoonotic and human safety risk, behavior, nutrition, parasite control, vaccination, dental health, reproduction, breed-specific conditions, and a baseline diagnostic profile.

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Nagasawa, Miho, Yoh Shibata, Akiko Yonezawa, Tomoko Takahashi, Masanori Kanai, Haruna Ohtsuka, Yohsuke Suenaga, Yukiko Yabana, Kazutaka Mogi, and Takefumi Kikusui. "Basal cortisol concentrations related to maternal behavior during puppy development predict post-growth resilience in dogs." Hormones and Behavior 136 (November 2021): 105055. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105055.

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Sergeev, E. "Inheritance of the type of behavior in farm sables." Genetics and breeding of animals, no. 2 (August 26, 2022): 13–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.31043/2410-2733-2022-2-13-26.

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Purpose: studying inheritance of the type of behavioral reaction in farm sables.Materials and methods. To determine the nature of the behavior of animals, the reaction of animals to the presentation of an external stimulus (“test on a stick”) was evaluated. According to the results of testing sables, one of the three categories was attributed to one of the three categories: calm (friendly, coming to contact with a person), avoiding contact (cowardly, not responding to the subject) and aggressive (evil, negative reaction to humans). The following designations were used to differentiate animals: “0”-avoiding contact, “+”-calm and “- ”-aggressive. The results of reproduction of 925 heads of the main herd are taken into account. Analyzed 9 types of selection of steam (3 homogeneous and 6 heterogeneous) actually formed during the rut. 2290 puppies obtained at these types of selection were tested.Results. It has been established that with all 9 options for selecting steam in the offspring, puppies prevail with an assessment of “avoiding contact”: from 60.0 to 80.0%. The analysis of the type of puppy behavior was shown by the absence of clear laws inheritance of behavioral reactions in sables. The type of behavior, the “avoidance of contact” with a person prevailing in this type (60.4% in adult livestock and 72.3% in young animals), the descendants of the characteristics of the behavior of parents with all options for selecting pairs.

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Gazzano, Angelo, Chiara Mariti, Sara Alvares, Alessandro Cozzi, Rosalba Tognetti, and Claudio Sighieri. "The prevention of undesirable behaviors in dogs: effectiveness of veterinary behaviorists' advice given to puppy owners." Journal of Veterinary Behavior 3, no. 3 (May 2008): 125–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2008.04.004.

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Mai, Dac L., Tiffani Howell, Pree Benton, and Pauleen C. Bennett. "Socialisation, training, and help-seeking – Specific puppy raising practices that predict desirable behaviours in trainee assistance dog puppies." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 236 (March 2021): 105259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105259.

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Kaminski, Juliane, Bridget M. Waller, Rui Diogo, Adam Hartstone-Rose, and Anne M. Burrows. "Evolution of facial muscle anatomy in dogs." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116, no. 29 (June 17, 2019): 14677–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820653116.

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Domestication shaped wolves into dogs and transformed both their behavior and their anatomy. Here we show that, in only 33,000 y, domestication transformed the facial muscle anatomy of dogs specifically for facial communication with humans. Based on dissections of dog and wolf heads, we show that the levator anguli oculi medialis, a muscle responsible for raising the inner eyebrow intensely, is uniformly present in dogs but not in wolves. Behavioral data, collected from dogs and wolves, show that dogs produce the eyebrow movement significantly more often and with higher intensity than wolves do, with highest-intensity movements produced exclusively by dogs. Interestingly, this movement increases paedomorphism and resembles an expression that humans produce when sad, so its production in dogs may trigger a nurturing response in humans. We hypothesize that dogs with expressive eyebrows had a selection advantage and that “puppy dog eyes” are the result of selection based on humans’ preferences.

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Carigi, Andrea, Carmine Todaro, Daniele Martinelli, Cristina Amoroso, and Daniele Peila. "Evaluation of the Geo-Mechanical Properties Property Recovery in Time of Conditioned Soil for EPB-TBM Tunneling." Geosciences 10, no. 11 (November 6, 2020): 438. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110438.

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The soil conditioning is a process of fundamental importance during the excavation of tunnels with Earth Pressure Balance full face machine. The soil conditioning is achieved through the addition of foam at the excavation face and in the bulk chamber that modifies the natural soil properties from solid-like to fluid-like with a pulpy behavior. Clearly, a material with a pulpy or fluid-like consistency is not suitable for the construction of embankments of landfill or for other civil purposes. It is therefore important to have a procedure able to identify how long it is necessary before the conditioned soil recovers its geo-mechanical properties, since this knowledge is needed at the design stages from a logistic point of view. The paper proposes and discusses a procedure to find out whether and when the conditioned soil gets back to its original properties. The procedure foresees direct shear tests, vane tests, Proctor tests, and rotational mixer tests at different time schedules from the production of the conditioned soil in the laboratory. The conditioned soil samples have been cured in a controlled environment up to 60 days from the conditioning. Thanks to these tests, it is possible to assess if and when the soil recovers its natural behavior or if a permanent alteration is induced. The proposed procedure has been applied to a standard alluvial soil showing that most of the original properties of the soil are recovered already after seven days from the conditioning. The carried-out tests have shown that the procedure is feasible and easy to apply.

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