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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Specialized detector dogs are increasingly being utilized for the detection of modern threats. The Vapor Wake® (VW) dog was developed to create a dog phenotype ideally suited for detecting hand-carried and body-worn explosives. VW dogs (VWDs) are trained
Lucia Lazarowski +8 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 The interdiction of restricted and hazardous biological agents presents challenges for any detection method due to the inherent complexity of sample type and accessibility.
Melissa Singletary +10 more
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Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Accessibility of Dog Training Classes
Animals, 2019 Behaviour problems are amongst the most common reasons given for relinquishing dogs to rehoming centres. Some behaviour problems may be amenable to being tackled pre-emptively with classes educating owners on basic dog training and understanding ...
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Animals, 2022 Feline blood donation requires sedation to allow for good blood collection, avoiding venous damage and unnecessary donor stress. In the present study, we describe the variation of hematological parameters in a population of 74 healthy blood-donor cats ...
Marta Vascellari +7 more
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Frequency of DEA 1 antigen in 1037 mongrel and PUREBREED dogs in ITALY
BMC Veterinary Research, 2017 Background The prevalence of dog erythrocyte antigen (DEA 1) in canine population is approximately 40–60%. Often data are limited to a small number of breeds and/or dogs. The aims of this study were to evaluate frequency of DEA 1 in a large population of
E. Carli +11 more
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Working Dog Training for the Twenty-First Century
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Dogs are trained for a variety of working roles including assistance, protection, and detection work. Many canine working roles, in their modern iterations, were developed at the turn of the 20th century and training practices have since largely been ...
Nathaniel J. Hall +9 more
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Comparison of Osteotomy Level with Three Different Canine Total Hip Replacement Systems
Open Veterinary Journal, 2022 Background: Numerous cementless total hip replacement systems are available for application in dogs and one of the potential differences among these systems is the technique for performing a femoral osteotomy and the amount of bone preserved in the ...
Samuel Franklin +5 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Assistance dogs can greatly improve the lives of people with disabilities. However, a large proportion of dogs bred and trained for this purpose are deemed unable to successfully fulfill the behavioral demands of this role.
Emily E. Bray +7 more
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Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Dogs are increasingly used in a wide range of detection tasks including explosives, narcotics, medical, and wildlife detection. Research on detection dog performance is important to understand olfactory capabilities, behavioral characteristics, improve ...
Lucia Lazarowski +8 more
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Selection Factors Influencing Eventual Owner Satisfaction about Pet Dog Adoption
Animals, 2022 Personal likes, experience, and deep-rooted interests to satisfy emotional needs such as companionship, affection, empathy, and security are some of the underlying human motivations for acquiring a pet companion.
Ian R. Dinwoodie +3 more
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