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A dog-eat-dog world: predation and resource acquisition by free-ranging dogs around Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India

Ethology Ecology & Evolution
Free ranging-dogs are being recognized as a potential threat for native wildlife around the globe. They interact with native wildlife at multiple levels, ranging from predation, competition, acting as a reservoir for diseases and hybridization with the native carnivores.
Prashant Mahajan, Dharmendra Khandal, Meenu Dhakad, Vishal Rasal   +3 more
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Perceptions of dog breeding practices, breeding dog welfare and companion dog acquisition in a self-selected sample of Australian adults

Animal Welfare, 2018
AbstractWelfare considerations surrounding dog (Canis familiaris) breeding practices are contentious in some sectors of the community. However, public perceptions surrounding dog breeding practices are poorly understood. The aims of this study were to describe perceptions of dog breeding and associated welfare concerns held by members of the general ...
JK Woodhead, LC Feng, Tiffani J. Howell, Matthew B. Ruby, Pauleen C. Bennett   +4 more
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518 Acquisition of obstacle avoidance behavior for dog model

The Proceedings of Conference of Hokkaido Branch, 2012
Yosuke Shiraishi, Michiko WATANABE, Kenji IWADATE, Ikuo Suzuki   +3 more
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Expectations Versus Reality: Long-Term Research on the Dog–Owner Relationship

Animals, 2020
In the framework of the early prevention of problems in the owner–dog relationship, it is important to have a broad perspective on the development of this relationship over time, starting before people actually acquire a dog.
Esther M. C. Bouma, Lonneke M. Vink, Arie Dijkstra   +2 more
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Does getting a dog increase recreational walking?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2008
Background This study examines changes in socio-demographic, environmental and intrapersonal factors associated with dog acquisition in non-dog owners at baseline to 12-months follow-up and the effect of dog acquisition on minutes per week of ...
Knuiman Matthew W, Cutt Hayley E, Giles-Corti Billie   +2 more
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Acquiring a pet dog significantly reduces stress of primary carers for children with autism spectrum disorder: a prospective case control study [PDF]

, 2015
This study describes the impact of pet dogs on stress of primary carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Stress levels of 38 primary carers acquiring a dog and 24 controls not acquiring a dog were sampled at: Pre-intervention (17 weeks ...
A Berry, A. Hames, AH Katcher, American Psychiatric Association, B Remington, B Tonge, BA Boyd, CC Wilson, D. S. Mills, DL Wells, E Friedman, E Pisula, F Mondelli, FR Robbins, GJ Patronek, GK Carlisle, H. F. Wright, J Odendaal, J Shields, J. Hardiman, JA Weiss, K Allen, K Burrows, K Silva, KM Allen, L Burgoyne, LA Osborne, LC Wolff, M Grandgeorge, M Nagasawa, ME Dunn, MM Konstantareas, O Solomon, PT Shattuck, R Abidin, R Viau, R. Mills, RL Koegel, S. Hall, SB Barker, VH Raveis   +40 more
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Exploring Social Desirability Bias in Perceptions of Dog Adoption: All’s Well that Ends Well? Or Does the Method of Adoption Matter?

Animals, 2018
Dogs are a popular companion animal in the United States; however, dog acquisition is often a contentious subject. Adoption is often cited as an ethical and popular method of acquisition but interpretation of the term ‘adoption’ may vary.
Courtney Bir, Nicole Olynk Widmar, Candace Croney   +2 more
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WxBS: Wide Baseline Stereo Generalizations [PDF]

, 2015
We have presented a new problem -- the wide multiple baseline stereo (WxBS) -- which considers matching of images that simultaneously differ in more than one image acquisition factor such as viewpoint, illumination, sensor type or where object appearance
Lenc, Karel, Matas, Jiri, Mishkin, Dmytro, Perdoch, Michal   +3 more
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Effect of odor preexposure on acquisition of an odor discrimination in dogs [PDF]

Learning & Behavior, 2014
In two experiments, we investigated the impact of odor preexposure treatments on the acquisition of an olfactory discrimination in dogs. In the first experiment, four groups of dogs were each given five days' odor-exposure treatment prior to discrimination training. Dogs in the exposure group were exposed to anise extract (S+) for 30 min daily. Dogs in
Nathaniel J, Hall, David W, Smith, Clive D L, Wynne   +2 more
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Pet dogs improve family functioning and reduce anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder [PDF]

, 2015
Jessica Hardiman*†, Richard Mills‡ , PAWS Project Team† and Daniel Mills* * University of Lincoln, School of Life Sciences, Joseph Banks Laboratories, UK † Dogs for the Disables, Frances Hay Centre, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK ‡ Research Autism ...
Annette Hames, Daniel Mills, Hannah Wright, Jessica Hardiman, null PAWS Project Team, Richard Mills, Sophie Hall   +6 more
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